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Q: anxiety disorders pregnancy question

asked by: giganticworrywart on March 22nd, 2008

New User

i don't know if anyone remembers me, but i'm the paranoid hypochondriac who feared getting pregnant after getting fingered.
facts:
1. it was in early january.
2. he said he came on his hip but i don't know if any semen could've been wiped off anywhere else and i could've sat on it or something, and i'm also not sure if any could've been on his finger at the time but if there was it would've been a tiny amount.
3. i've never had sex, i'm not on birth control, and i'm 16.
4. i don't THINK i've had any pregnancy symptoms. i feel a little queasy, and i've been constipated along with perhaps a teensy bit of breast growth..but otherwise no morning sickness, fatigue, mood swings, or anything else.
5. i can't tell if i have a belly or not; i've looked all over the internet for pictures and seen it varies but i can't tell if on me it's just fat.
6. i have had my period in january, and i was a few days later in february so it was the very end of the month into the beginning of this. it was normal heaviness flow and whatnot, but i've read that some people have periods when pregnant.

now again i am freaking out, probably for no good reason, and i know i sound dumb but i have anxiety disorders and i want this to be one less thing i have to worry about.
i also really have no way of getting a test, i can't drive yet.

Replies(34)

Mabel

replied on March 22nd, 2008

Moderator

No, you aren't pregnant. Have you taken a pregnancy test just to put your mind at ease?

Periods aren't called periods when you are pregnant. They are called spotting and they aren't usually normal bleeding and don't resemble periods at all. If you were 3 months pregnant, it would be very obvious in a lot of ways.

Please take an HPT to put your own mind at ease. Believe what it says.

wildwoodflower

replied on March 22nd, 2008

Experienced User

Well actually there has been women who had "period like" bleeding for the first couple months during their pregnancy. I don't remember the condition but it happens. BUT, as you described it, you're probably not pregnant. HPT though!!

pregmumof2

replied on March 22nd, 2008

Moderator

Yes you deffinetly "wildwoodflower" all the woman in my family except me for some reason have had all their periods while being pregnant up to 8 or 9 months of pregnancy.....it doesn't have to be just spotting.But seriously you should somehow take a test just to put your own mind at rest...but honey you are panicking too much its highly unlikely that you could pregnant in the way you have described....not completly impossible but you would know by now if you were.....trust me after 3children i deffinetly know when ever i am without taking a test by 3 months...but you should take one to make sure.jade.

krystineM

replied on March 22nd, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

take a test, you may have gotten a late period in febuary because you were worrying still about being pregnant, but a period means that any thing that could have been inside you has been wiped away when your period comes.
stress can cause late periods and play with your body as well.
take a pregnancy test to see if you are though, but i dont think your pregnant. i think its most likely stress playing games with you.

rainstorm

replied on March 22nd, 2008

Experienced User

pregmumof2 wrote:

Do you understand what a period/menstruation is?

wildwoodflower

replied on March 23rd, 2008

Experienced User

She doesn't mean "period" technically, she means period like bleeding month by month.

rainstorm

replied on March 23rd, 2008

Experienced User

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

jessamyn

replied on March 23rd, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

Simply put... if youre that worried. a) get on birthcontrol b) take a test!

But no you are not pregnant!

pregmumof2

replied on March 23rd, 2008

Moderator

yes i do rainstorm......maybe next time you could read the posts properly.you can easily still have your periods while being pregnant....like i said all the woman in my family still get them when they are pregnant.

Reptar

replied on March 23rd, 2008

Experienced User

Before you jump down her throat, NO you cannot have a period while pregnant. You may have breakthrough bleeding, but it is in NO WAY a period. A period only occurs in women who aren't pregnant because you release the very nutrients a baby feeds on during pregnancy. If the women in your family actually had their periods, they would all miscarry or give still-births as the baby wouldn't be nourished.

pregmumof2

replied on March 24th, 2008

Moderator

absolute bull pooh......you are completly wrong.....after everything i have been through with 4 pregnancys and 3 children and miscarrying twins...im sorry but u are completly wrong....you CAN have periods and as
all the woman in my family would tell you and be able to show you they all have healthy living children...and yes they did have periods lasting up to about their 6 to 7 month and their periods lasted for the same amount of days...this is my two sisters, my mum,my nan and my 2 aunties.I'm the only woman in my close family to not have periods while being pregnant...a couple of you think you no it all about the facts of pregnancy but seriously i wouldnt come on here blurting rubbish.Im not saying they are releasing eggs in these bleeds but like being on the pill when you dont release eggs they are still classed as periods.

Mabel

replied on March 24th, 2008

Moderator

pregmumof2 wrote:

When you are pregnant they aren't called periods, they are called break thru bleeding. Women can bleed during pregnancy but they can not have periods. Periods are for cleansing out the uterus when there is no pregnancy and readying it for the next cycle. This doesn't happen when pregnant.

If you are experiencing bleeding during your pregnancy, please see a doctor. It needs to be checked out.

giganticworrywart

replied on March 24th, 2008

New User

Thanks for the replies, guys, and sorry for sparking some arguments here.
But yeah I know it's not really your menstrual period when you're pregnant, but with "break-through" bleeding is it as constant as a period? I know you're all thinking "damn another dumb kid" and I was probably overreacting.
I really don't think I am pregnant, I mean I would FEEL it or something right? It would definitely hurt more than it does when I press against my stomach..right?

I will definitely find a way to access an HPT if I can't seem to get over it even if I get my period again. It's normal flow though, I must be overreacting.

pregmumof2

replied on March 24th, 2008

Moderator

Ingi if you read it properly you will see that i said that I'm the only woman in my family NOT to have periods while pregnant so no i am not bleeding.But even though i no an egg is not released in these bleeds you CAN have all the way through a pregnancy health proffesionals....ie....midwifes,registras, consultants still refer to them as PERIODS.....in England anyway and in both hospitals i have laboured in already anyhow.

krystineM

replied on March 24th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

the beeding may mean a miscarriage, i dont think it would be as constant as a period. What your describing sounds like a period not break through bleeding.
Why dont you go to a planned parenthood clinic the tests are free, you dont have any other way to get a HPT??

Reptar

replied on March 24th, 2008

Experienced User

pregmumof2 wrote:

Well then they're WRONG. They're not physically periods, just as implantation bleeding is not a period, and like other breakthrough bleeding is not considered a period. The only medical definition of a period is as Ingi said, is to cleanse the uterus when an egg fails to become fertilized and thus you're NOT pregnant. I don't care if they call it a yeast infection or the apolcolypse, it's neither just like it's not a period. And just because all the women in your family have BREAKTHROUGH bleeding, does not mean it's normal, it should be checked out, and it's still not a period.

Mabel

replied on March 24th, 2008

Moderator

I am not disregarding the fact that some women do indeed bleed in pregnancy. They do not, however, have a period. It isn't called a period because it does not signal the begining of a cycle.

WEB MD

Quote:

This is one of the most FAQs that I encounter at both the WebMD Fertility Center and the Pregnancy Board at WebMD: "Is it normal to have a PERIOD while I'm pregnant?"...

I am amazed at how often intelligent women answer this question with things like, "I had my period for three months, even though I was pregnant," and "My mother had her period all along during her pregnancy..."

The bottom line is this: By definition, it is impossible to menstruate or have a period during pregnancy! That's because a period is the shedding of the uterine lining (the endometrium) that occurs in response to the fall of estrogen and progesterone when you're not pregnant.

So, bleeding during pregnancy is not a period even if it comes when a period is supposed to, and it's character and duration mimics menstruation. Any bleeding during pregnancy is not normal, although many women who bleed during pregnancy do just fine and go on and deliver healthy babies at term.

A universally correct response to any woman who is pregnant, bleeding, and concerned is to say that, "bleeding is never normal, but it does not always mean that a miscarriage is inevitable." If the bleeding is significantly heavier than a period, it could be an emergency, and it ought to call your doctor or go to the emergency room immediately. If the bleeding is about like a period, or less than that, it is probably safe to report the bleeding on the next office workday, UNLESS there is severe pain accompanying the bleeding. If you're in pain, better get it checked out, even if it's during the night or over the weekend."

Causes of bleeding in early pregnancy include impending miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy, but also less significant things like a raw cervix and placental aggressiveness (a term I coined for the fact that sometimes the placenta grows too close to a uterine blood vessel that starts to bleed). Later in pregnancy, placenta previa or cervix ripening can cause bleeding to occur. Usually the response to reports of bleeding during pregnancy is to perform an ultrasound, to document the presence or absence of a fetal heartbeat (early on), or to locate the placenta (late pregnancy). Rarely is the blood itself observed on the ultrasound; reports of "subchorionic bleeding or hemorrhage" are rarely useful.

So, I always reply that, "You can't have a period when you're pregnant. Bleeding is never good or normal in pregnancy, but it's not always really bad news. If it's not heavy, and you're not in pain, let your doctor's office know about it when they're next open."

There. Let this pregnancy Q&A occupy its place as the first real clinical post on this site. Enough said; let it rest.

Aloha,

RW, MD

All vaginal bleeding does not equal a period.

pregmumof2

replied on March 24th, 2008

Moderator

I NEVER SAID IT DID.....thats just what they say when they are talking about it....all my family say periods because its easyer than saying "break through bleeding" the staff at my hospital just REFER to them as periods......you are being very PADANTIC ingi....for goodness sake.and i'm 9 months pregnant so dont need to take a test.lol.the bump and terrible problems i am having are proof enough.all im saying is after 3 children and miscarriages my consultant refers to them as periods while pregnant,no egg but bleeding every month as if like normal.but still having healthy living babies.....all the woman in my close family have had this so unless you are saying i'm seeing my family with healthy alive babies but in reality they all miscarried then please come out and say i'm lieing.....you dont know me or my family but hey if you are ignorant then go ahead.

Mabel

replied on March 24th, 2008

Moderator

I wasn't the person who said any of that, actually. I am giving factual information because thousands of young girls read these replies all the time. I want them to know that, yes, you can have bleeding in pregnancy - but it isn't called a period.

I'm not sure why you are so angry. Show me what I posted that ticked you off please.

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