| As joyful as the news that your are pregnant may be, | | | | to accommodate the baby. The increased blood flow |
| this is not a very easy time at all. During the nine, or | | | | provided by the brain to your cervix may be one |
| seven months when the woman is expecting, many | | | | cause, especially if the cervix is inflamed. Be careful |
| things may go wrong. This period of a woman' s life is | | | | though, if bleeding is high and lasts longer, see a doctor. |
| not easy. A main concern in a pregnant woman' s life | | | | As i have said before, bleeding in the first trimester is |
| should be is there is bleeding involved. Although many | | | | normal at some level. But it may also indicate problems |
| women say that they still have their period while | | | | with the fetus, ending in miscarriages. This unfortunate |
| pregnant, spotting or even bleeding is seen at the soon | | | | event could take place in the first twelve weeks of |
| to be mother, there is reason for concern. | | | | pregnancy. Mischarges are often accompanied by |
| First of all I would like to say that, even though a small | | | | chills, cramps and fever, besides bleeding. A doctor |
| range of women bleed at the beginning of their | | | | should be seen right away if this symptoms happen. If |
| pregnancy, this is not the same as with getting your | | | | powerful bleeding occurs, you may have another |
| period. When pregnant, the brain sends signals to the | | | | serious problem that could endanger you as well as |
| uterus not to menstruate. It sometimes happens that a | | | | your baby. This is the case of ectopic pregnancies |
| woman may loose small amounts of blood at the | | | | that have a happening rate of one in 60 and are |
| beginning of the pregnancy. This is not a risk to the | | | | extremely dangerous. |
| baby, but if the flow increases, a doctor must be | | | | Bleeding can also happen in the late stages of |
| consulted at once. | | | | pregnancy, and again this is not your period. The cause |
| At least one in five women have bleedings in the first | | | | for this bleeding are may be a mischarge of even a |
| trimester of pregnancy. This does not mean you still | | | | stillborn. Even as a women advances in her pregnancy, |
| have your period. This bleeding is caused by other | | | | the risk of loosing her baby or giving birth to a dead |
| factors. What happens is that when the egg is trying | | | | child still exist.The bleeding may also be accompanied |
| to implant itself in the woman's uterus blood may flow. | | | | by cramps or contractions. It is imperative that you see |
| This situation only happens for a few days and the | | | | a doctor, especially if you are bleeding heavily. |
| blood stream is very low. | | | | Things are not always that bad, though. You might |
| One should not worry if bleeding starts at the beginning | | | | have an inflated cervix as well. That can be treated. |
| of the pregnancy. If it is low and only lasts a few days, | | | | So if bleeding happens in the second or third trimester, |
| there should be no concern. This actually happens | | | | better see a doctor and try to remain as calm as |
| because the cervix is going through different changes | | | | possible. |