You don’t get a period when you’re pregnant. Are you asking if women with thicker lining have easier pregnancies in terms of symptoms?

Yes, period flow before pregnancy

No.

There are some health conditions that can cause abnormal or irregular periods and also affect fertility. For example, PCOS and hypothyroidism can cause heavy periods and make it harder to conceive, or increase the risk of miscarriage. Endometriosis can cause heavy periods and increase the risk of complications in pregnancy.

But there is no known connection between the rate of flow in normal periods, and the intensity of pregnancy symptoms.

My wife's flow was always heavy. She said pregnancy wasn't bad. Never got morning sickness or anything like that. She said the worst part about being pregnant was the postpartum depression afterwards.

Keep in mind that this is just one person's experience, and she's only been pregnant once.

To add to your data set: my flow has always been light, and I've never had cramps. Pregnancy was awesome. No morning sickness, no depression afterward. The ONLY unpleasant part was stupid childbirth.

I, like your wife, have only done it once. So now you have a sample of two, which is double what you had (hooray!) but...still a ridiculously small sample.

Short answer, no.. As a woman in her 30’s, I’ve only recently found out this year that (most, not all) heavy/painful periods are due to the lining not fully expelling itself from the previous period. The blood has congealed and has a harder time getting out. This is why yoni steaming (basically hot tea steam for your vagina) is incredibly beneficial. It loosens up the mucus/old blood and allows for everything to come out during your next cycle. This is based off my second hand knowledge from a doula, so I hope my explanation is useful.

Also- to add on to what a few other people said about their flows and pregnancies.- I have a light flow and was INCREDIBLY sick almost my entire pregnancy. Birth was really rough. That’s due to hormones though. I’m pregnant right now, and although I’m not as sick as the first time, I still feel nauseous all day long. The first one was a girl, I think this one will be a boy since the hormones are so different. Shrug Every body is different. Everyone’s hormones are different. The lining doesn’t have anything to do with an “easier” pregnancy.

*I say MOST and not all because there are things like endometriosis, hypothyroidism, and PCOS that affect women’s periods. Just wanted to make that clear

This is misguided at best.

Steam can't get through your cervix.

It is entirely unnecessary to steam your vagina and it is potentially dangerous.

I'll add to this, too: my flow has generally been on the lighter side, cramps has been mild and my two pregnancies were quite easy (started easily, there was nausea but no throwing up, I was really tired but generally not too bad). Childbirths were relatively easy and quick, too (still the most brutal and painful thing I've been through, but, relatively).

I wonder if anyone has done any reasearch of this matter. It'd be interesting.

Yeah, I’m all for people using home remedies and traditional medicines so long as the potential for harm is very low even if it’s mostly placebo effect… but “yoni steaming” is absolutely not something I would ever recommend anyone to try. Too much potential to hurt yourself in a number of ways and essentially zero chance of actual benefit. The uterus is essentially a self-cleaning organ (*unless you have a medical condition that affects it) and there is no evidence that I’m aware of to suggest that harm is caused by any residual uterine lining tissues remaining within the uterus until the following period. There’s a great distinction between that and, say, TSS caused by a forgotten tampon — which can in fact be dangerous. (Why is it different? Primarily because a tampon remains in the vaginal vault and has the potential to harbor lots of bacteria. Generally speaking the uterus is not such a breeding ground.)

Which is a long way of saying: if you have a vagina please don’t try to steam anything out of it. Cleaning the skin outside the introitus with a mild pH balanced soap is more than sufficient for 99% of vagina owners.

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