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Hi Gem - good luck with your appointments. From these entries, and from what I have been told, you'll see and hear that each pregnancy is a bit different. Some people have bleeding and have a healthy baby 9 months later. Some people don't bleed at all and have m/c. In my case, it started out as brown spotting. I went in for an u/s early (8/9 weeks) to have the spotting checked out and we saw the baby with a healthy heartbeat - very exciting day. The spotting continued and we monitored it, thinking it could have been a fluke thing that just can't be explained (which happens). The nurses asked me to look for changes in consistency and changes in odor, color, etc. of the spotting. A few weeks after my u/s the blood changed in consistency from brown to red, like the start of a period. Went back to the dr to check and the pregnancy had terminated and I wound up having a m/c a few days later on my own. It involved heavy, heavy bleeding, lower back pain and pain in my lower stomach. It is a very difficult thing to go through emotionally and physically, and I will pray that you don't have to go through it. The best thing to do is stay calm and remember that you are not in control of your own body! Continue to monitor your spotting and continue to work with your care givers, paying special attention to your output. The best thing you can do for yourself and for your baby is to relax. It's hard, but I think it is best. Best - Erin

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