Question for those who would spot before AF

[StranjeGirl]

Hi everyone and congrats on you BFPs! I was wondering if any of you used to get pre AF spotting, and if so did you still get it the month you got your bfp. Or, did you need to take care of the reasons for your spotting before being able to get a bfp? Suddenly I have started spotting the past 2 months, even with taking 100mg of b6 and vitex. Any thoughts are very appreciated!! Happy and healthy 9 months to all of you!!!

 

[losingtheplot]

hey hun, i always have some brown spotting before af, 6 weeks ago i thought that the witch was on her way, but nothing started ( i started spotting on the wed got a tiny bfp vvvv faint on the thurs but decided it was an evap) i got a positive on the saturday i carried on spotting and light pinkish bleeding for a week. I have never really thought about it or what it means but this is the first pregnancy that i have ever had spotting with so very worrying. I hope this helps a little x x x

 

[babylove719]

I had been spotting for 5-7 days before AF every month. I was starting to get concerned about it having a bad effect on my luteal phase actually. The month I conceived I had some verrry light spotting very early Like maybe around either ovulation or conception date (which was not normal for me). Then nothing. My biggest clue that I was pregnant was my LACK of spotting before AF was due! (if that makes any sense) So to answer your question clearly:: No, I did NOT have my normal pre-AF spotting the month of my bfp and I havn't spotted at all. But some women do!! Good Luck either way hun! Hope it's your month!

ETA: That month I had started taking a 50mg vitamin B supplement. Don't know if that helped or if it was just a coincidence.

 

[StranjeGirl]

Thanks gals! This helps, I guess it can be different for everyone and I won't get too upset until the real period starts! Also, losingtheplot, I have read over and over again that spotting in pregnancy is very common..it is only the heavy bleeding that is usually cause for concern. I hope your dr can put your mind at ease!

 

[sequeena]

I was a spotter and actually... I didn't spot the month I got my I didn't get any implantation spotting either!

 

[zb5]

I always spotted before AF, and the month I got my BFP I started my usual spotting around 9 dpo. However, it never got as heavy as it did in a normal month. In fact, I am 12 weeks now and still having light spotting on and off (maybe 50% of days I have some spotting). My doctor told me after my 10 week ultrasound not to worry about it unless it became bright red.

I have no idea what causes my spotting, it worried me when we were TTC but in the end we got pregnant on our 4th cycle of trying which isn't too bad at all. Vitamin B never helped me at all.

Anyway, good luck to you hon! I know spotting can really cause a lot of worry.

 

[Babyluck]

I had had trouble with spotting for the past year & had changed my pill several times & had tests done to try & solve it but it still kept happening! The month I got my BFP I didn't have any spotting at all which gave me a good idea that I may be pregnant!!!

Good luck Hun xxx

 

[RoxyRoo]

Hi, I had spotting for 5-6 days before AF every month.

I still had the spotting the month I got my bfp, starting at 9dpo. It stopped at around 6 weeks, two early scans have shown all is ok.

I still don't know why I had spotting every month but it didn't stop me falling pregnant.

Good luck

 

[Moolia]

I was a spotter and actually... I didn't spot the month I got my I didn't get any implantation spotting either!

I was the same. Usually spot for 2-3 days before af and was very worried if this might mean low progesterone or luteal phase defect but it was all ok because I got a bfp on the second month of ttc and no spotting at all around time of missed af or since! Fx'd!
Good luck and hope your bfp comes soon

 

[WannabemomV]

I had spotting 2-4 days before Af starts too. The cycle I got my BFP I didn't have any spotting- thats why I took a test. I tried B6 several cycles but it seemed to make my cycles Shorter??!!! So I stopped taking it.

 

[StranjeGirl]

Thank you all so much for responding! This just started for me a couple months ago and I was so worried it would stop me from getting pregnant. It is so encouraging to hear that all of you were able to get your bfps even though you typically had spotting. Thank you!!!

 

[LadyLupton]

BUMP - any more answers, anyone?

 

[lozzie27]

Hi I got my bfp on Tuesday and since trying from jan I noticed I have spotted a few days before af like the other girls said thought it was odd this cycle that I didn't spot and that was the month I got my bfp!
I to was starting to worry about my lp and hormone problems etc, in fact I still am worried so reading this thread is reassuring for me as well good luck on bfp

 

[Clover Jane]

I had about three or four days of pre-AF spotting for several years, and believed (from reading the internet) that I might have a progesterone deficiency.

I finally went to the doctor about it last December.
The doctor did a trans-vag ultrasound and saw that my uterine lining was a bit overly thick for where I was in my cycle.
She decided to do a D&C and another procedure where they look inside your uterus with a tiny camera, I can't remember the name of it.

It was day surgery, but I was put to sleep for it (for the first time ever. It was scary, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I imagined).
Anyway, it turned out I had an endometrial polyp, which was benign. The doctor removed it during the D&C, and told me that was what had been causing the pre-AF bleeding! The polyp, responding to my hormones, would actually start to bleed several days before AF came.
Weird, huh?
After the polyp was removed, I never had pre-AF spotting again.

Anyway, it was nice to know I was healthy and had no hormonal problems.
I got pregnant two months later, in February.
I don't think the polyp would've prevented me from getting pregnant, but on the other hand, having a D&C and getting all cleaned out may have helped.
Who knows?

 

[cantwaitforu]

I had pre-AF spotting, and was all set to begin seeing a fertility specialist after my doctor did an initial work up with FSH and progesterone testing. Two days after I got my appointment, I noticed I wasn't spotting, AF was due. I tested and got my BFP.

For as long as I could remember, I would spot before AF was due. The earliest ever was 5dpo, and my luteal phase was on the shorter side. I was ttc for 9 months and charted every month.

I got my bfp on 12 dpo. I had my progesterone tested on 15 dpo and it was 133 - which is very high. My doctor discovered that progesterone was never my issue, but my FSH and LH were low and not quite in the normal range.

There is a group of amazing girls in the TTC discussions and forums who have this same problem. They are very supportive and friendly. Check it out:

https://www.babyandbump.com/ttc-groups/503880-spotting-week-before-af-every-month-anyone-else.html

 

[Hullabaloo]

I spotted every month from about 8ish dpo until AF arrived bang on 14dpo. The month I got my BFP (month 6) I had one day of spotting at 9dpo, thought that was it for the month, then it stopped. It's one of the things that made me test - got my BFP at 11dpo.

 

[BlaireUK]

I got spotting in the days leading up to my af. I got it again this month as normal before and after I got a BFP. It's stopped now but my midwife say's I could be prone to spotting all through my pregnancy and not to worry unless its bright red, consistent or i'm cramping.

 

[loving_arms]

I spotted every month for 5 days before AF. I got my BFP on my first cycle ttc. I did not have any spotting the month I got my bfp. Fx'd for you!

 

[pinkchucks]

Anyone else?

 

[libbylou]

I never used to spot mid-cycle but for the past 3-4 months I have been spotting a bit (maybe a couple days of brownish CM when I went to the washroom and wiped) around the time I would be ovulating. I did still get this the month I got my BFP