Periods in Pregnancy?

Question

My friend is pregnant and just found out. (shes around 8 weeks)
She is concerned as she missed a period but got a late period two weeks later and she had, what started as blood when she wiped and got a little bit heavy with a few small clots. But only lasted a day or two max.
This was around 5/6 weeks pregnant and she is now 8 weeks.
She has spoken to the doctor and he said periods still occur sometimes and shes got her 1st scan booked for next week, but she just wants to know to put her mind at ease.

Is this normal? Did you have period during your pregnancy and were they the same as your normal period or different?

Your help is appreciated x

Answer 1

Tell her not to worry I bleed all the way through my 1st pregnancy and didn't find out I was pregnant until I was around 6 month as regular on my period

so nothing to worry about can happen to different woman and not like a normal period just will be light to heavy time to time

when she gets her scan she will be at ease

and tell her congratulations

good luck

Answer 2

When you are pregnant, you don't get a true "period", because for a real period to happen, you have to have ovulated, which you don't when pregnant.

But you can have bleeding that resembles a period, that would be timed around the time your period would be due. It could be light or heavy. There is a wide variety of normal, but any bleeding should always be reported to the doctor, so it's good she mentioned it.

Tell her not to worry and to trust her doctor.

Answer 3

Technically speaking the doctor is wrong in the terminology he used. Pregnant women do NOT have periods. You can only get a period if you are ovulating, and of course, pregnant women don't ovulate.

However, women do commonly experience pregnancy-related bleeding, most often in the first trimester, and it can be due to any number of things. The bleeding will not be heavy and regular like a normal period.

The vast majority have no complications and deliver healthy babies.

Answer 4

I bled a few times when I was pregnant it was never as heavy as a normal period and would always last a day or 2. Its so scary but everything was always ok and I have a gorgeous healthy 7 month old now. Tell her not to worry as Ive found its fairly comon early on, and worrying is not good for babe

Answer 5

Yep - had a small period after I'd missed the first. Seven months later - perfect baby boy - tell her not to worry

Answer 6

Some women experience periods throughout pregnancy.
I didn't however but if her doctor isn't concerned then just wait for next weeks scan.

Answer 7

The same thing has just happened to my wife yesterday and this morning. We are both very worried, but looking at the answers we are really comforted that it might not be a disaster after all. Going to the hospital on Friday - our fingers and toes are crossed...

Answer 8

I had periods during my first pregnancy but they were not as heavy and as long as a usual one and only for the first three months.

Answer 9

my last pregnancy had similar sympoms
i bled on and off for 8 weeks
had numerous scans to be told everything was fine .. soon as your friend has a scan her mind will be put at rest .. tell her to rest ,not lift heavy stuff and take it easy

Answer 10

my friend just found out she is pregnant with her second child and she had her periods as normal every four weeks and she has been told the baby is due any day.