Spotting Before Period Since TTC - Page 5

NoodleSnack · Feb 8th, 2012, 01:04 AM

Don't think I'm stressed, but stressed out people may be the last one to realise it.

I don't feel pressured to get pregnant in the last few months since we've only started. But I do get listless when it comes to the TWW, that sucks.

beloved · Feb 8th, 2012, 08:47 AM

@Lauren - Glad to hear your OB visit went well

Thanks for the info on Vitex... won't be looking to buy it now! If you are spotting right after ovulation, it sounds like ovulation spotting. Do you spot after ovulation, then stop, then start again?? I've read about it but never experienced it.

Still sounds like both our OBs are just not that concerned about the spotting and think we're too hyped up about it. I'm nervous about this weekend....that's when I am expecting my spotting to start. I'll let you know what happens.

@NoodleSnack - I'm totally with you....I HATE the TWW!!!!!!

Firsttimer919 · Feb 8th, 2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by lauren26

Ladies! Update on Vitex--don't take it!! Turns out that while it may help with progesterone levels, it repressing FSH, which is the hormone (I believe) that stimulates ovulation. I am sorry for the misinformation I passed along!

My OB still wasn't concerned about spotting...she did say that it wasn't 'ideal', but didn't think it could prevent me from getting pregnant. I asked her about LPD and she said that it was a controversial topic and not all doctors believe it's an actual condition. She said that the ways to test the corpus luteum involved a uterine biopsy--which sounds ultra painful. That's something I'm going to pass on. I am going to schedule a pelvic ultrasound to see if I have a polyp or something that may be bleeding...The strange thing is that I always get spotting after ovulation. I guess it's because it's before AF?? Anyway, I didn't exactly get answers from her, but I did feel better after. Anyone else get any info on the spotting? My OB did skirt the issue when I asked whether she'd seen women with spotting go on to get pregnant etc. She said that some women who spot are conceiving and miscarrying each month, but that they would get a BFP first, so that's not what's happening to me. It's all mysterious...

Hoping this is the month for some of us!

LaUren! My n my dh bd lasted night and I had spotted which never happen.... Last month I swear I was preggo I just knew but like what ur oB said I think my body miscarried I had a light mp 3 day and it was all blood clots... Sorry tmi!! But Bpn.... Does anyone spot on their clomid cycle this is my first month...

dreaminghopin · Feb 8th, 2012, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by NoodleSnack

Do you guys take prenatal? I started taking about 3 months ago, and notice my cycle is longer and I spot 2-3 days before AF, whereas before my first day was the heaviest. We have only started actively trying this month, so the first "abnormal" cycle couldn't have been due to a mc or anything to do with any defects.

I have thought this before... so many appear to report that once they start TTC that is when they notice they start spotting. So it can be down to a few things

1: had been spotting before but only starting to notice as they start TTC
2:

dreaminghopin · Feb 8th, 2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dreaminghopin

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Originally Posted by NoodleSnack

Do you guys take prenatal? I started taking about 3 months ago, and notice my cycle is longer and I spot 2-3 days before AF, whereas before my first day was the heaviest. We have only started actively trying this month, so the first "abnormal" cycle couldn't have been due to a mc or anything to do with any defects.

I have thought this before... so many appear to report that once they start TTC that is when they notice they start spotting. So it can be down to a few things

1: had been spotting before but only starting to notice as they start TTC
2:

oops sorry

I have thought this before... so many appear to report that once they start TTC that is when they notice they start spotting. So it can be down to a few things

1: had been spotting before but only starting to notice as they start TTC
2:start taking pre natals and this causes spotting for some us. I started taking folic acid the first month i 'noticed' my spotting.

Would be too scared to stop taking it just in case.....

MRSD6811 · Feb 8th, 2012, 16:58 PM

Itsreassuring to find that my situation is not unique and this is the first place I heard of luteul phase defect.It sounds like that is what's going on with me. Everyone is describing spotting but mine is heavier almost like a proper period without the pain. The first couple of days are spotting but then its red sometimes with clots.Then I get a full blown painful period. Got my day 21 result over phone-just got told that I had ovulated no mention of progesterone level. Going to see doc on fri-fingers crossed we can make somw progress.

NoodleSnack · Feb 8th, 2012, 19:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Firsttimer919

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Originally Posted by lauren26

Ladies! Update on Vitex--don't take it!! Turns out that while it may help with progesterone levels, it repressing FSH, which is the hormone (I believe) that stimulates ovulation. I am sorry for the misinformation I passed along!

My OB still wasn't concerned about spotting...she did say that it wasn't 'ideal', but didn't think it could prevent me from getting pregnant. I asked her about LPD and she said that it was a controversial topic and not all doctors believe it's an actual condition. She said that the ways to test the corpus luteum involved a uterine biopsy--which sounds ultra painful. That's something I'm going to pass on. I am going to schedule a pelvic ultrasound to see if I have a polyp or something that may be bleeding...The strange thing is that I always get spotting after ovulation. I guess it's because it's before AF?? Anyway, I didn't exactly get answers from her, but I did feel better after. Anyone else get any info on the spotting? My OB did skirt the issue when I asked whether she'd seen women with spotting go on to get pregnant etc. She said that some women who spot are conceiving and miscarrying each month, but that they would get a BFP first, so that's not what's happening to me. It's all mysterious...

Hoping this is the month for some of us!

LaUren! My n my dh bd lasted night and I had spotted which never happen.... Last month I swear I was preggo I just knew but like what ur oB said I think my body miscarried I had a light mp 3 day and it was all blood clots... Sorry tmi!! But Bpn.... Does anyone spot on their clomid cycle this is my first month...

I once had blood clots in the middle of the cycle as well, and it wasn't possible for me to be pregnant then, it's not that unusual. Sometimes it's left over blood from your period. I think we look for too much symptoms when we're ttc so we "feel" pregnant when we actually are not. It's better to assume the best case scenario and think that your hormone is just fluctuating over the whole thing, instead of assuming that you miscarried until you know for sure. Hope it works out well with clomid.

NoodleSnack · Feb 8th, 2012, 19:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dreaminghopin

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Originally Posted by dreaminghopin

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Originally Posted by NoodleSnack

Do you guys take prenatal? I started taking about 3 months ago, and notice my cycle is longer and I spot 2-3 days before AF, whereas before my first day was the heaviest. We have only started actively trying this month, so the first "abnormal" cycle couldn't have been due to a mc or anything to do with any defects.

I have thought this before... so many appear to report that once they start TTC that is when they notice they start spotting. So it can be down to a few things

1: had been spotting before but only starting to notice as they start TTC
2:

oops sorry

I have thought this before... so many appear to report that once they start TTC that is when they notice they start spotting. So it can be down to a few things

1: had been spotting before but only starting to notice as they start TTC
2:start taking pre natals and this causes spotting for some us. I started taking folic acid the first month i 'noticed' my spotting.

Would be too scared to stop taking it just in case.....

I don't think it's 1. I mean it's not something we can avoid noticing when we're spotting. I know my period used to be the heaviest the first day. I would still take the prenatals, because I don't think the spotting affect pregnancy or anything, so I'm not that worried, just curious whether there's an effect.

Firsttimer919 · Feb 9th, 2012, 11:56 AM

Ur right noodle... We start think all kinds of stuff

lauren26 · Feb 10th, 2012, 11:20 AM

Yes--I think that the worrying over the spotting is my problem

I mean, it's only since we've been TTC that I check the toilet paper every time I go to the bathroom! I may have been spotting this entire time and not known it.

Another question for you ladies: I have been charting, and I've noticed that some of my post-ovulatory temps are falling right above my cover line. I don't know if this could mean that I have low progesterone--has anyone else had this experience?

@beloved - This is the first month I've charted and thus really been able to tell when I ovulated. I spotted right after, so that probably was ovulatory bleeding (which I didn't know about until reading this book). I got that for a day or two, and now am not spotting at all. I am 7dpo, so I will see if it starts again. My cycle lengths have not been regular, so I don't know how many dpo I usually spot...I generally just count back from my period start date to see how many days I spotted. Anyway.

Glad to know so many women on here have the spotting in different varieties and that overall there's not necessarily a cause for concern!

Feb 8th, 2012, 01:04 AM	#41
NoodleSnack Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 988	Don't think I'm stressed, but stressed out people may be the last one to realise it. I don't feel pressured to get pregnant in the last few months since we've only started. But I do get listless when it comes to the TWW, that sucks.

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Feb 8th, 2012, 08:47 AM	#42
beloved Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Posts: 24	@Lauren - Glad to hear your OB visit went well Thanks for the info on Vitex... won't be looking to buy it now! If you are spotting right after ovulation, it sounds like ovulation spotting. Do you spot after ovulation, then stop, then start again?? I've read about it but never experienced it. Still sounds like both our OBs are just not that concerned about the spotting and think we're too hyped up about it. I'm nervous about this weekend....that's when I am expecting my spotting to start. I'll let you know what happens. @NoodleSnack - I'm totally with you....I HATE the TWW!!!!!!

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Feb 8th, 2012, 16:58 PM	#46
MRSD6811 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 15	Itsreassuring to find that my situation is not unique and this is the first place I heard of luteul phase defect.It sounds like that is what's going on with me. Everyone is describing spotting but mine is heavier almost like a proper period without the pain. The first couple of days are spotting but then its red sometimes with clots.Then I get a full blown painful period. Got my day 21 result over phone-just got told that I had ovulated no mention of progesterone level. Going to see doc on fri-fingers crossed we can make somw progress.

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Feb 9th, 2012, 11:56 AM	#49
Firsttimer919 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Fort lauderdale Florida Posts: 42	Ur right noodle... We start think all kinds of stuff

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Feb 10th, 2012, 11:20 AM	#50
lauren26 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Colorado, US Posts: 2,667	Yes--I think that the worrying over the spotting is my problem I mean, it's only since we've been TTC that I check the toilet paper every time I go to the bathroom! I may have been spotting this entire time and not known it. Another question for you ladies: I have been charting, and I've noticed that some of my post-ovulatory temps are falling right above my cover line. I don't know if this could mean that I have low progesterone--has anyone else had this experience? @beloved - This is the first month I've charted and thus really been able to tell when I ovulated. I spotted right after, so that probably was ovulatory bleeding (which I didn't know about until reading this book). I got that for a day or two, and now am not spotting at all. I am 7dpo, so I will see if it starts again. My cycle lengths have not been regular, so I don't know how many dpo I usually spot...I generally just count back from my period start date to see how many days I spotted. Anyway. Glad to know so many women on here have the spotting in different varieties and that overall there's not necessarily a cause for concern!

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