period and pregnant..is it possible?

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period and pregnant..is it possible?
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Fri, 04-20-2007 - 11:18pm
I am having symptoms of being pregnant but I got my period though it is different than normal...I took a pregnancy test and it tested negative. is it still possible to be pregnant? i have the nausea, breat tenderness, headaches, fatigue, mood swings...any info would be helpful. thanks!
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Tue, 06-26-2007 - 6:16pm

BUMP...

Just wondering if anyone had info on this??

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Registered: 03-05-2007
Tue, 06-26-2007 - 9:21pm

I have some info and some from what my sister told me. My sister had her period or as some people say early pregnancy bleeding at the same time of her period so that convince her she wasn't pregnant well she finally received a blood test because when she takes preg urine test it doesn't show up and there she was pregnant ad she was about three or four months and that little girl is one years old but here is the info i found for you.http://twoweekwait.com/community/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=18275






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Can you be pregnant but still have your period?

First answer by anonymous. Last edit by TrishaR. Contributor trust: 470 . Question popularity: 1159





Periods While Pregnant



  • I had unprotected sex, then got my period about a week later and five weeks later I found out I was seven weeks pregnant. So from experience, yes, you can have your period while you are pregnant.



  • No, it is not possible to be pregnant and have your period. A period is to drain your mentrual blood, lining and eggs, which in pregnancy are needed to protect the fertilized egg or eggs. So there for you CAN NOT be pregnant and have your period. I'll explain why some women THINK they are on their period. Anywhere from 5 - 15 days after the egg is fertilized, some women notice bleeding "spotting" which they confuse with a period. In normal cases the bleeding is much lighter than a period and only last 2-4 days. So all in all, if someone tells you that you can be prgnant, and have your period, they're wrong.



  • The answer above is incorrect. First of all, it is possible to be pregnant and get your period. I know because me and a friend of mine had our periods for three months while we were pregnant. Some women's bodies are just different than others.



  • It is entirely possible to have menstrual periods throughout pregnancy. Every woman is different. Someone I know had no idea she was expecting until the minute she went into labour - she had normal, regular periods all the way through! So yes, it's possible. And 'spotting' is USUALLY exactly that - spots of blood - nothing more. So it is very unlikely that spotting resembles a period closely enough to be confused with one, since periods are generally heavier and a continuous flow. Finally, id like to point out that during the first four weeks or so of pregnancy, because the pregnancy is not fully 'established', in a sense, parts of the womb lining can still detach and pass out as a period. So many explanations for bleeding during pregnancy! I suppose it was more the above person's attitude that annoyed me more than his or her sheer lack of knowledge and understanding of the female menstrual cycle and pregnancy.



  • YES, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PERIOD AND BE PREGNANT. I saw it on Montell a long time ago. There are women with big enough uteruses for it to happen. The egg can go the other way. As you know, there are two tubes...Yes. I had unprotected sex about a week ago and today I got my period. I'm still going to take a test after it's over. My friend's mom and all of the girls in her family had a regular period for about two months before it stopped while they were pregnant. My sister was pregnant and still got her period a little more than "lighter". The correct answer is, Yes, You can be pregnant and still get your period.



  • It is possible and common for women to experience ?period like? bleeding when pregnant. However, when hCG is released into the body it ?tells? the ovaries to release progesterone which prevents menstruation. In fact, a very big reason many women do not realize they are pregnant until many weeks later is because they believe they are having a period when in fact it is really not a period. Bleeding during pregnancy may last days or throughout the entire pregnancy.



  • Yes. The doctor's cannot explain why but I got my period up until 5 months and they were completely NORMAL cycles.



  • Not many women experience this but it could happen because it happened to me. I had my period on the right time and it was the same blood flow too. It also lasted the same amount of days.



  • Every woman is different. I definitely am pregnant and have had two menstrual cycles so far. I guess one would need to define period. If it is releasing an unfertilized egg, then no, it isn't possible. If the definition is that of cramps and the release of blood that saturates a maxi pad, or tampon then yes, completely possible. I would hate to add lighter than usual because from my own experience, I have had very light and very heavy "normal" flows.



  • No. You can not and will not have a period during pregnancy. There may be "spotting" which may last 1-4 days and is normal for your first child or your fifth. It does not matter. If you think you are pregnant and have "spotting" then wait a week and test.



  • It is possible for a woman to have a normal period thoughout the pregnancy althought it is very rare for this to occur. Lack of knowledge is what causes high doctor bills for unnessary tests.



  • I think the issue is the technical term of what happens when women are pregnant but still bleed. It is not technically a period, such as egg being released etc. However it can feel very much like a period.



  • I think that medical facts need to be edited about a women having a period and being pregnant. They should say "yes" it can happen. I have a healthy daughter, with whom I had some bleeding and I think I am pregnant but bleeding again. Think about it, what if the 'medical people' or others say, "no way not possible", and you take some medications or over the counter drugs that are harmful for the fetus. Who will accept the blame? No One.



  • Yes, I took three test one day and all of them said I was pregnant. The next day I started my period and rushed over to planned parenthood to find out what the heck was going on. The women there said that I could have had a miscarrige. I had to wait two weeks to take another test to find out that I was pregnant. Whoever says you cannot get pregnant and still have your period is probably does not know what they are saying.



  • I have been having what I can also best describe as a period. It may not be the correct medical terms for it, but I have mild cramps occassionally and daily bleeding. Now of course anyone who has this happen should check with a doctor, I did, and she said everything was fine and I was just bleeding. It is scary though, you are concerned for your unborn babies well being and concerned- am I having a miscarriage. Now from what I have heard from personal testimony of women I know who had miscarriages, you would not miss that. It is like labor. I am not claiming I am menstruating and pregnant at the same time. The source of this bleeding is unknown, but it is happening and it is just like when I have my period. More compassion and less insults need to be used when responding to such a delciate question.



  • I think us women have a different point of view from the medical world as to what a period is. We describe any vaginal bleeding as a period. The medical world has different definitions for vaginal blood occurrences. If you spot brown blood for two days and know your not pregnant, then the doc may tell you that was a period. If you spot for two days and are pregnant, then doc may say that isn't a period and have some medical terminology for it. The medical world has to take everything else in your life at that time into consideration as well (like on/off birth control, health problems, etc.) to properly diagnose what the bleeding actually is. I had a period (vaginal bleeding) for 3 weeks and went to the doctor to find out I'm 6 weeks pregnant. When I asked why the bleeding then, doc just said, "that sometimes happens". Maybe I should have asked what the bleeding was or meant (period or something else) but I didn't. I accepted her answer and moved on with my pregnancy. I had my daughter on time and she was very healthy. I didn't do a home pregnancy test so I can't say if the bleeding had in fact affected the HPT test results. So I think when us women ask, "can I have a period and still be pregnant?" What we are really asking is " Can I have vaginal bleeding (no matter what it is or the medical terminology is for it) and still be pregnant?"




  • I think either people who say they had a period while pregnant, either have a different definition of "period", or honestly think any vaginal bleeding can be termed as "mentstruation". It is not normal, and is in fact, a BAD sign that should send you straight to the ER, if you are experiencing bleeding in early pregnancy that can be classed as moderate to heavy. I mean, your body is literally flushing out the contents of the uterus, how people can say this is "normal" and not a danger of miscarriage, must not know much about pregnancy. There is such a great difference between light spotting early on, and losing quantities of blood equal to a normal period. The majority of pregnant women who experience heavy, period-like bleeding are experiencing a miscarriage and should not listen to people who say it's normal. I guess if by "a normal period" they mean the amount of blood near the end of the period, they might be making a bit of sense. But not the kind of blood loss that is associated with the first or second day of the period, where most women are losing quite a lot of blood and uterine lining. I hope anyone who suspects that they are pregnant will just take a test and be done with it, instead of these not-too-bright people who say they don't realize until 6 or 7 months that they were pregnant! You have to be really out of touch with your anatomy to not know something is growing in there. Bottom line: you CANNOT have a real, technical, "period" when pregnant. You CAN have a certain amount of bleeding during pregnancy; but a genuine menstrual period only happens when you are NOT pregnant and your are EXPELLING THE CONTENTS OF THE UTERUS! It's not a period if you're carrying a child - and if you're bleeding, for God's sake get to a doctor and have it checked out.



  • People keep insisting they are/have had full periods while pregnant, when this indeed, is impossible. Apart from the EXTREMELY EXTREMELY RARE *rolls eyes* cases like those shown on Montel-IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. At least, not as often as some are claiming. BLEEDING does NOT EQUAL FULL PERIOD.



  • See http://www.bioscience.org/atlases/fert/images/figuresuteri8.jpg for an eight week pregnant illustration. You can see how there is a uterine cavity seperate from the amniotic cavity. As the baby expands, what do you think happens to the remaining uterine cavity? Could it possible expel some blood-like substance? I hate to say it but USE YOUR NOSE. Does that blood smell like menstration? If you are pregnant, NO. IT SMELLS ALIVE. If you've ever been pregnant you know pregnancy bleeding is different from menstration. Bleeding while pregnant starts out light pink and can progress to looking like menstration. But the two things are different. You aren't "shedding" the entire lining. If you are bleeding and suspect you are pregnant, make sure you start taking prenatals right away. Even bed rest cannot prevent inevitable miscarriages which are usually caused by genetic defects.


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A pregnant woman will not have a normal period.

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