Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Clearwater, FL
Period And Pregnancy, Or Spotting? Posted: 12-03-03 17:39pm
I took a pregnancy test yesterday. It
showed a faint positive, meaning the
second line was not that dark, however it
was there. My friend, who has been
pregnant twice says that this same thing
happened to her and each time she was
pregnant. Yesterday I was about eleven
days late for my period. I have
experienced all of the symptoms, including
breast soreness, nausea, exhaustion, and
strange feelings in my stomach. My
stomach has constantly felt as if I had
thrown up several times in a row, that
soreness that you feel afterwards.
Today, I did not feel my period was
starting or anything like that, I just
went to use the bathroom. When I wiped,
there was blood on the toilet paper.
There was no blood in the toilet or on my
underwear. I've been having cramps today,
and every time I use the bathroom when I
wipe there is blood, but nothing on the
pad, and nothing in the toilet when I
urinate. To add a little more
complication, my mother never skipped her
period during her pregnancy with myself
and my twin brother.
Is that hereditary? Is there any way to
tell the difference between spotting or
possibly miscarriage?
I am so confused right now, after having a
positive test result, and then seeming to
start my period. I know that no one here
can tell me if I am pregnant or not, but
has anyone experienced something similar?
How heavy is too heavy for spotting?
As I said before, I was about eleven days
late, I did not have my period at all in
nov. Could I just have skipped the month?
My periods tend to be very regular.
Any help you could offer would be great.
I can not find out more from my mother
about her experience with period and
pregnancy because she is very religious,
and would be upset if I asked her about
pregnancy. My fiancee and I are very much
in love and planning to get married next
year, we were not expecting this, and we
are both very confused with the mixed
signals. Any kind of help would be great.
Also i've been experiencing headaches and
severe dizziness for the past week and a
half.
Thank you.
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nikki_caro
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 4921 Location: Right here at work!
Posted: 12-03-03 17:50pm
Ok well I think you are spotting. Which
means you can be pregnant. Spotting does
occur for women who are pregnant, maybe up
to six months. My suggestion is because
you are having symptoms and you are
spotting, plus the faint positive...Take
another test in the morning for best
results. Whichever the results are, and
your period is not getting heavier, go see
a doc for a blood test for a final answer.
I have been very late, but my period
started out light for about 3 days, and
got heavy and I wasnt pregnant. So just
take another test and keep watch on your
period. Good luck!
Welcome to the forum!
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fosterchyld
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Clearwater, FL
Posted: 12-03-03 18:35pm
Thank you so much for your quick reply. I
was under the impression that spotting was
very very light. After reading through
some of the posts, I am seeing that it can
be heavier. Whatever it is, the coloring
is getting much lighter and I do not have
cramping anymore. I will take another
test on friday, and I will go to the
doctor on monday. Should I still do this
if the bleeding becomes heavier and more
like my regular cycle? I'm worried that
maybe, since my mother had her period
throughout her pregnancy, that I may be
further along than I know. I am a smoker,
and since the faint positive I have not
smoked, but this morning when I saw the
blood and thought my period had started I
did smoke an ultralight cigarette, if you
are a heavy smoker is it unsafe to quit
cold turkey if you are pregnant? Could
quitting suddenly like that cause
spotting? I smoke about a pack a day,
sometimes less sometimes more, and have
smoked steadily for the past three years.
Also is it normal to have something like
hot flashes or a feeling of a fever (cold
sweat, feeling hot) without actually
having a temperature? I appreciate your
patience, i've gotten so many different
answers from different friends, that I
know pregnancies and their symptoms vary
greatly between people. I work in a
factory though, and it is on your feet
work all night. I am wondering if it
would be safer for me, if there is a
possiblity of miscarriage if I stayed home
tonight, I work from 11:30pm- 7:30am,
which adds to the stress a little bit.
Michael and I were not expecting
pregnancy, but if I really am pregnant, I
don't want to lose it.
Anyway, I know you can only give me
advice, but it is very helpful just to
have someone to talk to.
Thanks
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nikki_caro
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 4921 Location: Right here at work!
Posted: 12-03-03 18:59pm
Hello! Well the bleeding can be heavy for
spotting too, but I dont think it can be
passed on from your mom. Even though she
had it. It might, it might not. If you
are heavier I would suggest taking a test
once its done. Its a bit early for
walking or being on your feet to be
harming a baby. Walking is actually best
for the baby, but smoking is it. Smoking
only decreases the chances of becoming
pregnant and increases birth defects, so
during this time I suggest not smoking at
all. The sweats and the fever feeling
might not be a pregnancy symptom but the
withdrawals from quitting the smoking. It
happened to my husband but he hasnt fully
quit yet. You might just want to take a
test once the bleeding stops and if you
still feel uncomfortable, go to a doctor
and get a blood test for a sure result.
Good luck. Also you can go to www.Babycenter.Com
and they have very many fact on symptoms,
nutrition, babies,
conception...Everything. So you can check
it out if you want! Good luck!
