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When Cynthia Corona from San Jose, Calif., contacted a Pregnancy Today site expert about her light spotting, she was, as she says, "freaking out."
Her spotting had been intermittent, just some pink and brown on the toilet tissue,
but she was terrified of losing the pregnancy. An ultrasound a few weeks later
calmed her fears. Not only was she still pregnant, but she was expecting twins.
The spotting turned out to be just her body's way of adjusting to a twin pregnancy.
Although very scary, especially for a first-time mother-to-be, spotting is fairly common in pregnancy, especially during the first trimester. What can ease a woman's fears is understanding the reasons for spotting and knowing what action she should take.
Any bleeding during the second and third trimesters should be immediately reported to your doctor. |
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When a woman finds anything that even remotely resembles blood when she's pregnant, her first thought is usually of miscarriage. But according to Dr. Aneema Van Groenou, a staff physician at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward, Calif., and the author of The Active Woman's Guide to Pregnancy: Practical Advice for Getting Outdoors When Expecting (Ten Speed Press, 2004), a miscarriage generally has some pretty specific symptoms associated with it aside from just spotting.
"Some people do spot during a typical pregnancy, especially in the first three months as your body adjusts to the hormone levels," says Dr. Van Groenou. "It commonly happens around the time your period would be due. Sometimes people don't even realize they're pregnant because they bleed right on schedule."
have been bleeding for about a day now went to hospital for blood work had both internal and external ultrasound saw the fluid sac but they said to early to tell if there is a baby last period was aug 24 have no cramping really is there cause for alarm cause i am very nervous had no trouble with the first baby have to go back to hospital on thursday to do more blood work hopefully hcg levels are still high i am so scared anyone had these similar problems plz help
I am 10 1/2 weeks pregnant with my first...the doctor told me I had a friable or very irritable cervix. Meaning that with internal examinations or intercourse it may lead to a small bleed afterward but should be monitored carefully. Unless I am examined I have had no spotting or bleeding at all and the baby has been healthy. Hope this helps.
i dont know if im pregnant now... i havent see a doctor or test some pregnancy test but i am spotting right now which doesnt happend to me. i jas rest in my bed then the blood stop. am i pregnant? i dont want to test anymore i dont want to be discarrage of the result...
i went to the dr after some cramps and spotting. he assured me that everything is ok but since then i have had cramps and more spotting every day. it is really so scary. should i see the dr again?
I didn't know I was pregnant until two days ago. I was experiencing some spotting but I thought that I was just getting my period, even though I had already missed a month. I called the doctor immediately to set an appointment for prenatal care and for fear that I will lose the baby. But plenty of my friends and family said not to worry or stress myself cause it is normal in the first trimester.
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