Readers Respond: Implantation Bleeding in Early Pregnancy

Responses: 8

When you're having early pregnancy bleeding, it's not always easy to tell whether it's time to worry about miscarriage or if the bleeding is something harmless like implantation spotting. If you have had implantation bleeding in early pregnancy, what did it look like and when did it occur during your cycle? Share your experiences to help others who are wondering about this.

If you're currently pregnant and are having some bleeding, remember to check in with your doctor to be on the safe side.

Late implantation?

About two days after my period was supposed to start, I started to spot some very light brown blood. This lasted for a couple hours at most. The next day I went to the clinic and received a positive pregnancy test. I am confused, doesn't implantation usually happen before your expected period?

—Guest Chelsea

Implantation bleeding?

I thought that I was starting my period, but it looked like light pink discharge. Then it stopped for 2 days. Then it started again a little heavier, but still looks like discharge with blood in it. Is that implantation bleeding?

—Guest Srw

Implantation or menstruation

Right about the time of my period, I got something that looked like it. The difference is, it's very light, I even use panty liners instead of pads. I usually have extreme period pains but this time I have funny cramps in my lower abdomen. This has been going on for three days now. I decided to wait and have the pregnancy test as soon as the bleeding stops.

—Nxo

Implantation or period?

I'm on fertility treatment. After 10 days of my ovulation, I had a little amount of brownish discharge turn to light red discharge with a bit of clots. My period is due in another 1 week. Could it be an implantation bleeding or a period?

—vimalaseelan2408

not sure about the bleeding

I am pregnant. I am 24 DPO and I have had 4 days of very light brownish discharge. I'm not sure if it's just implantation bleeding or not. Going to the doctor on Wed.

—Guest Lisa

alot more than a spot

I found myself in the back of an ambulance at 8weeks 4 days pregnant, trying to find a way to deal with a miscarriage. I was having heavy bleeding with what I believe to be contractions -- severe. I got to the hospital and the nurse pulled my pants off, when I lifted I REALLY started to bleed, it just poured out. I could tell by her face the pregnancy was over. I had to wait for the ultrasound machine, it gave me more time to comfort myself to hear how sorry they were to not find the fetus. If the whole event wasn't bad enough, it took for ever to even find my uterus. But there wiggling around with a very strong heartbeat my fetus. The only explination they could give me was implantation bleeding. I hadn't had my period for 6 months prior pregnancy, miracle number 2! The lining and blood collected in my uterus having no place to go causing the pain, until it found it's way out.

—Guest cindy

Implantation or period

I've been taking fertility treatment. Bleed for one in half days three days after my period was supposed to start. On that first day I had a discharge of a large strange tissue, it wasn't a clot. Never had this before. The following five days I had only a slight streak of browm spotting. Is there a possibility this was implantation bleeding and I'm pregnant?

—Guest Jenny

Tiny spot

I had what might have been implantation bleeding in one of my pregnancies. It was just a little tiny dot in my underwear, about the size of a penny, a few days before I was expecting my period. There wasn't any more bleeding after that.

—Guest Marla