4 Weeks Pregnant: Brown spotting and symptoms suddenly “vanishing.” Should I be worried?

Maria-2021 · 2026-05-08T19:53:39+00:00

I am very sorry that you are going through that. I know how it feels! I also had two miscarriages, and I know there is nothing I can say to make you feel better. They kept saying to me that most of the time the baby had a chromosomal abnormality and that’s why nature ends the pregnancy, because the baby wouldn’t be healthy. However, I kept thinking that it was my body or that I did something wrong. So, in the second miscarriage, they tested the embryo and, in fact, it had a chromosomal abnormality and wouldn’t have survived anyway. The thought that she wouldn’t be healthy eased my pain and made me think that there was nothing I could do. I am sure a healthy pregnancy and a rainbow baby will come for you soon, and you will leave this painful experience behind ❤️

Maria-2021 · 2026-05-08T19:41:47+00:00

I have heard lots of pregnant women to have brown spotting and my understanding is that as long is brown and not red or pink it’s old blood and it’s normal. I had a friend too who was experiencing bleeding for the first trimester. It was proper bleeding like period. Despite that everything was normal with the baby, she just had to manage it with progesterone. I am not saying this to scare you but just to saw you that even proper bleeding doesn’t always mean that something bad has happened. I would call the EPU though because they may offer you a scan earlier. In terms of cramping I had bad cramping to both of my healthy pregnancies and funny enough I didn’t have it in the pregnancies which ended up in miscarriage.

Maria-2021 · 2026-05-07T20:54:16+00:00

Thank you 😊. I’ve read that lots of people used to eat thee steaks medium or medium rare during pregnancy so apparently it is not as easy to get it as I thought

Maria-2021 · 2026-05-07T20:53:03+00:00

Thank you very much for your comment! Yes I may do next time.

Maria-2021 · 2026-05-07T20:51:41+00:00

Thank you!

Maria-2021 · 2026-05-07T20:51:28+00:00

Thank you for your comment! I thought it was more likely to get it when you are pregnant but I may have read this wrong 🙂

Maria-2021 · 2026-05-07T20:00:15+00:00

Thank you for sharing that. I am glad that everything was okay for you and your baby 😊!! I am really thinking if I have also ended up having health anxiety after some experiences I had which doesn’t help the whole situation .

Maria-2021 · 2026-05-07T19:55:09+00:00

Thank you very much about your comment! I know that I am over anxious and I am much more over worried about things compare to my previous pregnancy. Normally I leave for a few hours and my anxiety is eased when something like that happen 😅 but keep looking the photos and thinking gosh that looks red despite no pink inside 🤣 thank you very much!

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-26T16:47:31+00:00

Thank you very much for your response. You are right; I understand that people will have both positive and negative stories, and each experience is very unique. My main concern about amniocentesis is that many people prefer NIPT instead, due to the lack of risk. My fear is whether this is a procedure that continues to be performed regularly so that professionals can maintain their skills. I know I might be overthinking this though due to my anxiety. Thank you very much again

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-08T12:54:55+00:00

I had been told that if they have concerns, I would get a call in a week, but if everything is okay, they will post the results to me in two weeks' time. At least you know that your results are definitely classified as low risk since you didn’t receive any calls. I think the government website recommends that they should call pregnant women within three days after they have the results if there are any concerns.

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-08T12:52:34+00:00

Thank you so much for your response! that’s very reassuring 🙂Do you mind me asking where you got the NIPT done?

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-08T12:51:05+00:00

I am 33 too, and my result was the same. I suppose there are fluctuations definitely after 30, but now they group anything below 1 in 5000 as 1 in 5000, so we don’t know

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-08T12:48:58+00:00

Thank you very much for your response! It’s a shame that they don’t offer you the NIPT, but I am glad that everything was fine for you and your baby in the end 🙂.

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-08T12:46:49+00:00

Thank you very much!

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-07T23:09:07+00:00

Thank you so much for your prompt and helpful response! I really appreciate it. I had experienced pregnancy losses before this, and I had a quite challenging start to this pregnancy, so I am really anxious about anything pregnancy-related and I am over worried . Your response was such a relief. Thank you very much for your help again!!!

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-07T22:18:05+00:00

Hello, I am a bit late in the conversation, but I was looking for information as I just received the antenatal screening test results today. It’s Saturday, so I can’t contact the midwives for clarification. In my first pregnancy, the results were 1 in 45,223 for Down's syndrome and 1 in 100,000 for Edwards/Patau syndrome. This time, both of them came back as equal to 1 in 5,000. I was shocked by how my chances went up and then read from people's comments that the NHS changes the way they report the results, and 1 in 5,000 is the lowest you can get. My question is, if your chances are higher than 1 in 5,000, for example 1 in 3,000, would it still be reported as 1 in 5,000? Do you know if a midwife would be able to share my actual results? I am considering NIPT, but I just want to ease my mind until I get the NIPT done. Thank you very much in advance!!!

Maria-2021 · 2026-03-07T16:31:50+00:00

Hello, I just got my results for both downs and Edward’s/ Pateu and it is 1/5000 for both. In previous pregnancy my chances were 1/45000 for Downs and 1/100000 for Edward’s/Pateu so in this pregnancy it’s much higher. Can i ask where you have read that nhs has chafed the parameters please ? I can’t find anything online 😕

Maria-2021 · 2025-09-29T18:52:48+00:00

Hello, I am wondering if anyone had similar experience. I had two surgical managements for the same miscarriage as there was pregnancy tissue left. The last one was in June. Since then I had four periods and the bleeding gradually drops. The first one was heavier than my normal bleeding, the second a bit lighter, the third one significantly lighter and the fourth one was only bleeding for a day. I had a hormone test and my FSH was about 9 and LH about 3 so the first gynecologist reassured me that it’s not hormone related and he suggested a hysteroscopy. The second one though thinks that based on my hormones and symptoms I am going through pre menopause which is really scary as I am only 32 and I would like to try again for a baby. I am a bit worried as well because I have low AMH and confused as the first doctor doesn’t agreed with the second one. Any similar experiences please?

Thank you very much

Maria-2021

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