Hi!
So this morning I woke up feeling fine and
then all of a sudden I started having
cramps/bleeding. If this is my period it
would be more than a week early *about ten
days, can't remember the exact day my last
period started*.
I am underweight so I am used to having
late periods that are generally very
short.
After I started bleeding I went online to
look up the reasons why I would have an
early period and the first few sites I
looked at were all about implantation
bleeding.
What I am experiencing is really unusual
for me. Normally I start really heavy, but
I am really light and there is a lot of
brown vs. the normal red that occurs
during the first few days of my period.
Last week I took two ridiculously long
naps and have been going to bed early. I
have had dizzy spells *but am used to them
because its not unusual for me to get
them*.
I am not bloated. In fact I usually get up
to 112 pounds right before my period but
am currently at 108 and have been for
several days now.
I have been getting mild headaches and
back pain for the last week now as well
though both have been generally very
mild.
Oh, and when one of my cats decided to
stroll across my chest this morning it
hurt like crazy, and have been tender.
But they don't seem as large as they
normally get when I'm on my period.
I'm so confused due to the fact that it is
so early and I'm having these mixed
signals which are so often related to
getting my period but are unusual for me
personally.
Also... yesterday I started crying after I
read an article. Normally it takes a lot
for me to cry and I have to be at wits end
but I was perfectly fine and then all of
the sudden I'm crying...
I know if I took a pregnancy test so soon
it would come out negative so I am just
looking for advice or people with
experience. I know implantation bleeding
only occurs in one third of women also.
But no matter how much i looked it up
there was no typical type of woman who
would get implantation bleeding.
And its really been hard to find any
information about whether symptoms of
pregnancy are different in underweight
women.
Any thoughts or advice would be really
useful. Thanks (:
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 05-05-08 03:09am
Hi sweetie.
If what you're experiencing is caused by
pregnancy, the buildup of pregnancy
hormones is causing it. This is the same
hormone that is tested by a pregnancy
test. I highly suggest taking one. If it's
negative, what you've been experiencing is
unrelated to pregnancy.
With my first pregnancy I experienced
implantation bleeding, but it was
literally just a tiny bit of blood that
was only there when I wiped. It could not
be mistaken for a period, and was not
accompanied by cramps. I obviously don't
know you and so I can't say for sure, but
it sounds like you might have gotten your
period earlier than normal. If irregular
periods are normal for you, perhaps it's
time to speak to your doctor about
regulating your cycle with birth control.
I'm also considered underweight. I'm 5'4"
and normally around 105 pounds. This is my
second pregnancy, and things have gone
just as normally for me as they've gone
for other women on this forum. I don't
believe symptoms are different for
underweight women unless you're extremely
underweight (90 pounds or less, I'm
thinking). If you are pregnant however,
it's extremely important that you monitor
your diet closely and take prenatal
vitamins to ensure your body is properly
nourished.
Good luck. You can contact me any time if
you have any questions.
