Pregnant? Implantation bleeding?

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Hello! So December 5th was possibly the first day of my last period. I say it like that because I had unprotected sex on the 15th of December and then I started bleeding on the 29th, which what I thought was my period, but maybe implantation bleeding? I think that because it would be only a 24 day cycle and I'm usually always 28 days. Also, it was weird ..heavy the first day then lighter and only lasted 3 days. Which my periods usually last 5. 

I was curious after that so on jan 2nd I took a pregnancy test & after 5 minutes it was negative but I put it away because I was going to give it more time before I looked again. Well, I never looked at it again because I forgot. I guess I wasn't that concerned. 
So that bring me to now. If the bleeding that started on the 29th was my period then I should have started this months on the 26th, 3 days ago. 
I noticed the calendar this morning so I was thinking about my weird period last month and remembered that pregnancy test i put away. I looked at it again today and its a very faint positive. Immediately I went and bought more pregnancy tests, did 2 of them and both negative... 

WTH is going on?!?! 

Now another little side note, I know stress can affect menstrual cycle & I have been very stressed for the last couple months. So maybe that's a factor? Idk

OH! & I have no other symptoms of pregnancy

Anyone have this happen or know what is going on?

P.s. I'm 21 years old, never been pregnant before, & I have regular 28 day cycles & not on birth control....

m.s. · Accepted Answer

Implantation bleeding is not even close to a period.  It's just barely enough blood to leave a pink tinge on toilet paper.  You had a period.

You are not supposed to read a pregnancy test after the time window that the instructions tell you.  If the instructions said read it at 5 minutes, and it was negative, that is the result.  Reading it outside of that window could give you a false result.  That positive that you saw is a false positive.

Stress is the most likely source of your period being different than what you're used to.  It may not be your clockwork 28 day cycle, but it is still normal.

Are you trying to get pregnant, or trying to avoid it?  Either way, stop stressing so much over this and it will help you.  Stress will affect your ability to get pregnant, so if you are trying, it will make things harder for you.  If you are not trying, stressing will make your period more irregular and worrisome.  If you don't want to get pregnant, you may want to consider using some sort of birth control.

Lalia · Answer

I'm not saying you ARE pregnant, but some people have weird pregnancies, especially at the start, I know someone who had periods while they were pregnant, and thought they weren't, so I'd just go to the doctor and ask when you can be checked, just in case! You could just be experiencing weird periods, my period gets like that sometimes (I'm 17) and I don't get any other signs of pregnancy, so you might just be having a tough time and your period is going weird, or your body just decided to mess with you, like mine always seems to! Good luck. (:

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