Spotting week before AF every month - anyone else?

[almosthere]

welcome sb!

 

[yum]

happy- hope ur spotting & af stay away ! fx ! hope ur smear comes back Aok !

bubbles- welcome back, i think there is no test to find out the quality..they do amh to find the reserve( but apparently its nt reliable) gl with the scan !

mrsp- 20 weeks..sure,time flashed with ur preg.. gl with the scan..will u b able to find out the gender yet ?

sp- welcome & sorry abt spottin ! its gud that u r ovulating..u shud try & get ur tests..push them 4r tests bcuz spotting/bleeding b4r af & after dtd is not normal( ttc or not) !

 

[bubbles81]

Hi SB - I agree with Yum, u shud defo go to ur GP n push for the tests! My GP can't refer me to a specialist til 18 month TTC but she's done bloods for me so if u tell them ur really worried they shud do them for u x

I'm pretty sure I'm 14dpo today n no spotting yet! I didn't temp this month but assumed I O'd day after +opk...just checked my prev charts tho n I normally O on day of +opk. Not getting my hopes up tho coz I've done that before...if nothing else the vitB has worked again for me x

 

[MrsPTTC]

Almost & Yum, yes could find out the sex, as tempting as it is though, we’re staying team !

Almost, how strange you’re not having a 12 week dating scan and going straight from 7 weeks where it’s just a blob, to 20 weeks when it’s a fully formed baby! Is that normal in the US?

Bubbles it’ll be interesting to see if your FS does the reserve test as mine didn’t 14DPO and no spotting?! !

Thanks Jellycat but it is dragging for me!

Welcome Sbmack I have to say I think your doc should be doing something about your spotting, fair enough not doing the usual fertility tests, but it just doesn’t sound normal, and you’re 31 not 21 (me too BTW, I’m 31)

x

 

[bubbles81]

MrsPTTC - I was tempted to test this morning but I couldn't face it...I'm done with BFN! I'd rather just wait n let AF show up as at least then I'm already on a new cycle so not waiting for it. Can't get my hopes up I did that a couple of months ago n I convinced myself that I was pregnant...had 15 days with no spotting but turned out it was due to vitB as I spotted the next day then got AF day after. I won't test until at least 17dpo x

I'm 31 as well ladies x

 

[almosthere]

hehe sorry mrsp I am starting to think I have asked you this at least 2 or 3 times, lol...I am just so excited for you!!!

and sounds like I am the younglin' in the group-23, and will be 24 the month after or the month of babies birth!!! =) Baby could go either month, may or june and I was a june baby!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Another 31 year old! I don't blame you for not testing Hun, it's tough seeing bfn's every month. If you're not preggo though then you got an awesome LP!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Aww almost yes you're just a baby bless! It's ok I don't mind being asked as I like saying I'm yellow, as it doesn't seem the norm these days!

x

 

[YomsYoms]

Interesting discussion on the weight thing. Think I'm going to try and put back on the 3-4 pounds I lost earlier in the year when I was stressed and see how I get on.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend

MrsP, enjoy your 20 week scan! Hope all you other mums to be are doing well at the moment!

Greenleaf, I too am just naturally light/small. Also have a really bad palette and so don't have much interest in food. Bit of a blessing really.

Sapphire, I find the 2WW very stressful too. It's hard to get away from thinking about it because every trip to the bathroom is a reminder

Cupcake, sorry AF arrived. But nothing wrong with one day of spotting!

HP, sorry you're having a tough time at the moment. There's no harm asking your Dr for a repeat smear. They can either say yes or try to reassure you. You need to use your dr as much as possible. I'm glad the spotting has stopped for now xx

Hi Bubbles, good luck for your ultrasound

Hi sbmack, welcome! are you in the UK? I've only been TTC for 3 months but my dr is sending me for an ultrasound due to my abnormal bleeding from 1DPO and after sex, and cramps. Like yum says, your problem is a problem regardless of whether you're TTC and I think your dr needs to assist you. Good luck

AFM - 12DPO and AF just arriving. So LP one day longer than last month. The sludge only started at 9DPO (spotting from 1DPO), so it is a slight improvement I suppose.
Onto cycle 4.... I'm upping my vitamins. Now taking a pre-conception vitamin as well as extra vitamin C, D, B-complex and zinc, and evening primrose oil. Want to add in some fish oil but need to do some research.
I'm also going to join a gym as I understand that exercise can lower estrogen. Basically I'm going all out with the 'easy' less scary things!

I found this article interesting. There are a lot of suggestions for treatments to try. Also talks about how it can take a year to see an improvement from implementing them: https://ndnr.com/web-articles/womens-health/supporting-the-luteal-phase-with-integrative-medicine/

 

[Sbmack]

Thanks for the welcome and the insight ladies!

Yoms, I am in the US. Thanks for the link. Sorry about AF.

I am going to make an appt. tomorrow. I had an ultrasound a few months ago and I didn't have any cysts so I'm hoping for a blood test.

Bubbles, I hope your ultrasound goes well.

Interesting thing with the weight. I'm pretty average, but I'm also petite at 5'2.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Sorry AF got you yomyoms x

 

[almosthere]

sorry for the af arrival yomyoms :/

 

[Chloe597]

Hi ladies,

Lots to catch up on here!

Happyshopper, good luck at the doctor! Sorry for all of your troubles very well could just be a sensitive cervix.

Yom, sorry AF got you.

Welcome to the new ladies! Sorry your spotting brings you here, but its a great group!

MrsP - can't believe you are 20 weeks already!?!? time flies! I think in the US standard ultrasounds are one for heartbeat around 8ish weeks, and one at 20 weeks for anatomy purposes. Many ladies get them at 12 weeks to test for downs, but that is an optional test that some people opt out of.

I'm 31 as well, and of the lower BMI range. 5'6" and 119 lbs pre-pregnancy. BMI was in the normal range, but right on the low end. No one has ever indicated that it could be the cause of my spotting, but i never really did get any good explanation of why i spotted.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Thanks chloe, and you're 32 weeks wow, we will have 3 babies on the thread in no time! Isn't it strange how the UK & the US differ so much?! x

 

[YomsYoms]

Thanks ladies! It's always a nice 'fresh start' feeling on CD1. Another chance to improve things... let's see

 

[KatieTTC]

happyshopper, sorry you've been feeling crappy please, unload your frustration any time you feel like it, it helps so much when you can share it with people who can relate to your situation. I hope that spotting stays away.

greenleaf, never had to do much to remain skinny, it's just the way I'm built.

sb, welcome, hope your app goes well.

sorry about af, toms

MrsP, enjoy the 20 week ultrasound!

AFM, my us went well, the baby doesn't seem to have any issues so far. In the end I was right, our little fighter is a girl. She was very cooperative and performed several dance moves for us, at the end though the whole ultrasound must've gotten boring and she started yawning, which was pretty fun to see. We managed to get a picture of that.

Btw, I'm 31 as well!

 

[bubbles81]

Hey ladies

Just need to have a little moan as ive no idea where im upto in my cycle...kinda makes me wish id temped now altho i have had a nice relaxing month til now!
I normally O on day of +opk which will put me at 17dpo! but FF has put me at 16dpo assuming O the day after opk....Ive just looked thru my cycles and there were 2 where i Od 2 days after opk (altho FF wasnt sure) so that would put me at 15dpo.....so im somewhere between 15 and 17dpo and the not knowing is sending me mad! BTW im still not spotting so whatever dpo i am vitB has done its job Ive had a 16 day LP before so will test on thurs if no AF altho i am kinda expecting to have some spotting today and get AF 2moro...im at the point where i dread going to the toilet as i soo dont want to see it Anyway im sorry for the long moan i just needed to let it out! x

It looks like a few of us are 31 in here!

Katie im glad u enjoyed ur scan x

Yomyoms - Its good that ur feeling abit better...hope this cycle is good for u x

 

[Greenleaf]

Thanks ladies! It's always a nice 'fresh start' feeling on CD1. Another chance to improve things... let's see

Good luck Yoms! Lots of baby dust to you!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Yay Katie! I had a feeling you were having a one! Aww a little girl, how lovely

So can't wait for the scan tomorrow!!!

Greenleaf, if I didn't temp then FF didn't give me any cross hairs? You've got no way of knowing hun unfortunately, even temping isn't 100%, but I know that a test would almost certainly pick up a BFP by now. I know it's not what you want to hear but try to relax until Thursday, I can't wait to hear the result, and really hope the spotting stays away. If you're not preggers then WOW, what a difference vits have made and what a fantastic LP! Maybe your body is sorting itself out like mine did, though my max LP was 15 days. GL hun!

x

 

[expatttc]

Hi ladies, wow, lots of reading to go back and do.
I think I might be the eldest here, at 34! I'll be 35 on November 17th!