Is this normal??

Elle

This morning I woke up at 4 am feeling nauseous and gassy with an extremely dry throat. I couldn't fall back to sleep for an hour. I noticed a bit of spotting before I fell asleep.

I just woke up and it's almost 9, when I wiped there was old blood, no longer just spotting.

Is this feeling normal for a period?

I have no other symptoms, just the nausea and gas