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Re: 20 weeks pregnant and spotting a little

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 19 Mar 2003 15:52:56 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Louisa wrote: >
>I am 37 years old and this is my first pregnancy. My pregnancy has been
>going extremely well and I have had no complications whatsoever. This
>week I have had a couple of incidents where there was a little bit of
>spotting. The first time was a couple of days ago...it was not red but
>light brown. Today it's a little red, but like I said it's showing in
>very miniscule amounts.

It would be a good idea to call your Doc and see what he thinks. I would probably want to examine you and see if you have bleeding form the cervix. If so, it could be stopped by applying a siver nitrate stick to the spot.

>
>I've had a yellow discharge since I've been pregnant and have had one
>yeast infection. I say discharge but it's more like a yellow staining
>on a continual basis. Sorry to be gross....this week it's seems when
>the spotting is occuring I feel more wet than usual and know that when I
>wipe myself there will be a good amount of clear discharge and sure
>enough when I look I can see small amount of discoloration or red on the
>tissue.
>
>I am trying to remain very calm and not freak out. Doctor can you tell
>me if this is anything to be concerned about? THank you for your time.
>
>20 weeks and worried :-)

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