Decidual Bleeding and Period Posted: 07-04-08 21:22pm
Bleh. Sorry if I'm bother you guys again
so tell me if this is in the wrong forum
thingy.
I've learned that there's such thing as
decidual bleeding where women get their
"period during their pregnancy". How can
you tell what's the difference between a
"period during pregnancy" (decidual
bleeding) and you're regular period?
I'm still freaking out about pregnancy
because of this--I got my period a day
earlier than usual but I don't know if I
should think I'm safe yet. My period
usually lasts anywhere from 2-4 days but I
heard that decidual bleeding is pretty
much the same.
WAH. I'm rambling again, I don't know what
I'm saying. I just want to know the
difference. Thanks
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_tanya_
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Posted: 07-05-08 00:56am
Ok decidual bleeding is shedding small
portions of the lining of your uterus
before the placenta has a chance to
completely attach yet, while a period is
shedding the entire lining.
You know how you'll know the difference?
One will give you a positive pregnancy
test and the other won't.
It's a myth that women get their period
during pregnancy. If you bleed during
pregnancy you are experiencing something
called vaginal bleeding not a period.
Women just ASSUME its their period since
they come to expect bleeding throughout
the month. When your hormones go out of
whack from pregnancy you may experience
vaginal bleeding in the first trimester
due to a couple of possible things: 1.
Losing portions of the uterine wall before
the placenta is completely attached, 2.
Blood clots on the placenta, 3.
Implantation bleeding, 4. Miscarriage, 5.
Molar Pregnancy, 6. Ectopic pregnancy. Now
numbers 1-3 are generally not harmful to
the mother or fetus, but numbers 4-6 are
something to be concerned about. If your
bleeding when your pregnant its definitely
advisable to see a doctor ASAP
So like I said if its decidual bleeding,
your test is going to show up positive
