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Today i started having some brownish discharge should i be worried with me being 17wks pregnant?
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Am 19 and in jan.19 i took 2 home pregnancy test because i believed i might be pregnant due to  late period by a week and 3 days and am always on the dot but they came out negative then 2 weeks later it came so i was like no worry am just not pregnant... As the month went by i started to gain weight like crazy i felt really lazy then i my period started to get weird it will start medium to light to not at all to light to none n usually it last 5 n on point now it come when it want n not to mention nights i cant sleep and i cant even sleep face down and i feel like am always bloated.... Can i be pregnant?  
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I am 15 weeks pregnant, have had 3 ultrasounds throughout this time which have all shown a healthy growing baby with heart rates averaging around 180bpm. However; last Sunday,1 week ago today, I began "leaking" a brownish dischage with tiny brown clots. I called the on-call doctor who told me to rest and call my doctor in the morning. I laid on the couch with my feet up for a couple of hours but when I stood up to go to bed there was a gush of bright red blood. I told my husband we needed to go to the ER right away regardless of what the on-call doc said. On the way there I was having contractions, I felt weak and shaky and I could still feel some "leakiness". The ER nurse could not find our baby's heartbeat with the doppler and we were just sure our baby had died. A second nurse came in and after several minutes of trying she finally detected the baby's heartbeat. The doctor checked my cervix which was closed and an ultrasound was done with all positive outcomes...great heartbeat and growth, baby was kicking and playing...found out he is a boy!!  The ER doc sent me home with a diagnosis of threatened M/C and said to call my doc in the morning. The next morning my OB had me come in to do another ultrasound and right away he found what is called a Subchorionic Hemorrhage which is basically a blood clot between the placenta and the uterine wall and can range in size. I have been on bedrest now for 1 week with only one more big episode of bright red bleeding and continued light brown spotting. Most of the outcomes that I have read about with these hemorrhages are positive ones. They usually absorb or pass (bleed out) and the baby never even knows anything was wrong. Many posts I read had bleeding that started as early as 5-6 weeks with this problem and went on to have healthy pregnancies and babies. So bleeding doesn't always end in a M/C which we were very thankful to find out!
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if your worried then call your doctor
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I'm 16 wks and 3 days pregnant and am experiencing some brownish discharge.  The same thing happened at 8wks. My doctor said some women experience brownish discharge early in the pregnancy. Now that this has happened again, I am a worried. Should I be?  I haven't called my Dr.
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I did this w/ both my pg's at 6wks & 17wks, at 17wks it was for a shorter time, close to 2days, my ds is 2yr now :) & I'm very pg w/#2 (36.5wks) Good Luck!!!! (Never knew why I did this both times, it wasn't even around the time I bd, bc many DR's will say thats the reason due to your cervix being tender)
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I had brownish discharge with my first pregnancy, but it was in the first trimester, which is more 'normal'.  I firmly believe that this warrants a call to your doctor today.  You are in your 2nd trimester, and shouldn't be experiencing any bleeding.  

Do you have fetal movement?  
Have you had intercourse recently?  The cervix is sensitive during pregnancy, and sometimes intercourse will cause slight bleeding.....

Call the dr.
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No bleeding during pregnancy is normal, but it's probably not a big deal since it is old blood.  Call your doctor today.
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I would call your doctor, just to be on the safe side.  However discharge, even brownish i supposed to be normal.  If you experience heavy cramping or discharge becomes bright red and is heavier, then you need to be checked out by a doctor.  Sounds like what you're experiencing is ok though....but call the doc to be on the safe side.
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