What does the mucus mean?

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-17-2003
What does the mucus mean?
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Fri, 09-12-2003 - 5:56pm
Hi Ladies,

Ok I have a bit of an embarrassing question.....I am not due to get my period until 9/17, but currently have sore breasts going on day 6 now, I normally don't have any breast soreness until a few days before AF is due. Anyhow, the morning before last I had a decent amount of mucus with blood in it come out on the tissue when I wiped, and I wasn't sure what it was or where it came from, so I sat and came up with the idea that perhaps it came out of the rear and not the vagina...is this possible? I am so embarrassed to ask or even mention this as a thought, but my sister told me it isn't possible and that the bloody mucus might be a sign of early pregnancy - does this happen in early pregnancy and if so, why?

Now that I am embarrassed for mentioning mucus and rear end in the same post, I will end this post and thank all of you baby making educators in advance for any help or advice you can offer.

Take care,

Ledera

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-21-2003
Fri, 09-12-2003 - 7:53pm
Have you had any spotting since? I am not sure if it could have come from your bum or not but some women do bleed a little before AF is due. Sometimes it can be explained as implantation bleeding (blood or bleeding from the egg implanting into the uterin lining), sometimes it could be extra blood flow to the cervix usually causing bleeding after sex or foreplay, it could mean AF is on her way, or it could go unexplained. You probably won't know until you test. If you are pregnant you will want to mention the incident to your doctor, but as long as you weren't having severe cramps or heavy bleeding there usually isn't a problem. Good Luck

Tasha