Answer questions about light brown fetal bleeding

One of the first signs of pregnancy is bleeding. Many women often wonder if light brown discharge is pregnant? Please refer to the information that we provide below to get your answer.

Vaginal discharge that changes color is always a topic that makes women worry about their health and fertility. In particular, the phenomenon of light brown vaginal discharge during pregnancy also confuses women.

When does pregnancy bleeding appear?

Occurrence of blood in pregnancy is the desire of couples who are longing to have children. It is one of many signs that a woman has successfully conceived. Vaginal bleeding is actually caused by a fertilized egg that then turns into an embryo. The embryo travels to the uterine cavity and attaches to the uterine wall and successfully implants there, losing the uterine lining, causing bleeding. In addition to bleeding, the amount of bleeding is quite small, usually a few drops of blood and appears in 1-2 days. For women with a sensitive body, some people also have mild pain in the lower abdomen due to hormonal changes during pregnancy.

At this time, you will feel a little abdominal pain due to hormonal changes during pregnancy. Don't worry too much because the amount of blood shows very little, even just a small spot on your underwear. 

Pregnancy announcement is the desire of couples who want to have children

What is normal pregnancy bleeding?

Women who are mothers for the first time have not experienced pregnancy or even after becoming a mother, not all pregnant women will experience bleeding. Therefore, many people wonder what color is the pregnancy blood, bright red like normal menstrual blood or some other color? The answer is that pregnancy bleeding is brown or light pink or slightly dark red, which is completely normal. When detecting signs of vaginal bleeding, women should immediately use tampons to monitor bleeding, thereby determining whether it is bleeding due to pregnancy or other causes. Normally, pregnancy blood will have the following characteristics:

• Bleeding during pregnancy only lasts 1-2 days.
• Little blood, a few drops or small spots of blood on underwear.
• Blood is not secreted from the vagina, clumping.
• Pregnancy blood is brown, dark red, brownish or pinkish in color. If during pregnancy bright red blood is accompanied by severe abdominal pain, nausea, dizziness , cramps, it may be an obstetric complication such as miscarriage, stillbirth.

Menstrual blood that is brown or light pink or slightly red is completely normal

Why is there light brown discharge during pregnancy?

In fact, during pregnancy, a woman's estrogen levels fluctuate wildly. As a result, the amount of blood circulating in the vagina is also affected.

Normally, blood flow increases and vaginal discharge becomes more abundant. Moreover, vaginal discharge in pregnant women also has different forms and depends on the age of the fetus. In addition, geographical factors and the health of pregnant women also significantly affect this change.

What causes light brown discharge?

It can be said that brown discharge during pregnancy is not a rare phenomenon in pregnant women. In addition, the change in color of secretions is sometimes just a normal physiological response of the body. However, pregnant women still need to pay attention to the status of vaginal discharge to easily recognize some problems related to the health of the private area. Based on some medical knowledge that can be seen, some diseases of the private area and genitals can manifest with changes in vaginal discharge.

Signs of pregnancy

When sperm enter the vagina, they meet the egg and fertilize it to form a zygote. If the zygote is successfully formed, it will travel to the uterus for implantation. During embryo implantation, the uterine lining will be affected and cause sloughing. As a result, your discharge is often mixed with a little blood and in medicine this phenomenon is known as bleeding.

In general, during the first weeks of pregnancy, if you often feel pain in the abdomen and the discharge turns light brown, don't worry too much. Because it is just a normal symptom for the body's adaptation when the uterus appears embryo. Moreover, you can rest assured that it will not harm or endanger your unborn baby.

Women also note, abnormal vaginal bleeding can also be caused by other causes such as: Blood that signals an ectopic pregnancy , blood that indicates a miscarriage, blood that infects the female reproductive organs. Examples are as follows:

• Ectopic pregnancy: Prolonged bleeding, black or dark brown, often feeling abdominal pain on one side of the abdomen, accompanied by cramping pain in the lower abdomen.
• Bleeding threatening miscarriage: Heavy vaginal bleeding, blood clots, high fever and lower abdominal pain.
• Bleeding due to gynecological disease: Small amount of blood, not cyclical, burning sensation, discomfort, vaginal odor, change in vaginal discharge, color may be yellow, brown or green.

Light brown discharge is also a sign that you have successfully conceived

When you see blood coming out, the first thing you need to do is calm down. You can check if your "red light day" has arrived or how many days it is late. If your period is 3-5 days late, you can take a home pregnancy test to determine if you are pregnant or not. In addition, if you are not sure if you are really pregnant or are still worried about your health, you should go to a specialized medical facility for a general examination and assessment of the condition and cause of the bleeding. blood.

With the above explanations, we hope that readers have better understand the phenomenon of light brown discharge during pregnancy and how it affects the fetus. In addition, do not forget to take care of your health and monitor your body condition to easily recognize abnormal symptoms.