Mid cycle spotting. Help!

[brumbar]

Hi Ladies

Any idea what could cause mid cycle spotting? I had this weird spotting ( 2 consecutive months) starting 6dpo until 8dpo only visible when i wipe and only once or twice a day? The only thing I've been doing differently is taking preconception vitamins! Got checked for STDs all OK! Any ideas?
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[Mahogany]

Mid-cycle spotting can be many different things. I have it normally...which is a indicator that I was not ovulating or ovulation problems, as it seemed that my progestrone was weak which caused the leaky spotting. When I did clomid I had no spotting at all, so I guess my progestrone was good and strong.

Do you temp and chart?? SPotting can mean ovulation, it can mean annovulation. I would talk to your doctor to get some cd 21 blood work done during a cycle you are using those vitamins. Make sure your progestrone is high.

 

[reallyready]

brumbar can you post your chart? what day was it that you had some spotting? xxx

 

[VOverseas]

I had this problem- spotting from 9DPO until AF for 6 DAYS! Very frustrated! I had 4 days of spotting last month.

The only thing that changed was taking vit B (which is supposed to help) and prenantal. I am changing prenatals and giving up on vit B. I was charting for 6 previous cycles and this never happened!

Can anyone shed some light?

 

[brumbar]

Mid-cycle spotting can be many different things. I have it normally...which is a indicator that I was not ovulating or ovulation problems, as it seemed that my progestrone was weak which caused the leaky spotting. When I did clomid I had no spotting at all, so I guess my progestrone was good and strong.

Do you temp and chart?? SPotting can mean ovulation, it can mean annovulation. I would talk to your doctor to get some cd 21 blood work done during a cycle you are using those vitamins. Make sure your progestrone is high.

Thanks Mahagony.

The docs wouldn't even bother with clomid as they are certain that I ovulate regularly so they put me on straight on the IVF waiting list unexplained infertility . I had 2 tests done on CD 21 - all OK and 2 ultrasounds on day 13/14 confirmed ovulation. CM changes also indicate ovulation. I'm not charting , but I should start perhaps...... The spotting happened just twice (last 2 months) and it's just a drop a day (max two) for 2- 3 days starting 6dpo on both occasions then nothing for 4-5 days and then a normal period- no spotting b4 the period. I was thinking of trying progesterone cream this month- I have an appointment with the doc on the 7th (next Monday and coincidentally ovulation day) so I'll ask again.

 

[brumbar]

I had this problem- spotting from 9DPO until AF for 6 DAYS! Very frustrated! I had 4 days of spotting last month.

The only thing that changed was taking vit B (which is supposed to help) and prenantal. I am changing prenatals and giving up on vit B. I was charting for 6 previous cycles and this never happened!

Can anyone shed some light?

same with me...the only thing that I've changed was starting the pregnacare conception vitamins..... I was taking them for 2 months and both months I had the spotting....No idea what is going on....

 

[brumbar]

brumbar can you post your chart? what day was it that you had some spotting? xxx

I don't chart Reallyready...although I should start perhaps....I thought there's no point as the docs confirmed that I ovulate on day 13/14 .....the spotting was 6dpo- 8dpo...just a drop or two a day (pink/brown tinted CM and just 1 time a drop of red) for 2-3 days....no idea what is going on as this is supposed to be implantation time and the stupid spotting looks like what others describe as implantation bleeding.....

 

[chocolatecat]

I spot most months, sometimes from ovulation onwards (like this month grrr) and sometimes just for a day or two before (normally it's about 5 days). Until this month I've been pretty certain I've Ov every month - I didn't chart this month, so can't be sure, but my temp is around it's normal post Ov temp, so I probably did.

I got CD21 bloods done a few months back and they were fine.

I'm hoping to persuade my Dr to let me try clomid to get rid of the spotting. It's pretty heavy (every time I wipe and quite dark) but my temp stays up until AF kicks in properly.
I've tried B vits, but they made things worse I think - (LP went from 10 to 9 days).

Hope to hear more stories of getting PG with spotting!! I'm on cycle 13 spotting for last 6 days and waiting for the inevitable AF.

 

[VOverseas]

Chocolate Cat- if you check out the BFP Announcements- Jessa just announced a BFP and she is a consistent spotter!

It can happen! I spot like you, but hopefully it doesn't indicate anything else.

 

[brumbar]

Chocolate Cat- if you check out the BFP Announcements- Jessa just announced a BFP and she is a consistent spotter!

It can happen! I spot like you, but hopefully it doesn't indicate anything else.

That's great news for Jessa!!!!!
And I just came back from the Specialist- she thinks that it is hormonal....and if all my other tests are OK ( i.e STDs and smear )than I shouldn't worry about it- easy to say...