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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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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

What Happend Afterall Because i'm having the same thing :O

August 4, 2014 - 11:23am
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

What Happend Afterall Because i'm having the same thing :O

August 4, 2014 - 11:22am
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Anonymous

Hi everyone I'm 37 have 3 children can't believe I'm posting on here lol but can't find any other advise to what's going on part from implantaion bleeding which I don't think this is even thou it's weird well here goes 5 days ago I wiped myself an has blood thinking it was my period but it never came instead I lost a brown discharge for 5 days this morning it's turned into light red blood but very light any ideas as to what is going on with my cycle this month thinking of seeing doctor

July 2, 2014 - 3:37am
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Anonymous

Hi all.. well I have been searching for answers but no ine really gives a answer .... I am 2 weeks late perio. CRAMPING.. negative test and now blood whennibwipe comes and goes changes from red to brown... I am so confused we are trying for a baby ..however I don' kno to do my docdoctor is useless... has any one ever got negative test and blood but still been pregnan? ??

June 25, 2014 - 5:37pm
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Anonymous

Hello,
I have been spotting dark brown bleed for 3 days and its stoped for 4 days started again for another 4 day, am now a day late for my period. I am so worried because myself and husband have been trying for a baby for a year now could these be it? Am not using any bc please help it any body have answer to my problem.

June 20, 2014 - 8:19am
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I had last period 5/2/14. On 5/24/14 I had unprotected sex and was expecting a period 5/30/14 but it did not come. On 6/5/14 I had unprotected sex again and this time my boyfriend ejaculated inside me. The next day I took a generic emergency contraception. On 6/14/14 I had unprotected sex and was ejaculated in again. I took another generic emergency contraception on 6/16/14 and the next day when I went to the bathroom I seen light reddish brownish blood when I wipe. Today it is a little more but only when I wipe. I also see small dark red clots. What can be going on?

June 18, 2014 - 11:08am
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

i have the same thing now.

August 8, 2014 - 9:48am
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

I took a pregnancy test last week as well and got a negative result.

June 18, 2014 - 11:10am
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Anonymous

I am experiencing the same thing, but I am only 2 days late on my cycle. I am 20 and had a regular cycles my whole life. I am married and my husband and I watch to make sure he doesn't do anything during ovulation, but that is the only preventative I have used. I have no kids only sexually active 1 year. This last ovulation period I missed the fact that I was ovulating! I have no tender breasts, slight back cramps but nothing out of a normal tired back range, no cramps as of late, but about 4 days ago I was spotting a tan kind of blood, which I thought was an earlier period (it starts like that then hits really hard the next day) and had cramps with it (REALLY REALLY bad cramps), but it all went away the next day! I am a heavy bleeder so this is so scary for me. I talked to a friend that has been pregnant before and she says I probably am pregnant. I haven't taken a test yet But if I go another 5 days without my period I will be. I have been very thirsty all day and need to use the bathroom too frequently. I am also experiencing constant diarrhea which according to one of my searches is a sign of pregnancy. And probably I fit 2/3 of the list. No vomiting feeling yet, but I did have what I assumed was a flu 7 days ago where I was pretty nauseated and fatigued. I'm scared! If I am pregnant it will be my first.

June 8, 2014 - 11:43pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

To continue... yesterday day 3 late. I noticed I felt "fat" but comfortable and kinda bubbly in my adominal. I would eat half of something and get nauseous with the next bite. I did this four times without thinking about it. I am hungry more often, tired an want to nap and now have slightly sore nipples. My husband made me take a pregnancy test it was negative and I took one today (day 4) to see if it was a user error. Negative. So what's going on with me? I still feel a bubbly full stomach, but no cramps.

June 10, 2014 - 10:12am
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