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What's going on with my menstrual cycle? Could I be pregnant and still have bleeding?

By May 1, 2012 - 6:58am
 
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I am 32 and have 3 children. I am not on any birth control and my periods are always on a 28 day cycle. They are always heavy with a lot of clotting and last between 4-6 days. On 4/2/12 I started what I figured was my period but it was really light. My husband and I also had sex the same day with a possibility of an "oops." I prepared for a heavy flow with a pad and it didn't get anything on it all day. I only had blood when I wiped. It wasn't as light as spotting but I have never had such a light period. The next morning it was pinkish brown when I wiped. Halfway through the day it was completely gone. I never had that happen before. I did a bunch of searching online and it sounded like implantation bleeding. I didn't want to freak out so I said I would wait until my next period to see. Now I did notice that I didn't have any cramps or tender breasts at all this "period(?)," which is strange because I also get really bad cramps and sore breasts every month. That was actually really nice for a change. The day after it was over I started having sort of period-like cramps for 10 days straight with no period. I was about to call the doctor because it was so weird, but then it stopped. On 4/28/12 I had spotting no cramps or sore breasts. One time I wiped and it was very small amount of pink tinged with just a little bit of brown streaks. It was only one time that day and one time the next day 4/29/12. Then nothing else until about 1 pm the next day 4/30/12. I actually went to WalMart and bought a pregnancy test and as I was walking out the door to leave and I felt the period starting feeling. So I haven't used it yet. I am now having that really light flow period like I had on 4/2/12 but have some cramping now. It is 5/1/12 and still having this really light period. All of this is very unusual and I have never ever had anything like this before. I was excited for a minute thinking I might be pregnant (even though I am not really trying to get pregnant) but now I am worried something is wrong "down there." Has this happened to anybody else? Any advise? I have a doctor appointment later this week but I am worried.

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my boyfriend &I had unprotected sex Sunday morning he did ejaculate inside me twice... I wasn't too worried because I was to start my period today.. yesterday there was this light pink discharge maybe blood but only when I went to the restroom nothing this morning until about 11 it went from light pink to bright red but still only when I used the restroom now back to a light pink but if I wipe like 2or 3 times is gone..nothing on my panty liner... it comes and goes nithing steady could someone tell me what's going on????

September 22, 2013 - 7:49am
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my boyfriend &I had unprotected sex Sunday morning he did ejaculate inside me twice... I wasn't too worried because I was to start my period today.. yesterday there was this light pink discharge maybe blood but only when I went to the restroom nothing this morning until about 11 it went from light pink to bright red but still only when I used the restroom now back to a light pink but if I wipe like 2or 3 times is gone..nothing on my panty liner... it comes and goes nithing steady could someone tell me what's going on????

September 18, 2013 - 2:13pm
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I started bleeding on friday but nothing going on the pad just on the tissue its been 5 days now got sterilized 3 years ago and going through the menopause can this be the menopause causing this or something else

September 17, 2013 - 10:29am
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hey im writing cause i have a concern my period comes regular every month but this month my period came strange i got it on the evening and it left that same nite i even put a pad on thinking it was gunna come regular but it didnt and now im having a lot of cramps what ya guys thinks is going on with me i need advise or what ya think to get me thinking

September 11, 2013 - 10:07am
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My period is 4 days early and im bleeding a little reddish Orange blood what could dis mean am im pregnant?

June 7, 2013 - 7:26am

I took the pregnancy test, which came back negative. I have the doctor appointment today too. I forgot to mention that in between "periods" I have had constant clear watery flow. It has no smell and is the consistency of water. Almost like a dripping faucet. It's not coming from leaking pee either.... Weird. I am still having the light period as well but it is VERY watery and an orange red color kind of like a coral or salmon color. WEIRDDDDD. So I am not pregnant but this still is very unusual. I am sure it will be explained away as irregular periods or something, but I just have a feeling something is wrong and I haven't come across other examples similar to mine to compare it to. :-/

May 2, 2012 - 7:24am
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