Spotting Instead of period

[confuseddd]

Hi ladies,

I'm fed up now, starting to feel sorry I started 'ttc' properly , hoping someone can shed some light!

This month - I went from NTNP to TTC.... at the ready! I signed upto fertility friend,I bought a bbt thermometer,an ovulation microscope. I started checking my cervix etc

I was all excited and looking forward to AF so I could begin my daily testing!!

Well my period didnt come...

My cycles seem to be ranging 27/32/27/32

I was heading for a 32 day this month...32nd day came..brown spotting..tiny tiny amount..then stopped. What the??? I'm now heading for CD 37..my boobs are killing me!!!! I have on off cramping still..I have done 2 pg tests - both negative. I have never had a period this late...why is my body playing tricks on me now!!!! Grrrr. I dont think spotting was IB...

I did fall pregnant many years ago and didnt know until I was 3 months, I kept testing negative but just started getting a big tummy. I didnt have any sickness or any clue at all!

Have I just missed this month AF do you think????

Any answers much appreciated!!

Baby Dust to all!!

 

[sharebear]

Gosh, I would be frustrated, too! No answers here, but hopefully it means you'll be getting a BFP soon!!

 

[pinksprinkles]

How frustrating! I hope you get your or AF soon! (FX'd for your BFP!) I guess at this point either would be welcome! I'm guessing that either you are pregnant and don't know it, or you're stressing out and it's making your periods wonky. Nothing you can do either way. Just have to wait it out and keep testing.

This info might help you (I'll try to make as much sense as possible!): Short periods, light periods, and spotting can occur at your normal AF time even if you have conceived. This happens because of falling progesterone levels. When you ovulate, an egg is released from a follicle in the ovary. After the egg departs, the follicle remains active and produces progesterone for about 14 days, give or take (whatever the length of your luteal phase). If the egg does not get fertilized, the follicle dies, progesterone level falls, and you start your period. If the egg is fertilized and implants, it signals to the follicle to keep on producing progesterone to keep you from starting your period. However, in some case, the egg takes its sweet time about implanting and does not send the signal to the follicle as early as would normally occur. Not having received a full signal to keep producing progesterone, the follicle begins the process of shutting down (starting your period), yet at the same time, the egg, now implanted, sends word that you are in fact the proud owner of one fertilized egg! This causes the follicle to up the production of progesterone again, eventually stopping the spotting and getting everything ready for pregnancy. The duration and flow of your spotting/light period is determined by how late the egg actually implanted. Once signaled to stay active, the follicle will continue regulating progesterone levels until the placenta begins establishing itself and your HCG level rises.

Because the egg implanted late, this can also cause your :BFP: to show up late. And, of course, some women just don't test + on the pee tests for some reason. (Maybe go get a blood test if you can?)

I don't know if any of that was helpful, but I hope you have some good luck soon!