Pregnancy Spotting

I’ve only had one visit to the Doctor since I’ve been pregnant where they just did all the “lab work”. They take a lot of blood and I was just wondering why. What do they test for that they need so much. To make sure your pregnant of course but do they check for infections? I have another appointment on the 27th, but until then I was just curious.

Is it at all a sign of a miscarriage? Do you “KNOW” when you are having a miscarriage? Is it normal to cramp all the time during pregnancy like in the first month? Do you always blled when you have a miscarriage?

I have been having a lot of clear discharge and cramping in my lower mid section of my abdomen, is this normal or should I be worried about it?

I missed my period by 2 days and then have some bleeding. But I have other symptoms of period that I usually don’t have like cramping. I know that a lot of symptoms of pregnancy are similar to those of the period so I don’t want to just ignore them. I am bleeding though but didn’t know if it was too much to be considered spotting.

I know that you can have light spotting when youre pregnant, but a period can also be light and spotting.. How do you tell the difference? I get light periods a lot and I hate it because I never really know if that means I’m pregnant or not.. Is there a way to know other than taking a test everytime I get a lighter period?

this is probably a ridiculous question, so I apologize in advance, but I have a question about stretch marks. I am trying to conceive now, and I am worried that I will have a lot of stretch marks because I am a small person. I am afraid that since my skin is very tight around my middle, that it will have to stretch so much that I will end up with horrible stretch marks. Does size have anything to do with the severity of stretch marks during pregnancy? Or is it even relative at all? Thank you!

i was also wondering for any moms does anyones stomach go back to narmal after pregnancy, with a lot of working out?