I can have my period pregnant?

Question

HI I HAVE A 4 MONTHS BABY AND AFTER HAVING MY BABY MY PERIOD IITS REGULAR I HAVE MY LAST PERIOD ON DEC-16 WITH NO PAIN AND LESS THAN USUAL BUT LIKE A PERIOD THEN WHEN IT STOP AT THE 5TH DAY I START TO HAVE A BROWN SPOTTING 5 DAYS AND ITS NOT NORMAL IN ME. NOW WE ARE AT JAN 22 AND NO PERIOD I WAS HAVING PAIN IN OVARIES LIKE IN MY PAST PREGNANCY I HAVE THIS PAIN SINCE DEC-05 AND I STILL HAVE IT THEN I VISIT MY GYN 10 DAYS AGO THINKING I WAS HAVING A CYST AND HE TOLD ME EVERITHING WAS OK AND HE GAVE ME A ORDER FOR A PREG. TEST AND HE EXPLAIN ME THAT IF IT WAS A EARLY PREG. THE ULTRASOUND DON'T SHOW IT, BUT MY QUESTION IS IF SOMEONE HAVE A PERIOD PREGNANT AND IF THAT BROWN SPOTTING WAS SOMETHING BAD, SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH THANKS!

Answer 1

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.


Here is the official word from Cordbank:

"Periods During Pregnancy If you are pregnant, you have probably heard about other women who have their periods during pregnancy. This story seems to cycle throughout the generations and is almost an urban legend now. Everyone seems to know someone who has a friend who got their period during their pregnancy!

Many women can experience episodes of bleeding and spotting during pregnancy. Bleeding is especially common in the first trimester and about 30% of pregnant women experience bleeding during this time. Although fewer women bleed during the second and third trimesters, spotting is still possible and not all that uncommon. However, though this bleeding may resemble menstruation, it actually is something different altogether.

Why You Can’t Get Your Period During Pregnancy Your period is caused by your menstrual cycle. During this cycle, your body releases hormones, which send signals to your reproductive organs to perform certain actions. An increase in your hormones causes your ovaries to release an egg that travels from your ovaries through your fallopian tubes. Meanwhile, a protective layer of blood and tissue thickens along the walls of your uterus. If this egg is not fertilized, your hormone levels will drop, signaling to your body that it is time to shed the lining that built up in your uterus. This is what causes your period.

During pregnancy, your body is completely focused on providing for your baby. Your brain sends signals to your ovaries to stop the menstrual cycle in order to give your baby the proper environment to grow. As a result, instead of dropping, your hormone levels will continue to rise for the next nine months. This helps your uterus prepare for the growth and nourishment of your baby.

If your body continued to have regular menstrual periods while you were pregnant, it would be shedding the uterine lining that helps nourish your baby every month. Biologically speaking, this wouldn’t make much sense. Therefore, the spotting or bleeding during pregnancy many women experience is caused by something other than their period.

Decidual Bleeding One of the most common causes of period-like bleeding during pregnancy is called decidual bleeding. Sometimes, during pregnancy, your body’s hormones can get out of whack, causing you to lose parts of the lining of your uterus. This is especially common in the early stages of pregnancy, before the lining has completely attached to the placenta. While it can be troublesome to think about shedding part if your uterine lining, decidual bleeding is generally not thought to be a health threat to you or your baby.

There are a number of other reasons why bleeding during pregnancy may occur. Most of them present little health risk to you and your little one. However, bleeding can sometimes indicate a complication with your pregnancy. If you are pregnant, it is important to be aware of your bleeding. If you experience any abnormal bleeding at any point during your pregnancy, contact your health care provider immediately."

So, no, you cannot have your period while pregnant, though you may bleed and think you are having your period.

Answer 2

A good friend mine had a period the entire pregnancy, matter of fact she found out she was pregnant at 6 months.

Answer 3

that brown spotting is simply old blood. lots of times when a woman gets done with her period the body does not completely clean itself out. it is left up to you to douche. some people will tell you douche is not good for you but it all depends on your body. and YES it is possible to have your period while you are pregnant. you have two ovaries of course. just because you are pregnant does not mean both ovaries know about it. sometimes the female body is so oblivious to what it is doing it wont send out the chemicals that tell itself it is pregnant. for example, i have a set of friends that are dating. when she was about 6 months pregnant, she took one of those walmart pregnancy tests, the test said she was not pregnant. her boyfriend took an identical test... it said he was pregnant, lol. it sounds funny but its the trueth. but my former mother in law had her period all the way thru her pregnancy with my ex-wife... however she was 12-13 during her pregnancy.

Answer 4

The brown spotting could just have been a period, since you only had a baby 4 months ago it could just be irregular. I would take the test.

Answer 5

brown spotting is just oxidized blood that takes time to get out of your body, it usually isnt anything wrong, but you need to take a pregnancy test when you have missed your period by a month.

Answer 6

It is possible to have a period during a pregnancy that happend to my grandmother.....but only way to know for sure is to wait it out and retake the test in a couple weeks...it usually takes 2 weeks for pregnancy to show in a urine test.....

Answer 7

Recently a woman gave birth to a full term baby but she had no idea she was pregnant because . . . she had her period all the times.
Yes, you can have your period and be pregnant.

Answer 8

you didn't get the merina iud did you? cause it can cause weird period stuff. if not i suggest you go back to the doc and get checked again.