Period during pregnancy question!

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-27-2006
Period during pregnancy question!
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Fri, 10-13-2006 - 3:57pm
Hello everyone, I'm new to this board and wanted to ask a strange question. I know I'm pregnant (provided that the HPT was accurate) but wanted to ask whether it is possible to have a semi-regular period while being pregnant? The reason I'm asking is because I want to know how far along I am. I think I'd be around 7 weeks pregnant, but I'm not sure if my last period was a real period (although it came with bleeding and cramps). I'm scheduled to go to the doctor but figure at this early stage, is it possible for them to tell the difference between 7-9 weeks? I've heard stories of people having real period but being pregnant. Any comments? Thank you!!
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-01-2003
Fri, 10-13-2006 - 9:57pm
Hi there! They will be able to tell the difference--hopefully you'll get a transvaginal ultrasound, and they can tell by the kind of growth happening at this stage, because there's hardly any difference from fetus to fetus that early. It was somewhere around that stage that my ds looked like a peanut...LOL I didn't realize I was pregnant a year ago, because I had what I thought was a period, so I didn't even find out until I was about 6 1/2 weeks along. My step-mom bled during most of her first pregnancy, she said. Anyway, hope some of this helps!!
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-27-2006
Sun, 10-15-2006 - 9:46pm
Thank you! That really helps!