Missed period & brown discharge please help

Okay so after giving birth and getting my period regularly again I noticed that before every period I get a brown discharge for maybe a day or 2 w/ sometimes cramps and that’s how I know my period is coming. But this week was different my period was supposed to get here on Dec 27, 18 but i only got brown discharge and no period at and I still have it it’s been more than a week any ideas what’s going on? Please help!