Period 1 week early or miscarriage?

[Anonymous]

So I am pretty regular 24-25 day cycle. Based on the my last period, I was expecting to have another one on Nov. 25th. But yesterday evening I had spotting and cramps, and now i have what feels like my period. (normal flow). Is this a miscarriage? or just weird 1 week early period?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

I cannot believe it is a miscarriage because you would be so early in the pregnancy. You would have ovulated on Day 14 or so, only six days ago. Implantation occurs 7-14 days after conception, so any fertilized egg would likely not even have implanted yet. I would discuss with your OB/GYN what else might be causing you to have your period so early, especially if you are usually this regular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe it is a miscarriage because you would be so early in the pregnancy. You would have ovulated on Day 14 or so, only six days ago. Implantation occurs 7-14 days after conception, so any fertilized egg would likely not even have implanted yet. I would discuss with your OB/GYN what else might be causing you to have your period so early, especially if you are usually this regular.

Thanks. My ovulation cycle starts day 10, which would mean that this would be day 7 (I think). I will discuss with my obgyn.

[Anonymous]

If anything a chemical pregnancy would delay a period not cause one to come early. You likely ovulated early since you tend to ovulate on the earlier side from what you stated.

[Anonymous]

FWIW- I appeared to get my period 1 week early-- it seemed like a full period, albeit possibly slightly lighter (and I have been TTC for 4 years- not an idiot in these matters). It was actually implementation bleeding. I had a positive pregnancy test 2 weeks later, then miscarried the next week. I don't know if the heavy early bleeding was a warning I was going to miscarry.
If you are tracking your bbt- you can tell if it is your period or not b/c your temp should have dropped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If anything a chemical pregnancy would delay a period not cause one to come early. You likely ovulated early since you tend to ovulate on the earlier side from what you stated.

+1

Now that you are TTC you may want to refresh you knowledge of the female reproductive system.