r/interesting • u/IshigamiSenku04 • 1d ago

This woman never had a baby bump throughout her pregnancy MISC.

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The baby was totally fine

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Similar story to my sister. She was about 8 months, went to the bathroom and passed out at work. Went to the hospital to be checked out, discovered she was full-blown pregnant. The baby was born prematurely, had to stay in the NICU for quite some time.

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u/Imaginary_Recipe9967 1d ago

What was her excuse for the missed periods?

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u/Beznia 1d ago

Some women just really don't get them often. My ex was never on birth control, but in 5 years together she had maybe a dozen periods. Spent a fortune on pregnancy tests when we were 17-18 but then just got over it.

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u/traffician 1d ago

that's fkn wild

is there a medical term for that?

nm i looked it up

Oligomenorrhea (pronounced uh-li-gu-meh-nr-ee-uh) is the medical term for having infrequent menstrual periods. ClevelandClinic.org

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u/Money_Engineer_3183 1d ago

Can also be PCOS

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u/sadArtax 1d ago

Oligomenorrhea is potentially a symptom of pcos.

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u/Money_Engineer_3183 1d ago

Ah, I see. But yeah, typically anyone with irregular cycles (I don't just mean varying from the usual 4ish weeks, but widely varying from one cycle to the next) has hormonal imbalances that should absolutely be checked out for a wide number of reasons.

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u/sadArtax 1d ago

Sure but doesn't mean it's PCOS. Also, not all folks with PCOS have oligo or amenorrhea.

Ironically (relative to this post about pregnancy) many people with pcos are subfertile.

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u/Money_Engineer_3183 1d ago

Yes of course. Just hoping that maybe some people with irregular cycles might see this thread and realize it's not normal and hopefully seek out a doctor to find the underlying cause.

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u/Bangchucker 1d ago

Apparently some women still get a pseudo period while pregnant.

There is also a lot of variation with period timing and intensity for women. Some women bleed very little some a lot, some always have it the same time every month some it's less predictable.

If it's a case of failed hormonal birth control they might also not be getting a period and not realize or think to test for pregnancy.

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u/GildedLily16 1d ago

Yeah, I typically test at least 3 times a year just to make sure. I have a hormonal IUD lol

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u/boring_person13 1d ago

Also, you have increased blood flow while pregnant and sometimes you'll have spotting after sex because the cervix becomes softer. I had something called a subchorionic hematoma and bled for 4 straight. Including clots. I'm sure women sometimes get a lesser version of what I had and will have what they think is a period. So even if you're pregnant, you can still have bleeding for multiple reasons.

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u/PossibilityBorn3697 1d ago

She didn't have "missed periods" (so she thought). She stated that she experienced intermittent bleeding and spotting throughout her pregnancy, and since she doesn't have lengthy or heavy periods, she assumed it was her standard light flow.

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u/According-Ad-6484 1d ago

I mean I rarely ever get mine. My last one was literally in July. So some women just barely get them and guess what some women get them during pregnancy. So theres a few reasons. Could also just be straight out denial.

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u/princessflubcorm 1d ago

No, no women have periods during pregnancy, but they can get bleeding for other reasons which may be mistaken for a period.

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 1d ago

Many people are not regular especially in young age..

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u/blinky84 1d ago

My aunt had had a procedure a few months prior, and was in her 40s - she thought it was either related to the procedure she'd had, or the beginnings of the menopause. She was nearly 7 months before she discovered there was a baby in there. I'd seen her a few weeks before and was gobsmacked when I heard. Would've never guessed she was pregnant.

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u/alexlp 1d ago

I don’t get my period anymore but I always have tests on hand because of this stuff. I got pregnant once on BC and only found out when I miscarried. Don’t wanna risk a toilet baby!

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u/sunburnedaz 1d ago

My sister had a history of missing periods during stressful times, SATs, Finals, crunch time at work. So when she missed a few during a really stressful time at work she didnt worry about it. Then she felt like she was laying on a pillow when she was face down on the bed rolled over and there was no pillow. Yeh she was like 4 months pregnant with no symptoms.

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u/This-Helicopter5912 1d ago

I have a friend who period-like bleeding for the first three months of her pregnancy.

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u/Sure-Star4318 1d ago

Some women still get light periods / heavy spotting when pregnant.

Women on hormonal BC often don’t get normal periods if they get them at all.

In reference to the navy girl, the military really crams, BC down female service members throats. They make it seem non-optional and damn near.

Despite BC’s concerning level of ineffectiveness. People don’t really understand how it works and people don’t talk about the side effects and consequences of it and it’s pushed so heavily.

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u/theOTHERdimension 1d ago

Vaginal bleeding ≠ menstruation. Women do not have periods while pregnant.

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u/cott00n68 1d ago

What excuse? Amenorrhea exist. I have it, this year I only had my period twice lol