After ovulation the egg travels into the uterus and burrows into the lining of the uterus. For some women implantation will cause slight bleeding or spotting. This is called implantation bleeding. This is sometimes confused for an early period.
What does implantation bleeding or spotting look like?
Implantation bleeding, also called implantation spotting, does not look like a regular menstrual period. Implantation bleeding is scanty and usually pink or brownish discharge.
Implantation bleeding or menstrual period?
Implantation bleeding normally occurs a week to a few days before your period would normally start. Spotting that occurs around a week after ovulation is likely implantation bleeding; whereas, spotting that occurs very close to the time that your period would normally start may not be. A normal menstrual cycle generally starts off light and then gets heavier. Spotting can sometimes be the sign of an early period. If this is the case, the spotting will pick up to heavier bleeding. If you have spotting right around the time your period would normally start, it can be more confusing. You will need to take the wait and see approach or take a pregnancy test to determine pregnancy.
Could it be implantation bleeding if my period feels like it is about to start?
If you have had spotting and think it might be implantation bleeding you may be paying very close attention to your body. If you are trying to get pregnant, the good news is that early pregnancy symptoms feel very similar to the start of your period. If you are pregnant you may begin to notice symptoms of early pregnancy right around the time your period would normally start and sometimes sooner than that. If you suspect pregnancy you can test for pregnancy as early as ten days after ovulation.
How common is implantation bleeding?
Implantation bleeding is fairly common with pregnancy. Twenty to thirty percent of women will have spotting during early pregnancy. If you have some light spotting before your period would normally start this is not something to worry about and may be a sign of pregnancy.
i got that from another website. i hope that helps with your questions about implantation bleeding.
hey!!!! i got my period yesterday....it looks like period ....but i'm not so sure.....i heard it could be implantation blood.....1)wat are the odds for the blood that is seen to be implantation blood and not period's???.....again...worried...!!!!.... god this is embarrassing..... i have urinary tract infection these days....n i becum sick now and again....2)does it have anything to do with me having light periods..??? usually i have heavy periods n my stomach aches...but this time nothing happened!!! just blood ...not that light either...but lighter than bfo....3)could it be bcuz of the contraceptive that i had....?????......its the eightth day since i had sex.....4)so is it too early for implantation to occur!!!!???????....5)n cud the lighter period be becoz of me losing virginity for the first time????....i seriously need ur opinion on this one!!!!.....HELP!!!! 5 questions...please bare with me!!!!
if it's been less then 2 weeks it Hcg is not strong enough to show up in urine (normally) and if it has been less then 10 days the blood test will be no good either. (those are TYPICALLY, not always, the earliest that you can get an accurate pregnancy result.) if you are really that scared you may want to talk to your parents. even if you're not pregnant and ask them about getting on b/c.
yaup boys can do anything.....but i'm not experienced ....at alll....u noe wat??? i had the same kind of thoughts as u did...i thought once people get married, they automatically have kids....that was till i was 11 or 12.... people laughed at me....so embarrassing!!!
thanks guys....but i'm so scared...n i can't think of anyting else these days...also...i am sick.....i had been for a month or so....its like u get sick for a week n then nothing happens for u for a few days....fever n body ache....nobody knows wat it is.... today i went to the doctors...wit my mum...ofcourse she took me....n guess wat??? the doc made me have blood test and urine test.....thats freaking me out....my mom's expecting sum disease....wat if the reports say that i'm pregnant...?? she's really gonna kill me....i mean...my parents trust me so much...i'm scared i might hurt them....u guys think that the tests gonna say anything about the pregnancy?? i heard it wont show up until its been at least 10 days of fertilization....but i'm not sure....but reaalllyy very SCARED!!!!...n is it true that the contraceptive pill delays the time of having periods????
Lets hope for the best 18 is young to be tied down, and boys will try anything to get what they want, i think you were great to hold out this long, i was a teen once, and thought i knew it all, even tho i hate to admit it i did not know where babies came from at 16 i was not allowed to date only with my brother as as a chaperone, but my mom was a strict woman and we had chores to keep us busy, and we did not have much free time when i got older i found out that my mom was a very wise person and she told me to keep my pants up and my legs crossed, i waited until marriage to have sex, i am not bragging just stating a fact men like women better, when they are not so easy all i know about periods is that you had them once a month i know nothing about when or what to do about if as in my day they did not have birth control luck jo
i truly honestly doubt it!
Wait another couple of days and if still nothing comes take a pregnancy test. Don't worry too much, if you are (which i dont think is really very possible at all) there is a pill you can take that will abort it.
Good luck (: