can I be pregnant and still have menstrual cycles?

[cicc]

I went to the doctor several months ago feeling pregnant only to find out that i have hypothyroid.  2 months later, i was feeling little flutters and movement so I went back and had an ultrasound to make sure i was not pregnant because i am having menstrual cycles every month.  the ultrasound tech spent maybe all of one minute on the ultrasound and said i was fine.  this was just an urgent medical place not an OBGyn.  the doctor told me it could just be muscle spasms and possibly gas and I am sure he thought i was psychosomatic or something but he claimed i should not worry as long as i am not in any pain.  It is  a month and a half later and those flutter movements are still occuring  along with those flips or rolls you would normally feel during mid to late pregnancy.  I am 30 years old with two of my own children I think I know the difference between gas and baby movement. I know this is not "in my head"  the only time i have ever felt anything like this has been when i am pregnant.
  I have tried to pretend its not happening but the movement is frequently through the day and very strong and extremely hard to ignore.  My question is could i really be pregnant and still be having a period every month Or could this be related to the thyroid medication?   this paticular doctor said it is not common to have a period when you are pregnant but i do not believe that is true.  am i right?  if this is not pregnancy then please tell me what could possibly be moving inside of me  to this magnitude.

[Still_AndiJ]

I cannot offer an answer on this, but I can suggest you get into a new doctor. Either find an OB or go into the ER, someone is bound to do a better u/s.

You cannot actually have a "period" when pregnant. Well all know the physiology behind this. Women can experience bleeding or spotting that in their mind is a cycle. But you are not actually having your period unless you have 2 uteri working independently of each other : )

That sai, I will stick with the advice to find new doctor or a good local ER.

Andrea

[missjenni]

Hi..I had a baby 10 months ago, and for the first 6 months I had my period. It is possible, I lived with it.

[kittygurl]

This is more of a question than a comment.... me and my boyfriend have been tryin to have a baby for 6 months and nothings happening...recently(last 2 months) my period (which has always been a full week) has only been 4-5 days... is it possible that i am pregant? im 19 and hes 26 so we are both still young but this baby thing isnt happening for us and its getting really frustarting for the both of us does anyone have any suggestions?

[dedegirl]

Kitty what it could be is stress, you and your boyfriend need to relax and be calm and take it easy, do a candle light dinner and maybe even a nice dessert, if you know the thing I am getting at than us that.  OR just see a doctorthey could give you more information.

[blu's ladie]

i think i might be pregnant but i have my period. the only thing is it has been real heavy for the last three days when it is only usually heavy the first day and really bright red. it was 10 days late and my cramps weren't nearly as strong as usual. i have been told that some people can still get their period while pregnant but im not too sure. i already have a son but im thinking this pregnancy may be different because i had a c-section with him a little over 3 years ago. what should i do - i want to go to the ER today after work but i don't want to look stupid claiming to be pregnant with a period

[jaikaworries]

OBGYN's can tell you if you are pregnant or not even if you have bleeding.  Get second opinion if you feel that strong.  You probably aren't getting a period cycle while pregnant like Still-andi said, but many women have bleeding during pregnancy.  And even more rare a double uterus.

[have 2 kids]

Why the hell are people responding to posts from 2003?  I seriously doubt the original poster is still waiting for an answer.

[babazeka]

You are so right!!!!!!!!

I am 5 weeks pregnant and I started having my regular cycle on June 11, It has not stopped, my Dr. did an ultrasound and he was able to see the sac and the yoke, he said looks like I am doing great. He increased my progestrone to 200mlg a day, still bleeding. He said I realeased 2 eggs but only one was fertilized and I am shedding the other, Its 3 weeks later should the egg be gone by now, Still bleeding and alittle emotional and tired.  By the way tubes untied 2 years ago and have been trying for a year.  Pregnant with femara

Any advise

[God Bless us All]

To me it doesn't seems like anyone is answering qestions from 2003.
blu'd ladie posted her own situation that is from 2007. you should pay more attention before giving out your advice..We are already having emotional problems as it is we don't need your help with that.
Have 2 kids now you think that you know it all..............................


Getting back to the question my God Mother was pregnant and had a regular monthly period until she was 6 months and had a healthy baby. So it can happen but remember that everybodies body is different.

To make sure what is going on with you I think that you should go to the Dr. and let them do a pt so that you can be fore sure...

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kylers Mommy]

i just had a baby 2months ago but havent started my period yet is that normal?? i had all the bleeding for a month after but that ended at the first part of july...

[LovinMotherhood]

I nursed for 10 months...and did not start my period until the very day I stopped nursing.  So I would say it is normal if you are nursing to not have started your period yet.  Enjoy it while its gone...lol.

[[e-mail]]

Yes it is very common now adays to be pregnant and still get your period for the first 6 months. Im more on the overweight side so when I went in to take a yearly exam I was shocked to find out I was 5 1/2 months pregnant. Sad how a period now a days really dosnt mean your not pregnant. But once again every body is different

[[e-mail]]

Hey girly I decided to go back and write you letting you know I used your password to post my experiences up. Hope you dont mind. Love always- Fatima

Ps Does anybody know how I can delete a previous message that I posted??

[Lexy414]

I stared spotting 10 days b4 my period was due. I period is like closk work. Never before 28 days. I 've been spotting off and on for 5 days now. Light cramping. I did have sex with BF, noe it seems like my period is starting. Sorry to be so graphic but...I have heavy bleeding the first 2 days usully with clotting. I'm having steady bright red bleeding, not my normal type of cramps which can be gruesome and no clotting. Could I still be pregnant even though I'm having my period...sort of at least?

[Amanda702]

Ive been having pregnancy sypmtoms for the last 2 weeks,headaches, tiredness, dizziness, had spotting 10 days after ovulation and regular trips to the bathroom. Now i started my period today and it is light at the moment but still have the feeling that i may be pregnant. Can i still have vaginal bleeding and  be pregnant? should i wait until after my period before a take another home pregnancy test as my first home pregnancy test came back negative.

Any suggestions girls? please help me. A XX

[Amanda702]

the above comment is to anyone by the way. A XX

[JERRYDOG]

Hi,
I wonder if anyone can help me, me and my bf have been trying for a baby and was due on the around the 18-19 december normally like clockwork, i had a pink discharge only after i weed and wiped from about the 19th but no blood i had a few symptoms like feeling sick, tired, tender breats i did a home pregnancy test on the 22nd and it was negitive, then on the 24th dec i had blood but it wasnt like my normal monthly cycle.  That then stopped after about 4 days and finshed around the 27-28 but i still had pinkish discharge only when i wiped then nothing, then yesterday i kept noticing a pinkish discharge again when i wiped.

Is it possible that i am pregnant - and when would it be best to retest?

PLEASE ANY ADVISE WOULD BE HELPFUL.

K x

[Kimberlyanne]

Sounds like your pregnant to me. I've had 3 pregnancies, one miscarriage and am preg again. Sometimes you don't have enough hormone in your system to count positive in those home tests right away.. doen't mean your not pregnant. I light spotting happens too. The missed per is the big giveaway girl.

[lovee1]

after having unprotected sex the last week of jan, on the 3 i had my period but only for 4 days and noticed it wasn't heavy as usual. my next period was due on 27-28 but came 6 days late but the bleeding is like 1 pad/day and very light. am having breast tenderness and feel bitterish in my throat and feverish. am wondering if i could be pregnant. waiting for tuesday to go see the dr.

PLS I WOULD NEED YOUR ADVICE

[lovee1]

after having unprotected sex the last week of jan, on the 3 i had my period but only for 4 days and noticed it wasn't heavy as usual. my next period was due on 27-28 but came 6 days late but the bleeding is like 1 pad/day and very light. am having breast tenderness and feel bitterish in my throat and feverish. am wondering if i could be pregnant. waiting for tuesday to go see the dr.

PLS I WOULD NEED YOUR ADVICE

[Aika1984]

i had my period a week ago but before it started i was 5 days late, did do the test and it was negative. Period is over but i feel dizzy time to time and feel very sensitive to some perfumes, washing up liquids and even food. Does it mean i am pregnant?

[katebud]

something I never understood is why people are so rude about posting to old threads.  Obviously someone is needed to revisit it, or try to figure out their situation with a similar theme.  Back off and do not be so critical of others, no one appreciates it.

[scousechick]

Wondering if anyone can give me any advice. My period was 5 days late and was very light and only lasted 2 days compared to my normal period thats quite heavy and lasts 5/6 days. I've been having symptoms of pregnancy (sore boobs. headaches, frequent trips to the toilet, runny nose, nausea). I have done a test and it was negative but developed a purple line a bit later on. I'm taking this as an evap line but just wondering if there is a chance i may be pregnant or if i'm just wishful thinking. If i'm pregnant i would be about 5 1/2 weeks now.

Any advice would be very appreciated.

[katebud]

TAKE ANOTHER TEST!!!!!!!!  :)  That's the best advice I think anyone can give you at this point.  And call your Dr's office also, to schedual an appointment if that comes out positive.  
It could be that your HCG is not built up enough for an immidiate positive, but lots of women have that happen, where a test is not an instant positive until later on.  

Hope that helps!  :)

[sinster]

i dont think you can  have a period. i have two already and on my third. but i do believe you can have spotting. for awhile atleast. hmm i think you should get another doctor.

best wishes.

[momof2girlssm]

Ok..........Could I be pregnant? Last month I was 11 day's late and on day 10 I only had spotting only when I wiped. Then on day 11 I started but it was nothing like my normal period.My normal cycle's usually last 7-8 day's and this time it was only 5 day's with no clotting which I usually have. Took 2 hpt and both neg and took a blood test on day 11 and that was neg too. But I'm still having pain where my right ovary is my clothes are getting tighter, boob's are tender and I'm tired. I do have an apt on July 7th but was just looking for someone's opion.

Thanks

[Kim1989]

if a blood test said negative theni would say your not pregnant

[16nscared]

hi... im 16(yes i know i am VERY young) i had unprotected sex with my ex boyfriend about a month ago and for some reason i seem to think i am pregnant! my period was due between the 21st and 23rd of august... it just started today..... a week late. Before i started my breast were very tender, i was very sensitive to food, like i couldnt eat very much at a time or else i felt very sick, my sense of smell was sensitive as well, i was have little pains in my stomache and was very tired, now that i am on my period now i still am not sure if i am pregnant or not... is there still a possibility that i could be? everyone is telling me that i cannot be pregnant becuz even though my period was delayed just over a week, i still got it and they all say there is no way i could be pregnant, i remain unconvinced... is there anyone older who may have gone through the same thing i am experienceing and actually was pregnant? im thinking about going to my doctors on tuesday and getting a blood test done and asking for an u/s just to be sure... if there is anyone who can help me with information please email me... ***@****

[dinamitachic]

Hi I'm am 30years old, I am a mother of 2 boys 14 and 8. About three years ago I had a miscarriage. And I have not been sexually active until recently. I have had irregular menstrual cycles in the past because of my weight problem. But I lost weight and my periods have been regular for the past 6 months my last period was on November 16th that was the first day of my cycle. In December I did not get a period until January 4th where I started bleeding a very light and pinkish brownish blood.And that lasted about three days. But about a week before I was having a heavy discharge kinda yellowish and slimy. Also my face is really swollen and I have had a lot of gas and bloat feeling I have been eating so much more and have been a little constipated. As well as frequent urination. I have broken out in my face with pimples around the nose area. I have gain weight and my lower back has been bothering me. I remember with my children that I did get a very light last period with their pregnancy. But I am a little unsure about this one. On this past Friday I took an EPT home pregnancy test and it came out negative. On December 26th I took a blood pregnancy test and that was negative. So I am wondering, could I be pregnant? Or it might be a little too soon to tell? Can someone please give me a reply....Thanks.

[cminamyer]

If you are asking if your pregnant from your Nov. period, I would have to say no probably not, the blood test in December would have been more than enough time for an accurate test.  

[dinamitachic]

then what might been the cause of the bleeding jan 4 a light bleeding and spotting for 3 days and why am i having all this little symtoms like peeing alot,gas and feeling bloated

[nette21]

i have a question:
in january i thought i was pregnant but i had just went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago and the doctor said i was most definantly not pregnant. so i just ignored it but i noticed that my breast were changing colors but i thought it was just me but then my period never came on so i decided i'd wait til february so i waited and finanlly my period came on but then i started noticing that my areolas really were turning dark. after that i went to my grandmothers house and she has stairs and as i was walkin up the stairs i would get so short of breath like i had been runnin a marathon. week by week it was something different. i was watchin tv and i was gettin ready to fix me something to eat cause i was so so so hungry and all of a sudden i got dizzy ( i was sittin down) and my head was hurtin real bad and after i ate after 4 hrs i was fine. then i would get those headaches and they would start messin with my eyes so i went to the emergency room, they didn't really check me cause i have no insurance but they told me i was sufferin from migranes ( the nurse thought it was unusal but the doctor seemed like she didn't care). so i started eatin a lot and it got better but as soon as i eat a small meal or wait a while the headache comes right back and i'm not talkin bout a regular headache, my head be poundin. around that time i was sleepin like i had been workin for 2 days straight with no break, and plus my mother been givin me that look. i had stopped eatin so much cause everytime i would eat i would get so full, and i would stay full for longer than usual so i went to the clinic last week and they said i wasn't pregnant so i asked the nurse could she give me a blood test but since my period had came on she seemed like she was so sure but the only reason i asked for it because when my mother was pregnant with me she had to get a blood test done in order for them know she was pregnant. but the nurse told me to come back in two weeks. i believe the nurse was wrong cause i really can't explain the areolas part but in somes way she could be right because i had no real symptoms ( like morning sickness). i really don't know where to begin or what questions to ask.
i'm tryna wait to see if my period comes on this month. I'm just confused.

[MommyofJohn]

I just had my first baby 5 months ago. After he was born i got my period on a regular basis the 18th-22nd. My last normal period was February. This month i didnt get when i was suppose to. I took 2 home pregnancy tests one thursday the 19th and friday the 20th. They both came back positive. Then late afternoon sunday the 22nd i started bleeding.. not like a normal period. I dont usually use pads but since the bleeding occurred i been using 1/day. Its now tuesday and im still bleeding. I have no pain or feeling of illness. But the day i started bleeding i took another test one of the digital ones and it said negative. Im confused. My normal period since i had my son i get severe crampiong for the first day and its moderate bleeding. Im know i was pregnant the clinic told me that they dont come out unless you are. I made my appt to comfirm it for april. so im not sure if im having bleeding thru this pregnancy or if i am having an early miscarriage. I never bled with my son. But this bleeing is bright red and there is no clotting. Should i keep my appt.? Please Help!

[jenna25]

me and my boyfriend have been trying for a baby, about 2 weeks ago i felt sick every morning and sometimes through the day, my abdominal felt strange if u get me? i have had back ache for 3 weeks but i have done 3 home pregnancy tests plus one at the doctors then i started my period on the 14Th of this month but it was very heavy but bright red not like a usual one and also had some blood clots. now am still kinda bleeding but just spotting, i feel sick and still have period like pains. could i be pregnant?

[102305]

So I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend the 7-10 of july of last month then on the 10th of july got my regular period. I got my period this month the from 5th-10th, five days which usually last 7 days . And now I'm spotting. I've been spotting for 2 days now and I just ended my period last Monday. I've been getting headaches and dizziness but the two pregnancy tests that I took came out negative. Could I be pregnant or is there something else going on with me?

[twins02]

hi there i normal have my cycle like clock work every 28days, however this month it came 5days late , i had very much got preg signs so i done hpt,s they were neg, ive since been to my gp had  bloods done awaiting results, the thing is my mum had her cycle for a number of months while preg, could i b preg? ive still all the signs an they seem very much the same as when i was preg 7yrs ago. i cant sleep or settle yes id love a baby but like alot of people wait is nitemare.

thankyou

[dee8255]

My nan had her period all the way two pregnancies, and one of those she was having twins and the doctor even missed that!!

Insist they test you again.

[twins02]

hi thankyou for your comment, i also had twins 7yrs ago any preg test only got faint lines at 6wks an before that nothing came up . thanks again for answering

[twins02]

hi there was just wonder does anyone no anything herbal thats good to help fertility.

thankyou

[slightchance]

ok, had period aug 1st usually lasts 3-5 days.  had sex on the 7th.  condom slippped off after he came without us realizing.  maybe was off about 5 minutes?  i've had extreme bloating for about 2-3 wks.  started as feeling like the worst pms i've had.  i wasn't supposed to get my period until sept 1st or so, but i started spotting monday aug 24th (only 21 days later) and 25th.  only wore a tampon on the 25th but barely needed it.  26th had one wipe where it had some minor clotting.  27th nothing 28th slight pinkish when wiping same next 2 days.  in all of this i've had some pretty intense cramping which i never get. enough that it woke me up and kept me up at 5 am. i feel like i had 1 day of a light period and the rest was spotting.  been extremely nauseaus.  still reandomly crampy.  took hpt last night and this morning both negative.  i'm not sure if it's too early to test, and especially considering i guess i've technically had a period.  it's just all very strange.  haven't been able to finish my workouts for fear of throwing up.  when i noticed how much the smell of raw salmon got to me, i started to wonder.  (i eat salmon all the time, it's the first i've smelled it so much) it made my stomach churn.  i called my ob since i'm supposed to be getting tonsils out next week. (yes, i'm 30, how unfair huh?) i didn't know if it's possible to be pregnant still.  wasn't sure if it's too early to tell.  it seemed like it was more blood than what the usual implanting process sounds like.   i find it hard to believe i am, considering the facts at hand here.  but looking at what my body has been doing lately... something doesn't fit.  my ob didn't seem concerned when i called.  but she also hasn't seen me.  i'm just concerned about being put under if for some very mere chance i did get pregnant.

[rebel091104]

i trying to see if i could be pregnant. over the past two weeks i have been craving salt and vingar chips, i have been having back aches and sleeping 8  to 10 hours a day. my boobs are sore and feel heavy. i have been going to the bathroom every 30 minutes. i had sex on the 24th of august. could i be pregnant? ***@****

[monatrena]

Hi Everyone i should be about 1 - 2 months pregnant and i was late about 2 to 3 weeks on my period..... I took a hpt and it was positive and a couple days later i started spotting first light pink and then the next couple of days it got darker and darker and eventually clotts.... Am I pregnant or what im still on my period right now. its been about 5 days now... Could someone give me some advice im afraid to go to the er and look crazy sayin oh hey i took a pregnacy tet and now im having my period... but im gonna go tomorrow i think.

Any Advice Will Help.................Please Someone Give Me Some Advice.. I'm very happy about this i've been trying for a year almost.

[monatrena]

Also i only use like 1 pad a day the bleeding mostly occur when i'm urinating.... basically thats the only time

[Athena_M]

I would make an appointment with a doctor and get a blood test done to see if you are pregnant.  Good Luck!