Can you be pregnant and still get a period?

sunflwra · May 2010

Hi all-

This question is mainly for those who've been pregnant already. Have any of you had a period although you were early in pregnancy? I have a friend that was ovulating just a few days before her TOM, so I'm wondering, in a situation like that, would she still have that next period or would getting pregnant immediately stop that from happening? I'm not sure if people always miss that next period or if sometimes, by the time they miss AF, they're 5-6 weeks along? I'm still early in my TTC- only been off the pill for 2 months now, so I'm not sure of my ovulation time, etc. Just trying to see what's happening to others. Thanks!

Ya Never Know · May 2010

It's not a period if you are pregnant. You can still get spotting, but you are not shedding your uterine lining, so it's not a period it's spotting. If you were shedding your uterine lining (ie: a period), then a baby would not be possible.

BetchySprout · May 2010

You can have spotting that would seem period-like but it is not a period.

NavyGMWife · May 2010

Pattypoundcake:

You can have spotting that would seem period-like but it is not a period.

This excatly. If you've ever seen the show "I didn't Know I was PG" the OBGYN that they interview on there says some woman do experience what they "believe is their period" early on in PG. But medically it's not a period.

katib77 · May 2010

ladies above are correct, it would be spotting, not a period. HOWEVER, I think the more important thing to look at here is you saying she O's "just days before her TOM". Her LP needs to be at least 9-10 days minimum for her not to have problems GP. If she has a short LP (from O to AF) then she should talk to a doc if she is TTC because it sounds too short.

sunflwra · May 2010

Thanks everyone!! I think I knew that, but was kind of hoping that maybe I could still be PG, even though AF came on Thursday. I didn't think so, but here's to hoping

sunflwra · May 2010

Thanks- she actually already got pregnant-- we were discussing this afterwards- but it's part of the reason it took her a while to get pregnant- the signs of ovulation were pretty out of whack.

katib77 · May 2010

I gotta ya now, you were asking for yourself and mentioned your friend because she spotted when she first got PG!! Okay! Well with this I'd tell you temping can help keep that thought out of your mind. I think almost all of us here have had that hope when we have a really light period...like "well maybe I'm actually PG". If you temp your BBT in the morning then when it drops it's just a reality check for your brain of "OK, I'm really really really, not pregnant!"

Lurk some on the board and you will learn ALOT

momoftwinsplusone · May 2010

I have to agree spotting yes severe bleeding NO

sbuxsweetie · May 2010

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GL!

sunflwra · May 2010

Thanks! Just placed my order for the book and a BB thermometer from Amazon. I wasn't planning on tracking for a few months, but I think it's a good idea to go ahead and get learning and charting! Love these boards as well

melissar617 · May 2010

katib77:
I gotta ya now, you were asking for yourself and mentioned your friend because she spotted when she first got PG!! Okay! Well with this I'd tell you temping can help keep that thought out of your mind. I think almost all of us here have had that hope when we have a really light period...like "well maybe I'm actually PG". If you temp your BBT in the morning then when it drops it's just a reality check for your brain of "OK, I'm really really really, not pregnant!"
Lurk some on the board and you will learn ALOT

This is SO true!! I really would've thought that maybe I was PG this cycle and last cycle after only having 1 day long AF if it hadn't been for my temps. (actually I did end up testing last cycle, just because I stopped temping once I started) spotting).

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