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Anyone had a short 'period' type bleed and go on to get a bfp?

115 replies

tousled · 14/08/2012 11:03

I posted in Conception, but wondered if anyone here might be able to shed some light on my odd 'period' ?www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1540057-Is-it-possible-to-have-a-two-day-heavy-bleed-and-be-pregnant?msgid=33531280#33531280

Driving myself crazy wondering if I could be pregnant.. Confused

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AWKitty1 · 30/10/2017 14:37

Hi there, new to this and never been pregnant before. I had a very short bleed on 18th which lasted no longer than 24hours but didn’t think anything of it. Last week I suffered with some quite hefty headaches and thought it was down to needing a new eye test. Last night I had really itchy breasts and today I feel pulling and cramping on my abdomen. Would it be too early to test? And are these signs of pregnancy?

nearlymarried · 02/11/2017 07:07

hi - hoping someone can help.

fiance and i are not exactly TTC but equally we have been together for 12 years and are somewhat of the view that if it happens it happens and we would be delighted - we are both in our early 30s with fairy good careers so we are in a position to be able to deal with a child.

i was 4 days late for AF so took a test - BFN.

1 day after this i had some very light bleeding (only when wiping) the following day i got what i assume is AF so took that to mean we are not pregnant Sad

thing is AF only lasted for just over 24 hours and was pretty light. im normally heavy with clots for 5-7 days but this one was light (didnt even half fill a pad) and had no clots...was however fairly bright red.

i have been feeling sick and really tired for a couple of weeks now - best way to describe sickness is i can taste metal ALL the time and only way to stop feeling queasy is to eat....not helping slimming world!

am i imagining it all or could i be pregnant?

too scared to test just yet as (surprisingly to me) i was actually pretty sad when i got my BFN last week.

how long should i wait to test?

also can anyone recommend particular tests? i used CB digital at the weekend.

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Teetee25 · 21/11/2017 22:23

Hi girls! I’m only 17 at the moment but I think I may be pregnant? I’ve been getting pains in my stomach I’ve never had before and had one morning where I was feeling quite sick on and off for about 3 hours. I’ve taken a test and it shown negative, I conceived about a week ago and I’m due on my period on the 28th, but I really need advice on what you guys think? I also bled last night for about an hour really lightly then it stopped? Any help?

Lf1x · 06/02/2018 22:00

Soo ladies, my last period started on 22/12/17 I had unprotected sex on 07/01/18 went for the MAP on the following Tuesday 09/01 so was taken within 48 hrs. Next period was due 19/01 (I’m usually like clockwork) took a pregnancy test once it was a week late was positive, took a further 4 tests (all positive but 1 negative) went docs for blood tests and was told my hcg levels were quite low and would need to go back the following week. Then a couple of days later started cramping and passing clots this lasted 2 days but was very on and off, wasn’t like a period, assumed that if I was pregnant, I’m not anymore and didn’t go for the further tests which should’ve been today. Just wondering if anyone else has had something similar happen to them? I still have symptoms of pregnancy (tired, frequently going to the loo, sore boobs, off certain foods) Thanks in advance xx

Simran1 · 23/03/2018 15:30

Hello Ladies,

I have been TTC from 3 years. my AF was due on 18-Mar-18 but on 19th morning I got my periods which started slowly and started heavily in the evening, continued the 2nd day and on 3rd day stopped with only faint spots. What I noticed differently this time is
1)I didnt have PMS symptom which usually will start after ovulation with a very painful boobs and will be gone when my period starts. This time it was only light pain for 2-3 days before AF.
2) The period was just watery with pink, brown and red. no clots at all. 3) My period was only 1.5 to 2 days and usually it will be 3 full days with heavy bleeding and clots.
4) other symptoms like Nausea, frequent urination, very hungry.

Today I have severe headache, slight nausea, frequent urination and feeling hungry all the time. But no sore breasts, no food craving or no other pregnancy symptoms.
I took a pregnancy test on 22-Mar which AF+4 days but it came negative. not even a faint line. Should I have some hopes and test on 26-Mar which is 7 days after the AF. As I tested with cheap online kit, should I test with some good kit? Please suggest.

ConfusedUnsure · 15/05/2018 23:25

Hey, I'm new here. Had a really really weird cycle this month. Was about 4 days instead of 5, really really light. No cramping at all. Normally I have heavy cycles that last closer to 7 days with loads of cramping. How long should I wait before testing? Could I be sick instead?

BethP87 · 02/06/2018 00:39

Hi, im new here this month of may been very confusing for me been ttc since 3months i really thought i was pregnant this time im irregular but never had this before i spotted on may 8th only when i wipe for 4 days i also had unprotected sex on 2 of those spotted days i started to have light pains on my boobs a week later and after a few more days my boobs were so sore i could barely give a hug to my husband and had really low back pain i was late for 5 days during that time all tests were bfn so i was devastated thinking i just really wasn't pregnant so on may 30th that was 6day late i got my period was heavy for 2 days and today the 3 day which is june1st is light almost nothing its just so wierd could i still be pregnant?

Dsmama06 · 03/06/2018 06:40

My period was due May 23 and didn’t show. Saturday came along and I started lightly bleeding which I thought it was just a late period. My periods are regularly light. I threw up about 8 times Saturday night thinking that it could possibly be food poisoning. My appetite hasn’t been right through out the week. I’ve been gassy/ gurgle stomach. Not really many other symptoms of pregnancy. My period only lasted half of the day on Saturday and then followed by brown discharge for a few days. It’s been a week and still no sign of my period. This has never happened to me before so I was curious what you all think? I have not taken an at home pregnancy test.

wonderwoman4life · 12/07/2018 08:14

Hi I'm new here I'm 25yrs old my husband and I have been ttc for 4yrs. No luck I had a strange period mines normally heavy then light this time I just ended my period 18days later I started spotting brown for 6days then 2 days of light light bleeding red and the following day spotting red then next day clear fyi I douch before and after my period using idione And water basically medicated douche to flush out any old blood I'm confused don't want to get my hopes up has anyone else experienced this and had a positive pregnancy test?

Daisynner · 19/09/2018 07:47

Hi did any of you find your result? We’re you pregnant? I’m going through something similar and it’s driving me insane.

I was due on my period on the 4th of September but it didn’t come. Took a test, negative. I was 10 days late and took another test negative. On day 10 I started a pink discharge, which turned to very light, bright red bleed for only 2 days. Confused is an understatement because I usually bleed heavy. I’ve had sore boobs, tired, clear discharge from left boob, twinges, and nausea which I have been sick a few times.

I took a test this morning (just a tescos one.) which is 4 days after the short period and it came back negative. If I was pregnant I would be 6 weeks? But is it possible or is it just in my mind?

noble1990 · 23/10/2018 17:49

Hello,
@daisynner what’s was the outcome?

My period was 4 days late and when it arrived was dark brown in colour. The following day it was red but lighter than normal and last half a day maximum and then returned brown. It lasted 2.5 days at most. My boobs also feel larger and nipples look more veiny? Even partner has commented. I took a test when three days late and negative, wasn’t going to retest as period showed, just concerned as very different to normal.
Anyone has anything similar ?
Thanks

Daisynner · 23/10/2018 20:18

@noble1990 not good news for me unfortunately, I had a faint positive a week afterwards and then a heavy bleed the week after that so docs think it was a chemical :c

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noble1990 · 23/10/2018 21:12

Sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed for you on next cycle x x

Emmalouise5688 · 03/11/2018 16:09

So last week at 9po I got a very faint bfp pic attached. Then 5 days later this Thurs just gone I got what I think is AF but it was heavy and crampy day one that the cramps made me wince at one point day 2 very light and today one little bit of brown when I wiped sorry tmi now there is nothing. Have I just had a very light period ps its my first pill free cycle

Anyone had a short 'period' type bleed and go on to get a bfp?
katiemay12 · 30/05/2019 13:42

Had a period last weds two days then yesterday two possitives and today a negative am i oreg

katiemay12 · 30/05/2019 13:51

Period last weds two days then yest two possitives today negative am i pregnant

katiemay12 · 30/05/2019 17:18

I had a two day bleed last weds did two test yesterday possitive both then a false today rang doctor said most likely pregnant re test in about a week fingers crossed i am

katiemay12 · 03/06/2019 19:42

Hi ive had a two day bleed two weeks ago and did 5 possitives test two neg am i pregnant got early pregnacy clinic morning

fonxey · 03/06/2019 22:19

I don't know.

My last period was really weird. Very light and very short. And also earlier than expected. I thought it was just begging weird and was really depressed thinking I'd missed ovulation.

At my scan she dated me as a week ahead. And i thought it'd be a week behind. Because i thought i ovulated at least a week and a half after my period according to my bbt and ovulation test.

So when i counted back from wherei thought i was...i guess i might have conceived just before my last period? And that it wasn't even a period. It was really light, the majority was over after one and a half days, the rest very light spotting i didn't even bother with my cup.

But then i had what seemed to be an ovulation afterwards according to bbt graph and ov tests i took. But who knows, maybe just heard to interpret.

But it might just be stress. I was so stressed about trying to read my cycle after having come off my pill. And at the thine i was feeling so low. But then to me if she's dated me ahead by a week it's the only explanation cos me and the bf only had sex once that week. It was pretty crappy. We were both dead tired from work, and had no energy. i was depressed about but getting pregnant at the time (or rather just feeling like i couldn't read my body)

Anyway i for my bfp the day i thought my next period was due had no symptoms beyond usual period symptoms such as bloating and bigger boobs.

So it's a possibility. Or it could just be a weird period. It happens. Try not to read anything into it i wasn't even hoping to be pregnant at the thine, is given up and just thought to hell!

Otherwise you just torture yourself every month.

fonxey · 03/06/2019 22:21

Lol h this is all OLD thread. Serves me right, should look at the date and see that there were more pages!

katiemay12 · 04/06/2019 15:00

No joy was negative at Hospital realy was hopeing for a good outcome reckon might of been a chemical preg just keep trying

Momlife19 · 19/11/2019 03:45

I had my iud taken out oct. 18 had no complications no bleeding or cramping. I haven't bled since then. Friday and Saturday i just bled heavily for two days still no cramping but i feel every symptom my stomach looks like i swallowed a soccer ball but my doctor told me today that she didn't know what is going on but told me I'm not pregnant I'm just getting fat should i go get a second opinion or just let it go cause I'm so confused right now and i now it's not my period cause i bleed for three days instead of two anybody else feels where I'm coming from

Momlife19 · 19/11/2019 03:48

Now that the bleeding has stopped i feel nauseous and tired just like i did when i was pregnant with my 1 year old my husband and i are trying for baby #5 what am i doing wrong

GracefulAng · 19/11/2019 07:24

One lady on a group page I was on while we were TTC she felt disappointed that it's CD1. After her period ended, she used the sensor and had it downloaded - to her surprise, it was high, not usual after period, before ovulation. So she took hpt that day and it was positive. The admin person had to adjust her data to reflect that...

Period can easily fool anyone Smile

Awe30 · 25/05/2020 09:19

Hi ladies

I just wanted to share my story with someone hoping to find some information on whether they have conceived or not, I just got my bfpSmile this morning and I conceived through the pull out method believe it or not. The obvious sign I was expecting was having the white cm being present everyday during the 2 weeks wait espc during my workouts which felt like I peed myself ,it was a lot but not like mucus plug, just the white milky cm which prompted me to ask hubby to bring home a test last week, which I only used once I missed my period, which was today. I don't have any other pregnancy symptoms though except for sore boobs which I get around period time anyway, but did notice just before the bfp, my nose was dry and couldn't breathe through it espc at night.

I hope I've helped someone hoping they have conceived out there.

Good luck ladies Smile