Spotting & Bleeding
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Irregular Bleeding
Asked by S.S. from Lincoln
on November 6, 2007
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Okay - this is a little personal, but I'm in dire need of advice. So to start - I am on Ortho Evra - or the patch - I started on it after having my son in July 2005. S...
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- I had break through/spotting on the patch too. My doc gave me some estrogen pills to thicken things up for the rest of my pack of patches. After that I went back to a ...
- I"m 38 and have a similar story. My advise is to go to the Dr. Don't mess around with waiting, it is better to be safe than sorry and if 'all' that you are is pregna...
- Have you taken any kind of diet pill or something like that because when I was on birth control I noticed whenever I would take diet pills I would spot or break throug...
Bleeding During the First Trimester
Asked by S.H. from Austin
on June 9, 2008
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Ok, so long story made as short as possible. I will be 11 weeks pregnant tomorrow. Last Thursday, I woke up and had bright red blood on my towel after the shower. Beca...
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- Hi S., Any time you have cramping and bleeding during a pregnancy there is always alarms. I don't understand why your doctor didn't at least have you go to the lab and...
- I'm so sorry that you are going through this. I wish there was something I could say to help you, but I have never been there myself. My advice to you would be, get ...
- I wouldn't wait. I'd get seen ASAP. If your doctor can't see you and there's not another doctor in that practice that you can see or not another practice that you ca...
Early Pregnancy Bleeding
Asked by N.W. from Detroit
on January 3, 2007
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I went to see my family doctor yesterday becuase after my period ended I had three normal days and then started spotting which lasted for about 6 days. It started out...
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- Early bleeding is normal. Heck I bled so much my first month with this pregnancy I thought I had my period! At my first ultrasound I was 10 weeks pregnant when I tho...
- Early miscarriages are very common. Most pregnancies end before a woman knows she's pregnant. That said, it does hurt to lose a baby that you know is there, even if ...
- I think that everybody's body is different and different symptoms mean different results. Personally, I have had both happen to me. With my first pregnancy, my perio...
Spotting at 12 1/2 Weeks Pregnant, Help!
Asked by J.G. from New York
on March 31, 2009
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Hi Mamas!
Can at all be normal to be spotting at 12 1/2 weeks pregnant? I also have had a pretty bad headache all day. I have a call in to my doctor but who knows w...
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- Hi J. Call the OB, no use to say "I wish I had", now is the time better safe than sorry. OK they have to have an emergency #, use it or go to hospital and let them f...
- Hi J., I had spotting around week 10 and was under a high amount of stress. I called my doctor and was told to go to the emergency room where I waited forever and wa...
- Hey J., I know how panicked you feel I spotted with two of my three pregnancies. One resulted in miscarriage and the second was fine and I had my daughter who is go...
Spotting During Brestfeeding at 6 Weeks Postpardum
Asked by C.Q. from San Francisco
on July 25, 2010
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I am worried. I have been spotting lightly for the last 3-4 days and my baby will only be 7 weeks next Wednesday. I exclusively breastfeed several times during the day...
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- I hope you were using protection during sex, because just breastfeeding is not effective birth control at all ! You can become pregnant even before you resume having y...
- I wouldn't rely on breastfeeding for birth control either. I would guess it is still lochia- bleeding from the birth. I think I bled at least 5-6 weeks with both my k...
- I bled/spotted with each of my 3 kids until almost 6 weeks. I am pretty sure I was still using a "light days" pad right up till that 6 week post delivery appointment....
Suddenly Spotting While Taking Birth Control Pills
Asked by K.F. from Cleveland
on January 6, 2012
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I have been on birth control pills for over a year now (Tri-Sprintec) I take a pill at the same exact time every single day. That is, until last month when I went to p...
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- I have been on the pill for many years. I've had occasional spotting if I forgot one pill or took it later in the day. The type of pill can determine how likely spotti...
- When I was on the pill that happened to me all the time... the doc told me the pill was working it just wasn't doing as good a job at regulating my periods, apparently...
- Everyone has already said that it's normal on the pill, but you mentioned you noticed it right after sex, could really be nothing more than a little irritation for one...
Pregnancy
Asked by J.E. from Rochester
on April 23, 2010
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Hello im 18 years old. I have been producing breast milk for one month in both breasts. And i took a pregnancy test a month ago and it came back negative. For the past...
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- Doesn't sound like breast milk sounds like nipple discharge. I never took the pill but I would say get a second opinion especially if she is not calling you back telli...
- could be normal you have got to get to a dr
- Get a second opinion from another doctor and make sure they do bloodwork beyond just a pregnancy test. It sounds like something is out of whack with your hormones. M...
I'm Just About 20 DPO and Know I'm Pregnant, but Having Dark Spotting...
Asked by J.B. from Minneapolis
on March 30, 2010
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Should I be at all concerned about spotting at this point in my pregnancy? Please give me some insight. I've also had light cramping since implantation.
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- At 5 or 6 weeks with my last pregnancy I started bleeding and cramping. It lasted through the whole first trimester! It started red, but was brown most of the time. ...
- I recommend calling your obgyn too. I spotted for one day in one of my pregnancies around 6 weeks and at my two month checkup had an ultrasound that confirmed that I ...
- i had dark spotting for over a month with my last pregnancy and have a cranky almost 2 year old at my side
Bleeding Again...
Asked by C.L. from Provo
on October 2, 2008
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I had my baby about a month and it went well. There were a few complications, namely bad bleeding after delivery, and I was given several meds to cause cramping and cl...
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- With my two boys, I didn't have any bleeding problems, but I bled up until right before my 6 week check up. The clots sound a bit scary, but I think I remember a litt...
- At the very least, call your doctor just to reassure yourself. They may have you come in, but better safe than sorry. I know a friend who still had placenta attached...
- Dear C. - after delivering in Feb I began bleeding more heavily at 3 weeks. My midwife assured me that everything was fine - I believed her and let it go even though ...
Implantation Bleeding
Asked by A.B. from Pittsburgh
on August 4, 2011
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I never experienced this with my other two pregnancies, but for those of you who have -
How much blood was it? Just like brownish spotting, or could it be - initi...
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- If you are bleeding and you know you are pregnant then contact your doctor. If you are in the first trimester this is really important. I do not want to scare you but ...
- I had it with my 2nd it was very light spotting brownish in color and it was too early in my cycle to be my period. I just knew I was pregnant and I tested positive a...
- I had it with my first two pregnancies...surprisingly not with my current pregnancy. It was very light brownish spotting, but I have heard that it can be mistaken for...
