Spotting before period arrives

[SquirrelGirl]

Ah, yes, spotting before AF. I know it far too well. Mine starts at approximately 5 DPO and continues until I have 2 days of AF, followed by more spotting for a few days. I feel like I'm bleeding almost as many days as I'm not each cycle.

I go to do my initial I-word appointment on the 14th of January. I'm hoping this new doctor will take it seriously and maybe I'll mention the cervix erosion thingy to see if he'll check for that.

I'm happy to see that RebaRezzelba was having the same issues, but is now knocked up! Another BnB friend has similar spotting and she got pregnant too, after about a year of trying. So it IS POSSIBLE that it will happen regardless of the spotting. (I just wish someone would tell me WHEN!!!!)

 

[Babyface179]

Hiya, hope you don't mind me gatecrashing from the pregnancy boards. I had spotting before AF, usually 2-3 days before hand but sometimes it was up to 5 days before. I had a lap and dye and it turned out I had grade 2 endo (there was no other indication other than the spotting that I had endo). I had it lasered off and my next AF was text book. The cycle after that I was pregnant. I had been trying to pregnant for over 1 1/2 years at that point.

I just thought I would let you know what caused my spotting. Good luck to you all.

 

[SquirrelGirl]

oooh, you had no other symptoms of endo??? I figured I didn't have it since I don't usually even get any AF cramps. Goodness, since I've come over to the LTTTC side, I'm learning a ton!

 

[BBgirl]

Could the spotting be a failed implantation? It's just I've never had it before but this year have had it twice, and each time we had timed bd perfectly with the Clearblue opk. Each of those cycles I also had awful period like cramps a week before my period was due, it came around the expected time and was much more painful than usual. Also I had to keep getting up in the night for the loo from 7dpo but this stopped around 2 days before my period came, then brown spotting for one day, then my period. Since 60% of all pregnancies fail to implant properly, perhaps this could be one explanation?

 

[Babyface179]

Hi SquirrelGirl, I only just saw your message so sorry for the delay in replying. Nope, I had no other symptoms of endo. I used to be part of the LTTC fertilityfriend.com forum and quite a few other girls didn't have symptoms of endo either (thankgod). Apparently the extent of your endo has no bearing on the symptoms you have. One girl had severe grade IV endo and had no idea either, whilst another girl had grade 1 endo and was in agony every month. I only found out about my endo during a routine LTTC workup which included a lap and dye.

My spotting was a direct result of my endo and I was lucky to get pregnant straight after its removal, however, from my experience (and masses of research) plenty of girls with endo related spotting and non related endo spotting went onto get pregnant without any type of intervention whatsoever.


Anyway, all the best to all of you and good luck.

P.S I can't recommend a little known herb called pyconogenol enough (brilliant for you and OH) and DCI for anyone with PCOS. I completely credit them with getting me pregnant the 2nd time.

 

[SquirrelGirl]

Thanks soooooo much babyface, again!

Maybe it's weird, but it just makes me feel sooooooo much better to have a possible explanation -- something that the new doctor I'll see on 1/14 can test for. I've been so worried about being put in the "unexplained" category. My previous doctor just brushed all my symptoms aside, though I KNEW something was wrong even before starting to TTC. Heck, this month alone, I had bleeding (from very light spotting to AF) 17 days, and only 12 days of no bleeding. That's JUST NOT NORMAL!

My mom had endo bad enough to have a hysterectomy, so... I feel that probably ups my odds by a bit too....

Just so anxious for testing to begin!!!!

 

[Babyface179]

Hi SquirrelGirl,

I know exactly what you mean about wanting to avoid the "unexplained category". When I came round from my GA for the lap and dye and they told me they had found and removed grade 2 endo I was so relieved, at last I had a reason I could credit with not getting pregnant. Apparently the endo would have strated "growing" after I came off the pill a year and a half before hand. I am guessing it would have continued getting worse without intervention.

I have read that you are more likely to have endo if you have a relative that also suffers. They think their might be a genetic element, although I am the only person that I know of in my family that has it. Certainly bleeding throughout so much of your cycle certainly does not sound normal and there must be a reason for it.

I really hope that you get to the bottom of your abnormal bleeding and if you have any questions please feel free to PM. I really do understand your frustrations.

 

[Lou32]

Hi, I also get spotting at least two days before AF turns up properly, sometimes even 3/4 days before. I also get cramps with the spotting. My cycles also started to get really short (25 days) a few months after coming off the pill. When I started acupuncture my cycles started to lengthen a bit, but the spotting continued. Then I started seeing a homeopath and she prescribed something called 'sepia' to balance my hormones and my cycles went to 28/29 days and the spotting completely stopped.
I came off the homeopathic tabs a while before starting ivf though and the spotting started again. So sometimes I do think it's hormonal.

 

[TaNasha]

I used to spot for about 5 days before AF, i then started taking vit b6 and it changed to 1-2 days. The most common reason for spotting before AF is low progesterone, but my tests came back fine and my fs also was not too worried about it. I personally think it might just be something to kickstart the proper AF.
I eventually got pregnant, so it is possible, dont loose hope!

 

[ES89]

I suffer with spotting before af, this cycle it started at 7dpo! I'm 9dpo today and it's very dark (more black than brown). Last cycle I took geritol pill form (multivitamin) and I had a bit of spotting but af came the same day, was brill!! Found I didn't dwell so much on not being pregnant! Unfortunately as I'm in the uk we don't have it over here so I have to order it from America so takes a little longer to get here hence why I didn't take it this cycle. I have got liquid form on order.