Hello
Come and join us spotters (!) in the TTC conversations area - look out for the thread 'spot for 7 days before AF - anyone else?' (I'm not sure how to enclose a link here).
I usually spot for 4-5 days before AF but also have a 9/10 luteal phase so bit of a double whammy really. For the first time ever last night I spotted red - so I thought it was a super-early AF start (6 days after O!) but then it went brown and now when I wipe, nothing. Am sure it'll be back tomorrow though.
There seem to be several reasons for spotting. For some women it's just 'normal' from what I can gather and doesn't seem to affect their chances of pregnancy - as long as there's a bit of uterine wall for baby to burrow into then it's all good! For others it does seem to be an issue and is perhaps associated with progesterone levels.
I've tried vit B, agnus castus, acupuncture and chinese herbs to improve my spotting and lengthen my LP - no joy yet - but am going to stick with the acupuncture for another month as I actually get other, non TTC benefits from that x