Can an early period be a sign of pregnancy?

Question

This month my period came almost 5 days early and it was lighter than usual, bohot kam flow. We were trying so my mind is going everywhere. Can this actually be a pregnancy sign or im just overthinking?

Anushka Karve · Answer

My saas told me that light bleeding is normal during early days. If it's heavy, then it's a period, otherwise test.

Arpita Chowdary · Answer

Honestly, pregnancy symptoms and period symptoms are twin sisters! Take a home test to be absolutely sure, then you can panic.

Shreya Bhosale · Answer

Implantation bleeding can look like a light early period. Just monitor the flow and do a test if you miss your actual date.

Shubhra Shinde · Answer

I had light pink spotting which I thought was an early period, but then my nausea started. Do a quick test if it's very light.

Malathi Bagchi · Answer

When I had light spotting my mom immediately told me to rest. It wasn't my period, it was early pregnancy. Take rest dear.

Jayanti Shanmugam · Answer

Irregular spotting can happen, but do keep a track and show your doctor. My thyroid caused period confusion too.

Sridevi Malhotra · Answer

Oh I remember analyzing every single drop back then! Sometimes it's just normal spotting, don't worry too much and test after a couple of days.

Madhumita Chaudhuri · Answer

Sometimes it is just implantation bleeding which looks like an early light period. My mother-in-law told me to wait and take a test, best to check with doctor.

Chitralekha Kapoor · Answer

Even I get confused about this! Could it be implantation spotting? Let me know if you take a test.

Kiran Nair · Answer

Sometimes spotting happens early on. I mistook it for my period and went to eat spicy chaat, but turned out I was pregnant!