Vaginal Discharge During Early Pregnancy - 4 Common Causes Of Discharges During Your 1st Trimester

It can be confusing when you notice that you are discharging brown fluid from your vagina during early pregnancy. Fear and concern that something is amiss with your unborn baby are also normal reactions to these mostly brown discharges and the pain and aches that you feel around this time. This article will explore four of the most common causes of vaginal discharge during early pregnancy.

1. The first thing you want to do is to determine the stage at which your pregnancy is at. What that entails is counting the number of weeks that have passed since you last saw your last period. The brown discharge you see may simply be due to implantation bleeding which occurs around the fifth week after your last period. This implantation of the egg into the uterine wall usually causes a little bleeding to occur. It is not something to worry yourself about as this is a normal occurrence.

2. Understand, and have it somewhere at the back of your mind, that this discharge may be happening due to other symptoms you may have. You may be cramping and if this is accompanied by a heavy vaginal discharge then it is indicative of a miscarriage. At this stage you want to ensure that your doctor is alerted.

3. These discharges may also be caused by sexual intercourse. Try and think back to your sexual activity within the last few days. This is important due to the fact that penile irritation to the cervix is also a common cause of these discharges.

4. Another cause of this condition is vaginal examination by a doctor. Due to the fact that your cervix is extra sensitive during this period, a vaginal examination may actually cause brown discharge especially if you have had one within the past 24 hours.

Note: You should ensure that your doctor is aware of any discharges that occur around this time whether they are red, pink, brown or yellowish and no matter how harmless you might think they are.