Did you have a "period" after you were pregnant?

I'm TTC #1, so everything is new.  And of course, I'm paying too much attention to every little thing!

I talked to a friend who said a girl she works with just had her baby at full term, but they had to move her due date up by two months. They first thought she might be having twins because she was so big for how far along she was. Turns out she was two months further along than she knew - the dr figured this out at her ultrasound. She said she had no idea for two months that she was pregnant!

Since, I've asked people, and a lot of them "know someone" who didn't think they'd missed a period, but were pregnant.

I know about implantation bleeding, lighter flow, earlier than usual, etc, getting mistaken for a period. Is anyone willing to share whether they experienced something that they really couldn't tell from their normal period?

I'm not sure what TTC #1 means, but I was unknowingly pregnant for almost 2 months. A trip to my in-laws prompted me to take a pregnancy test. I didn't really think I was pregnant, but I was quite "carsick" every time we were in the car. I've always had motion sickness, so I didn't think anything of it. I just thought the drive was really bad this time.
In any case, I've had a very short, light period for years. This was true a month before my trip. too. When I discovered I was pregnant, I thought maybe just a few weeks. When I went into my first prenatal visit, I was almost done with my first trimester. Boy, was I shocked!
I asked my OB about it, and he said it's quite normal for some women to spot or bleed in the first month. He explained that it was most likely "leftover" after the cervix was sealed.
In a way, I was relieved that my weight gain wasn't random. *LOL*

"trying to concieve for the first time" :)

I had bleeding with both my girls.

With #1 it was just spotting and there would be no mistaking it for anything else.

With #2 it was a subchorionic hemorrhage.  Gushing blood numerous times over the course of a week.  I thought I had lost the baby for sure.  I could see mistaking it for a period if I hadn't already known I was pg.  Lucky for me, my bean stuck it out and she's now 15 months old.

Good luck.

I thought I had my period when I was really pregnant.  My periods are always very light, so I didn't notice a difference in flow necessarily.  It was lighter in color than normal.  My doc said probably implantation bleeding.  I was 2 months pregnant also before I figured it out.

sapid_sugar - thanks for sharing, that makes sense to me. When I heard the first tale, I thought, "two months, how can you not know for two months", but I didn't consider that might only be one period. DUH.

juliemae2 - wow, #2 story sounds scary, thank goodness everything was okay. Thanks for the luck wishes!

sarah_mc21 - thanks, it seems like most of these responses are from people with the "light period" experience, which I can totally see would make it easier to overlook something a bit lighter.

Overall, I was asking because I like to think there might be some hope even if I get a "period", that maybe I'm mistaking something.  But I'm not really a "light period for years" kind of gal, so I guess I'd notice. And I guess that's why I found it hard to imagine others wouldn't! Thanks for the input, gals!

I've had five and I had bleeding and spotting with all of them. It usually happened around the time that I would normally have my period anyway. If your stressing about every little thing it puts too much stress on you in general. Just relax and enjoy the "trying" part.

Good advice, calirn!

I too am not a "light period" kind of gal, but I did have a "false" period during pregnancy.  In my case, I got pregnant within a month of stopping the my birth control.  So... although my "period" the next month definitely was different than the previous month, I attributed that to my body adjusting to being off the Pill, not my body adjusting to being PREGNANT.  ;-)

finnsal- if you just got off the pill, your period could be totally out of whack. It could be lighter or heavier, whether or not you're pregnant. I wish you all the best in TTC. Having a child is the most wonderful, rewarding experience I've ever been thru. It's also the most tiring- LOL! Enjoy the time you have to yourselves, in the meantime. They are few and far between after a baby.
When you do find out you're pregnant, keep this in mind. Try to appreciate all of the inconveniences of being pregnant. Most people miss being pregnant after they've delivered. I know I did.

Slightly off topic but -

My mom's friend didn't know that she was pregnant until she gave birth at 4am one morning on the kitchen floor after going downstairs to get some tablets for an upset stomache.  

Normal periods all the way through.  

That was a suprise!  :o)

Thanks for sharing more information, all.

Yiscah - these are the kinds of accounts I'm hearing more and more of. I guess we're not all that "regular" for a number of reasons, so it's not hard to get tricked sometimes.

sapid - I've not been on the pill for about eight years, and I'm lucky to have pretty predictable cycles. Thanks for the advice, I love your points about enjoying the time to ourselves (I have step sons, so what it means to be busy with kids is not foreign to us!), and also about appreciating all of the inconveniences. I totally look forward to being pregnant, not just to having a baby. I hope I can enjoy it!

sunnybra - that's like an urban legend story! Crazy to know someone it actually happened to!