Spotting week before AF every month - anyone else?

ahhh, mine started either 4/5dpo on and off....one lady I spoke with on another thread who is now pregnant mentioned she had her cramps starting at 4dpo...hoping this is it for me, and all others waiting for their miracle!!
 
FXd for you Almosthere. If it doesn't go though make sure you get checked out.

Expat, I've Google flying a lot, both when we flew to Turkey last Oct & as we're flying back there again in 2 weeks. It I get a BFP this cycle I'll have no choice but to fly in the first tri. My findings were that its safe, but they don't recommend it for multiples. Maybe have a word with your Dr?

Mrshy hope you get very good news today!

x
 
also hope to hear good news about you mrshy!

afm cramps subsided....really have not dtd much at all in tww so not sure about my spotting situation...
 
Almosthere, really hoping your cramps are a sign of implantation!
Thanks for all your good wishes ladies - our eggs and spermies obviously felt them! Of the 30 eggs they collected, 26 were mature and of those, 19 have fertilised normally overnight. To say I'm thrilled is an understatement but we've obviously got a way to go yet. Have been booked in on Thursday PM for a 3 day transfer but depending on how the embryos look on Thursday that will be re-arranged to a blasto transfer on Saturday morning. Other than that I'm bloated and needing the loo every 5 mins but it's when I don't need the loo that I'll have to worry.
xx
 
Mrshy that's bloody brilliant! Another bnb friend of mine only had 5 so 19 is amazing. You are so going to be preggo this month I just know it :hugs: x
 
Hiya everyone ...just popping on for a for bit of advice...i no someone metioned not to look into temp tillthe cycles complete but as this is my first time temping ive got a few questions here are my temps-
cd 3 36.3
Cd4 36.0
cd5 36.3
cd6 36.1
Cd7 36.3 cm wet
today 35.6 cm wet poss ew but could be sperm(how do you tell??) :-s
Negative opks...
bearing in mind my previous cycles have been 56 and 60 days

So my question are is is 35.6 really low and is it a sign of anything and today debatable cm was whilst i was at work i felt something dripping (sorry tmi!!) went to check my cm nternally and was could have been ewcm or sperm was there clear in parts and very h strechy?checked just now and seems to just be wet now??? surely i dont ovulate this early with have long cycles or am i reading too much into things
good look everyone thats posted not v.good with names yet but sure ill pick up on them
 
Mrshy - fantastic result !

Almosthere - I remember having cramps around 6dpo almost felt like I had upset stomach without anything. Also remember 4 days of constant heartburn when I'd never suffered from it before. Fingers crossed for you cx
 
Hiya one dips, don't worry about the low temp, could be anything. You can't tell ovulation until after its happened chick, as you should get a substantial rise. It sounds pretty early for you to get fertile cm, is it usual? You can usually tell semen from cm as its like spiderswebs when you stretch it between your fingers x
 
expac-i love it-super eggs-i double on this one!! haha DEF will get preg with super eggs! hehe =)

thanks for all the support ladies-hardly any cramping today-maybe only mild and briefly once or twice which was AMAZING haha. hope is was just my eggy getting nice and cozy in mommy's belly!! eeekk =)
 
expac-i love it-super eggs-i double on this one!! haha DEF will get preg with super eggs! hehe =)

thanks for all the support ladies-hardly any cramping today-maybe only mild and briefly once or twice which was AMAZING haha. hope is was just my eggy getting nice and cozy in mommy's belly!! eeekk =)

Thats brilliant news fingers crossed for you roll on may 1st for you to test!! Xx
 
Almosthere, got my FX'd for you!

Excuse me for copying and pasting my appointment story from another thread but it's quite long...

So ladies I have just about stopped crying. DH came with me to the appt, bearing in mind he knows nowt about the ins and outs of TTC... I hated the Dr AGAIN, thought he was condescending. Thinks I'm being ridiculous about the spotting and he's told me time and time again it's normal. When I had my progesterone checked that month he said I definitely didn't ovulate and it wasn't just low progesterone. I told him my gut instinct is I was ovulating most months, I think he took offence to this and basically said something along the lines of, if that's the case then we shouldn't get any help until 2-3 years! If my bloods had of come back I did ovulate, that's what they would've said, come back when it's been 2-3 years. I took this as a threat, either believe him that I'm not ovulating or piss off... He said we could go forward with IUI and clomid, follicle tracking and trigger but they usually suggest clomid for 9-12 months. If I am ovulating fine on clomid then he doubts IUI will help any more than naturally. He also mentioned at one point we could go with IVF now but as this is a last resort if it didn't work in 3 rounds then that's my chance gone, also as it takes time to prepare for IVF then it would be a few months we couldn't TTC. So the end result is, another 6 months of clomid with follicle tracking again on round 1. I asked about it thinning my lining and he said yes it might but if it does there's nothing they can do :shrug:. He said to stop tracking my cycle except how long it is, stop checking what day I'm on, for ovulation signs, spotting etc.. So I came out, got my clomid from the pharmacy and cried, argued with DH and cried some more. DH thinks the bloke is nice as pie and is just direct. Maybe I am being too sensitive but I think he's a knob. I've thought about changing hospitals or Dr's, but this bloke is the top dog at this hospital, has a good reputation, and this hospital apparently has the highest IUI success rate in the country... At least I won't need to see him again for another 6 months I guess! :haha: Oh and he gave me some interesting statistics - 60% chance on getting pregnant within a year of clomid, 60% chance with 5 IUI cycles, 60% chance with 3 rounds of IVF - so he said "don't underestimate the pills." Whatever :growlmad: lol x
 
okay now i feel i am out, no cramps since yesterday and usual dark dark pink spotting after dtd last night =(
 
MrsP, sounds like a classic "I know better" kind of doctor. Most of them are like that. They work the best for the folks who just like to give trust to someone else's opinion and take the pressure of decision making off their own hands. It would appear to me that his advice in other words could be phrased as "Relax and it will happen". Now whether you wanna take it or not, it's your call, hun. Switching hospitals will probably push you back anyway, so might as well play by their rules for another 6 months. However if I were you, I'd probably alternate Clomid and natural cycles, just in case thin lining IS an issue. (Would they monitor the lining too btw?). Maybe now that your spotting got a little better in the last cycle, you're on the way to something good?

As for charting and tracking O, just do what YOU are comfortable with. Certain signs our bodies give us at O are pretty damn impossible to ignore. Obviously the dude without a cervix wouldn't know ;) I don't need a chart or BBT or checking CP to know I've ovulated, the EWCM is impossible to not to notice, now that I know what is it ;) So even if I wanted, I wouldn't be able not to tell.
 
almosthere, sorry to be blunt, but have you tried not having sex (well, the kind that pokes the cervix) in LP? Just to find out if you'll have spotting regardless or not.
 
MrsHY, great news on the fertilization!! Hope the eggies will continue developing well! :)
 
mrsp- so sorry abt the doc & appnmt hun:hugs: i totally agree with wat soili says abt takin the advice..changing hosp could push u back but if ur gut feels it,u shud get another opinion..with all the monitored cycles,atleast u can know if u r O 4r sure ! watever u decide i hope it results in bfp real soon..am not sure abt the link between spotting & lining but i think ur little spotting is a gud sign...

how much was ur pro level ? were they monitoring ur cycles then ? ur opk's & bbt all pointed o ,right ? all cant b wrong...regarding checkin otr signs, i think he meant u shudn't stress & relax( which v wud if its was that easy ) but like soili, i cant not notice my ewcm but i kinda stopped chekin 4r spotting every other hour & wooow it is a relief !

ur husband feels the doc is sweet & being direct but i don't agree :growlmad: u r not oversensitive hun..i feel men are sometimes 4rm diff planet( like aliens or somethin)

try to be positive hun..v have so many bfp's here & i hope u'll have one real soon..who knows it could be on a natural cycle :hugs:
 
hello ,

mrshy- thats so great ! u do have super eggies ! gl & fx !

almostthere- how r u feelin ? spotting any better ? i somehow have a strong feeling u have cervical erosion ! hope its ib ! fx 4r ya dear !

expatt- 12th week is looong ! abt flying, all docs say its safe & many ppl i know did fly & had healthy babies..on other hand, my cousin(doc) once said flyin is safe but don't do it unless its unavoidable in 2&3 tri though( wen his wife was pregs)
i think u shud talk to ur doc & decide abt flyin 4r tests..but i think u shud get off the bumpy road travel though..

chloe- hope ur grandpa is recoverin well ! so glad all went gud ! i luv ur ticker abt pam anders LMAO

one dips- welcome & sorry abt all the spotting..mine started after goin off of the pill too ! docs say it'll take 6 mnths 4r the body to adjust..hopefully u'll get normal cycle this time around ! i always had confusing opk's & may b its b/c i drink a lot of water & need to pee every 2hrs..opk's work better wen pee isn't diluted & don't worry abt bbt..u'll understand better once u finish a whole cycle ! gl dear !

daydream, soili, jelly- :hi:
 
Mrspttc.. I am so sorry about today. I know the thought of some progress from today's appointment has been keeping you going these last few months. I don't really have any advice for you but given your options I would have made the same choice. I can't believe they are suggesting couples wait 3 years.
I am sorry if this has already been suggested but would your doc be able to test your progesterone for ovulation *again? I also though at this stage they would carry out some internal investigations (or has this already been done). The gynaecologist I spoke to about my spotting was also very patronising and said it does not affect fertility. hope you are feeling a bit better after a good cry and as much as we believe these 'fertility specialist' have no idea what there talking about. I hope he is right and you never have to see him again.*

MrsHY keeping everything crossed for you. Hope this week is going ok for u.

Xxx
 

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