Spotting in early pregnancy
Q - I just discovered I’m pregnant and I’m thrilled. I am about 5 weeks pregnant and this morning when I went to the bathroom I found a few tiny spots of blood. What does this mean? Am I still pregnant? Is something wrong?
A - Spotting in early pregnancy is quite a common phenomenon and often is nothing to worry about. However there is a chance that this is the beginning of a miscarriage. I would suggest a blood test (a quantitative BHCG) which can let the doctor know how pregnant you are. Once the level of 5000 is reached we can always see a heartbeat on U/S so this could be ordered next to ensure that everything is okay.
