July 7th, 2009
I know that you can have light spotting when youre pregnant, but a period can also be light and spotting.. How do you tell the difference? I get light periods a lot and I hate it because I never really know if that means I’m pregnant or not.. Is there a way to know other than taking a test everytime I get a lighter period?
When I first found out I was pregnant they said it was very early on and they didn’t think it had yet implanted. A couple of days later I had some pinkish brownish discharge overnight - went back a couple of days after that (I’m being closely monitored because I’ve been suffering from bad stomach ache - they wanted to check where it was i.e. to check that it wasn’t epotic) and low and behold it’s implanted and in the right place!
The discharge (it was more discharge than spotting) was pinky brownish with no smell - like the sort that you get towards the end of your period.
Hope that helps!
There is no way of telling really unless its a lot lighter than your usual period, hardly enough to see except on a tissue when you wipe yourself.
Periods usually contain enough blood/womb lining that you need to wear a tampon or pad at least for a couple of days. If its this heavy and happens when you normally would expect your period then I would think it indicates you are not pregnant.