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Hi all! I am in my 6th week now and everything went fine until yesterday I discovered some brownish stains in my underwear that nearly made me faint. I am so scared... what would that be? Is that something every wrong going on? It's doesn't look like blood and it's not too much either (just a few small stains) and doesn't have a particular smell. It's my first pregnancy and I really don't know what to expect.  Does somebody know what this discharge can mean and if I should go to the doctor asap? Thanks a lot for all replies!

|| Hi all! I am in my 6th week now and everything went fine until || yesterday I discovered some brownish stains in my underwear that || nearly made me faint. I am so scared... what would that be? Is that || something every wrong going on? It's doesn't look like blood and || it's not too much either (just a few small stains) and doesn't have || a particular smell. It's my first pregnancy and I really don't know || what to expect.  Does somebody know what this discharge can mean and || if I should go to the doctor asap? Thanks a lot for all replies! Brown blood is old blood so it isn't as much of a concern.  There is a good chance that it could be left over from implantion.  Like always you should talk to your doc about any bleeding.

Hi all! I am in my 6th week now and everything went fine until yesterday I discovered some brownish stains in my underwear that nearly made me faint. I am so scared... what would that be? Is that something every wrong going on? It's doesn't look like blood and it's not too much either (just a few small stains) and doesn't have a particular smell. It's my first pregnancy and I really don't know what to expect.  Does somebody know what this discharge can mean and if I should go to the doctor asap? Thanks a lot for all replies! I am not positive since I never had this sort of discharge but I believe as long as it is brown it ok.  I think when it turns red like new blood then you should call the dr.  That is what I have gathered from reading previous questions like this. Tori

Hi all! I am in my 6th week now and everything went fine until yesterday I discovered some brownish stains in my underwear that nearly made me faint. General warning: m/c and bleeding mentioned I don't want to scare you or anything, you are most likely out of your wits already, but brown stains in my case have gone either way. Let me first say that it is a *very common* thing in early pregnancy and it doesn't mean you will miscarry at all. Keep an eye on it, you may want to keep a diary on what you experience. Warning symptoms are: red spotting, even small amounts and especially when not related to intercourse or a bowel movement, and cramping in your lower abdomen, like period pains. If you want clarity, just call your midwife for a check. Say clearly you are spotting and she will make time for you instantly (if not, you want to reconsider your caregiver). When pregnant with DS I had spotting like that for weeks, starting at week 5, ending after week 10, but it was small amounts and *always* brown. Usually in the mornings a little more than during the day, and also more after a bowel movement. A first u/s at 7w didn't show anything, but a second at 8.5w clearly showed a foetus with heartbeat and deep down I just knew all was well. WARNING: if you're really upset and worried, don't read any further. I just want you to hear the full story if you are OK with it. However, as you can see in my sigline, my second and third pregnancy were not succesful. During both I had similar spotting, in the second from week 8, in the third from week 5. The main difference I noticed was that in the second pregnancy there really was a LOT more spotting, almost like the end of a period at times, but always brown. I didn't have real cramping though, so I wasn't too worried at first and only found out things were not good when I asked for an u/s at 10w. Turned out I had a blighted ovum and I m/c a few days later. The third time I had one week of spotting just like with DS, it stopped at 6 weeks, but at 7 weeks I suddenly started to bleed dark red and heavy and knew this wasn't good. In the last case I don't know if the spotting was a bad sign or not, it could have gone either way IMO.

Hi all! I am in my 6th week now and everything went fine until yesterday I discovered some brownish stains in my underwear that nearly made me faint. I too had brownish spotting with my first pregnancy at 6 wks.  I called my doc. asap and went in for an u/s that same day.  Everything was fine . . .  If anything, I would call your health care provider for peace of mind.  Chances are the brown spotting is old blood. Best wishes. Paula DS (November '01) EDD Baby #2(Aug. '04)