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Normal Period During pregnancy

I was curious as to if it is at all possible to have a normal period (with cramps) during pregnancy?
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It is possiable and happens qiute often. every woman is different. I know 3 people who have had regular periods through their entire pregs and have had healthy babies.
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Curious if either of you ended up being pregnant because the same exact thing is happening to me. My husband and I have been ttc for 5 months and I had totally been feeling pregnant. I'm very active and an avid runner but I've been very sluggish, bloated, nauseous and mood swings like CRAZY.. Which are all not my norm. I started my period 3 days late (after building hope I was possibly pregnant) and its hands down the worst period ever experienced. Heavy bleeding the first 2 days and lots lots lots of cramping (to the point of heating pads--also not my norm) but now it's way light and the nausea all came back.
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I so wanted to be pregnant. After 33 days of late period, I had cramps on day 32 and 33 on day 34 i had cramps like period pains and then what seems like my period came for days heavy, it was light on day one then deep red at day 2-3, i'm currently on day 4 very mild all most like spotting. Before that i was sure i was pregnant altho I had 3 negative test. I was dizzy, nausea, headache, feeling fat, tender breast with discharge, bloating, etc but now after seeing that my period came, with still tender breast, feeling dizzy and headache i'm wondering if i could still be pregnant. Please help....
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Did you end up being pregnant? I want to get pregnant too, I've been trying for several years now. My period came 3 days late, on cycle day 31. I've been having a lot of symptoms too or maybe it's just my imagination and my desire to become pregnant makes me paranoid. Let me know what is happening with you.
Did you end up pregnant? ..either of you?
I have period this month but I not feel better I feel likei m pregnant bcz before three month I loss three month baby but now i my period date is 3rd period came correct date but now I m feel same think when I pregnant I have taken pregnancy test also but showing negate its true or false I m pregnant or not plz help me someone
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Last month I had every symptom on the list. I swore I was pregnant. I just "knew it" . I did everything right from doing "the deed" every 2 days during entire fertile period and on the actual ovulation day and a couple days after.
I counted the days and from all my research, on the exact day I should have felt implantation pain, I had an extremely intense pain in my ovary that made my husband come running when i yelped really loud and started to cry. After he rubbed it, it went away then I was fine. Everything seemed by the book right on schedule.
But then... my "period" started. It started 2 days early, which was a little wierd for me bc it always started on the exact same day every single month like clockwork ( which could have been a coincidence since not every month has the same amount of days. ) Other than that, it lasted its normal 5 days, normal flow ect.
I was baffled, I could have sworm I was preggers even though I wasnt getting a BFP. My hubby wants me to not take a test this month until my period is due so that I dont upset myself or get over anxious about it.
As of now, symptoms arent as intense as they were last month, but I still have nasuea and my sense of smell is hightened.
So, could it be possible to be in my second month even though I had what seemed to be a normal period for the most part? How uncommon would this be?
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Were you pregnant
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"my
period is 3days late i had
unprotected sex with my bf
2months before and i saw my
period last month but now my
period is late. am i pregnant"
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Same with me im 3days later with my periods is it im pregnant
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So I have this long distance relationship and the last time we met, 4-5 months ago, we had unprotected sex but I took a Morning after pill the same day just an hour or so afterwards. Either way, I got my period just a few days after that and it keeps coming back on schedule. The problem is just that my stomach is kinda swollen and just feels odd lately, and I keep worrying that I'm pregnant and that's why. I don't know though, I've always had a bit of a tummy so I might just be paranoid. Please help.
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You don't have a clue about recent knowledge.  Some Women "DO" and YES they Do have NORMAL PERIODS during their pregnancies, some even have regular periods during the whole 9 months.  

Now most doctors are learning this as well and even child development courses are teaching this knowledge.  These women don't ovulate but they still get the menstrual blood.

it was the old understanding that women cannot have a normal cycle when they are pregnant.

That is why in old days many women would lose their babies because they never knew they are pregnant by seeing themselves menstruating and then they would have a miscarriage because they never took care of themselves

the best way is to just get tested for pregnancy, either way:  whether or not someone wants to be pregnant!
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i HAVE 6 KIDS....4 sons and two daughters....and i had normal menstrual bleeding throughout my pregnancy...at first, i did freak out as this is not normal and maybe iam having a miscarriage...but No! i was actually in real pregs and also had my menses while being pregs.....I dont know about science here but my experience and especially having 6 kids speaks for itself ..that it is possible to have period while being pregnant through out those nine months....
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   My period was a week late in Oct, I got it and have been getting every month now...  I have felt sick a few times but just thought the flu.. but like 8 or so times in the past 2 weeks I have felt a flutter like feeling in my stomach...
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i had sex on November 26th.
and My period did start in December (a couple days late) and it was 4 days instead of the normal 6-7 and it wasn't as heavy as usual. (i also didn't get cramping or sore breasts the whole time)

my next period is 10-13 days away and my nipples are extremely sore, and I am getting slight cramping.
can anyone assure me i am not pregnant?
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Thank you chloeebabycakes.
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Sorry I have been reading your comments and I would just like to say you can have a period during pregnancy as me and my mum suffer from heavy periods and had a period all the way through pregnancy we both got checked out and everything was fine so yes you can have a period well pregnant every women body is different
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I don't want to scare you you could be going through something totally different but I was 18 weeks pregnant and had that big ball of blood your talking about come out I went straight to the emergency room come to find out that ball of blood was a membrane and my cervix had ripped... I had been rushed by ambulance to a better hospital they said they could stitch the cervix back in place but the doc came in and said without the membrane it wouldn't work and because I was taken to a catholic hospital they wouldn't do a DNC I delivered a 6 oz lost baby I also had a one year old already so they don't know why it happened in the first place I hope you have already heard better news from a professional...I hope no one ever has to go through that
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I am about 6 weeks pregnant and have been bleeding for four days, this is my second pregnancy and I had no bleeding durring the first, on the first day it was like a consistant spotting and I was out of town, it got worse the second day and I went to the er. They saw a heartbeat and said my left ovary was a little inflamed, it is still getting worse everyday like a heavy period and I am now having bad cramps and clotting. I don't have insurance yet and my first apt isn't till the 12th. Also I have lost my I'd so they will not see me last minute without it before filing medicaid. Research shows miscarriage percentage is low and bleeding happens often? I'm not sure what to do.
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hello.  I have several questions for you if you don't mind.  I think I may have conceived in May, not sure I'm pregnant.   June period 1 week and a half late.  Full period lasting 7 days.  It was different in that I usually have a break around the fourth day where I will only spot lightly, and then a day with no spotting and then another day of light spotting and then its all over.  
Well my period in June did not have that break I bled heavily up until the 7th day where I spotted only. About two weeks after I think I conceived in May I had an episode where I woke up and ate some cereal and gagged immediately after completing the meal.  However I did not throw up.  My second period now in July is similar to that of my first period except that its not late. Todays is the fifth day and although I am not having heavy bleeding its still more than it would usually be prior to believing I had conceived.  I have only taken on test which came back negative.  I am confused and worried.  This would be my first conception, but I also had a dream prior to my first period when a strange man told me that my baby was going to gush from my body in four days.  I had my period maybe four or five days later.  I did not really pay attention to the date of the dream.  My body has changed in that I am usually cold and now I am hot all the time.  My nose seems a little wider to me, I have not mentioned to anyone else, my husband thinks I am obsessing about being pregnant so he does not believe what I am telling him.  Also the linea negra (that I have always had) has a curve in it at the top on my stomach.  I have never noticed it to have a curve before.  I am quite familiar with my body.  How can I find out if I am pregnant?
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idk if anyone can help me but I took 3 pregnancy test an they all came up with a dark line and a faint one each time which I would believe means positive but now I'm bleeding as if it was my period. could I still be prego? or was all 3 test false. please help
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It actually could be an actual period, according to my OBGYN. It's happening to me right now. I'm in my third month and every month I shed the lining of my uterus that isn't  being used by the baby. It's very confusing but happens. I'm a heavy bleeder, but these periods have been very light since its not shedding the whole lining.
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I BELIEVE AND SUPPORT YOU, JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T RELATE IT DOESNT MEAN IT ISNT POSSIBLE, GOD IS THE CREATOR AND HE DECIDES WHAT HAPPENS AND WHY, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE DOCTORS AND "PROFESIONALS" SAID SOMEBODY'S GNA DIE AND THEN TEN YEARS LATER THE PERSON IS STILL ALIVE TO TELL THE TAIL ABOUT THE 'INCORRECT ASSUMPTION.

ppl nt need to be up on here crushing true life testimonies, I mean cant you ppl see this lady just said she's known THREE people that had healthy pregnencies and babies while on their periods....

THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO BE IF YOU UNCERTAIN ABOUT SOMETHING, its all a miture of uncertain potentially damaging advice from some people who are plain insesitive and nieve.
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By 1 month pregnant, Im assuming you mean 4 weeks, which would be 2 weeks after conception.  Or do you mean 4 weeks since conception?  It makes a difference because at 4 weeks, they wouldn't expect to see anything.  At 6 weeks, with decent equipment and a good technician, you should see something.  

I can tell you that 30% of women experience bleeding in early pregnancy.  It is not a period.  It is not possible to have your period while pregnant, but some women do have bleeding that they mistake for it.  Most of the time all is fine, but it can be the start of a loss.  Right now all you can do is wait and see. I know how stressful this is, and I'm sorry your going through this. Take care.
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I'm bleeding and I'm one month pregnant I went to the hospital and the doctor said my urine and blood test shows I'm pregnant but my ultrra sound they were unable to see the baby do u think its because my baby is stil small and is it alright cause I'm bleeding I'm worried I have no stomatch pains
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Wow! Interesting! How did you know you were pregnant, being that you had your cycle up to five months?
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I have been bleeding for 3 days and my pregnancy tests are still positive. Bad cramps too.
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I am in the same Exact position, can you tell me if you were or not?  
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well speaking from what happen to myself... you can bleed for 5 days and still be pregnant. whether thats considered a period or not, i dont know and really dont care... its bleeding none the less. and not to be rude or anything, but no one on here, unless they are a doctor can tell you what is wrong... that is what a doctor is for. that is why they have the degree.
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