HELP

Sorry if this is TMI!

I’m totally freaking out and need some reassurance.

So far my pregnancy has been worry free and with only mild m/s. However I had some quite sharp lower tummy pains late last night every time I moved too suddenly in bed. I even woke up a couple of times during the night with sharp pain after a sudden turn. Anyways, I thought nothing of it until now but have just discovered I have some light bleeding (not even sure if that’s right – it’s more like the brownish discharge towards the end of one’s period). And I’m totally freaking out!!!! HELP! What do I do?

Have you got a midwife yet?  If you do, she'd definantly be worth ringing... if not, you could ring your GP?  I'm not a medical pro, but I've heard that brownish bleeding when you're pregnant isn't necessarily bad news, but scary nonetheless.  It's bright red bleeding that we need to really watch out for.  Pregnancy does bring all sorts of random pains, and earlier on I had the occasional sharp pain in my stomach when turning in bed - turned out to be muscles pulling in my case.  So I want to be reassuring, but I also think your midwife or GP are important people to ring.  Hope you get some good care, and that this turns out to be a one-off scary day and not bad news. 

I had that in my first pregnancy and he has turned out reasonably normal. In any case, take yourself down to a GP, or a midwife if you have one - and get checked out. Nothing we say will be able to calm your nerves and the sooner you get checked out, the sooner you can hopefully relax.
Fingers crossed, hugs and thoughts and prayers your way!!!

I had it in my first pregnancy and was told it was implantation bleeding. Get it checked out thou.

Can it be implantation bleeding at almost 10 weeks?

I'm too freaked out to call DH yet and I am at work so difficult to just leave and go to see my GP. I may need to wait for a little while before I can leave - on the other hand I can't think of anything else so probably a waste being here anyway.

Does anyone know what will happen if I go to the GP? What tests would they do? Would I have a scan?

I would contact your GP and make an appointment. I'm sure your boss would be understanding about that and let you off work.

It probably is nothing to worry about at all. Like others I have some truely insane pains in the start (including pulling a groin muscle sneezing!). Brownish discharge is generally not a worry...i've had it off and on for almost a month now and everything is fine. If the blood is red however that is a different story.

You need the peace of mind so I'd scoot in as soon as you can. You'll most likely get checked over and sent for a scan to ensure all is fine.

Good luck!

No offence here but if you rang your GP and explained the situation he/she could tell you over the phone all the answers to your questions (about the tests) right then and there on the phone rather than waiting for the responses of these wonderful ladies on here. Would seem much faster to me

Hi everyone and thanks for the replies!

I have had a chat to my GP and all seems good - it seems to have been a one-off thing as there has been nothing since and I feel fine. I also had a good chat to dh and all is well with me today.

It's funny how quickly I freaked out yesterday - I'm normally level headed and cope well with stress but yesterday was another story - barely remember most of the afternoon as I was sooooo worried. Feel a bit silly about it today but at least dh understood.

Thanks for the reassurances everyone - I really needed them!

Emma....so will having two more at once make you an ULTRA-paranoid mother-type person or a paranoid GRAND-mother type person (not being a professional writer, I'm not sure where to add the adjective....)

Seriously though yummymummy - there are so many worries, concerns and niggles during pregnancy and motherhood, don't ever hold back on asking for advice from as many people and places as you need...and then use your judgement to balance what you'll listen to and what you'll ignore. Glad to hear you are feeling better today!

Edited by emeldee

Glad to hear things have settled down yummymummy. And your reaction yesterday is totally normal and to be expected, not at all silly. Have you organised a midwife yet cos the good ones get booked up so fast.