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Re: Brown Staining Today and Not as Sick as Other PGs - Very Scared, Please Help

From: Ally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:28:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 16 Oct 2001, William McIntosh, MD wrote: >
>At Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Ally wrote:
>>
>>Hi, I posted yesterday because I am frightened that something might be
>>wrong with this pg because I am not that sick. I am just starting my
>>7th week of my fourth pg. I was very sick with first 3 pgs. First 2
>>pgs ended with healthy babies and third ended with a missed m/c
>>diagnosed at 12 wks (fetus appeared to have stopped growing at 9w3d
>>after seeing a h/b at earlier u/s at 8w6d). So I was nervous to begin
>>with. Then this morning after straining to have a bowel movement, there
>>was a thread of brown in my cm. I am scheduled for an u/s on 10/31.
>>Should I ask to have it moved up because of the brown staining and the
>>lack of sickness (I am very tired at night and have had very sore
>>nipples - but they seem less sore this morning). Thank you in advance
>>for any help you can give me. Ally
>
>The nausea is not a good indicator of pregnancy health. Different
>pregnancies are different, and the lack or presence of nausea is simply
>not consistent from woman to woman or pregnancy to pregnancy. The brown
>discharge is very slightly more concerning, as this happens in the
>majority of pregnancies. I would suggest that you call your OB and see
>what they want to do.
>
>Thank you, Dr. McIntosh. I spoke with my dr and he just wants to keep an eye on it for now to see if it reoccurs. I appreciate your reply. Thanks, Ally
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>
>This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute
>for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.
>

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