Doesn't your period stop when you're pregnant? Sure, but you may still see occasional bleeding, which can be a normal symptom or a sign of serious complications. Pregnant women experience bleeding differently in frequency and flow. About 25% of pregnant women have some type of vaginal bleeding, especially during the first trimester, and most go on to deliver healthy, full-term babies. However, your healthcare provider should be made aware of any bleeding you experience.

What is the reason of this?

There are many benign reasons why you may experience vaginal bleeding, such as implantation bleeding, which occurs when a fertilized egg attaches to your endometrium. Even if you are pregnant, some period symptoms will still occur, which may include `sudden bleeding.` This should only happen during the first trimester, as your placenta controls hormonal activity from your ovaries after 3 months. Bleeding after intercourse is common, but completely harmless, so you don't have to hold back! The scariest cause of heavy bleeding is miscarriage, but the two are not always related. If your only symptom is bleeding, the baby may be perfectly fine because miscarriages often replace or eliminate many other pregnancy symptoms.

Tips

Call your healthcare provider if you're not sure what's causing your bleeding or if you're worried about miscarriage. Because tampons can cause vaginal infections while pregnant, women should use pads or liners rather than tampons to absorb blood. Remember that most of the bleeding that occurs in early pregnancy passes quickly, ends in a healthy baby and does not require much attention.