Spotting week before AF every month - anyone else?

[MrsPTTC]

Also, was all geared up to dive into Agnus Castus to try and stop the spotting and increase my progesterone...until I read some bad reports from some girls who said it makes them O even later than before. I definitely don't need that, so am going to stick to folic acid and B6 and just hope for the best...oh yes, I'm also on a minimal carbs diet, it's just a basic low GI diet that reduces grains etc anyway, so don't know if that would work for me unfortunately! great news for you girls who are finding it useful, though! xx

Hi Morticia, I'm taking Agnus Castus, I think this is my 4th Month. Initially it brought my ovulation forward, increased my LP (as long as 14 including the spotting days) and shortened my cycle from 34/35 days to about 31 (varies each month.) I used to stop at ovulation as I'd heard scare stories on here, but as I hadnt found any actual facts I decided for the last 2 months to take it right through my cycle and it's stopped my spotting! (Well I had the teenest bit the day before AF but not worth writing home about lol) But what I have noticed is last cycle and now this cycle I have/will have ovulated later and only a 11 day LP last month (I'm on CD17 ignore my ticker & am expecting to ovulate Monday or Tuesday and think it will be a similar LP.) I'm not sure if it's a coincidence as I've started taking Maca for the last 2.5 months or whether it's the AC now properly getting to work. What I'm now thinking is maybe I should take it from ovulation onwards and see if it makes a difference to my ovulation? At least then it'll still control the spotting... I'll let you know what happens. Good luck x

 

[MrsPTTC]

Oh and with regards to spotting, mine is/was very light, just brown flecks amongst CM, not really enough to wear a liner for, but I did as I wanted to keep an eye on it. One month I did get red blood then the spotting stopped completely, then started again and that was quite scary as it hadn't happened before! (and of course you have the whole "implantation bleeding" thoughts! x

 

[happyshopper]

Hi everyone,
Ive started spotting yesterday at 7DPO which feels like a step backwards as the past 2 months started on 9DPO. I tried acupuncture this month and she says AF can come early or late until your body adjusts, I was just hoping for the latter. Nevermind, will take soy again as that is the only thing which seems to have helped so far xxx

 

[MrsHY]

Sorry to hear that happyshopper, that sucks, but fingers crossed the acupuncture helps.
I am on my second cycle with weekly acupuncture and have noticed increased cervical mucus this month (I'm on cd11 today and have had lotion-y type mucus since cd9). Normally I'm as dry as anything (sorry tmi!!) until much later. I'm really hopeful this means I'll O earlier this cycle (am looking for an improvement on my personal best - day 20!) and have a longer luteal phase. Or ideally, a non-existant one if I get my BFP. Fingers crossed for us both x

 

[yum]

Hi everyone,
Ive started spotting yesterday at 7DPO which feels like a step backwards as the past 2 months started on 9DPO. I tried acupuncture this month and she says AF can come early or late until your body adjusts, I was just hoping for the latter. Nevermind, will take soy again as that is the only thing which seems to have helped so far xxx

hi happyshopper, sorry abt the spotting ! hope ur body adjusts real soon to the acupuncture !
r u using the prog cream u bought ??

dust to all !

 

[happyshopper]

Thanks Yum. Its came today (by slow boat from the US I think) so too late for this cycle. I hope it works next cycle as I'm coming to the end of my options. The acupuncturist thinks she can sort the spotting by 3 cycles but I'm so impatient, I was hoping for dramatic first time results. I hope with both get our acupuncture soon xxx
Thanks MrsHY, I really appreciate it. Good luck to you too xxx
to everyone xxx

 

[Soili]

Hi guys! I've been to doctor yesterday and had my PCOS diagnosis officially confirmed. She wouldn't start me on Clomid until I do HSG and DH does SA, but that doesn't really matter at the moment, because I'm going to be on a break from TTC for another 3 months to loose weight. In the meantime, I'll be taking progesterone from CD15 during those months, hoping to fool my body into ovulating Perhaps with weight lose and progesterone treatment I might be able to kick start that ovulation, who knows? But I think I shouldn't be spotting during following months, since for me it always starts around CD24-25 due to anovulation and I'll be taking progesterone then.

 

[ticktock]

Hi just gatecrashing!

Just wanted to say I spotted up to 5 days before af arrived, my cycles were between 27 and 37 days but my lp was never longer than 11 days max less if you take spotting into account.

I took a vit b complex, maca, (a food supplement which really helped with the spotting and also the hot flushes I used to get in second half of cycle) and rrl tea too. It took 8 months but you can prob see from ticker that it worked!!

I still don't know if I have any underlying causes of my horrible periods as they were also very heavy and clotty and painful. My spotting before af worried me sick but it seems more common than I thought so guess will see how they go after the birth.

Anyway, good luck to all of you and wishing you all bfps!!!!!!

 

[_Nell]

Hi Ladies,

Just to say i'm still here. It's been a week now since my rubbish new (having barely any eggies left) and i'm doing ok today.
I'm currently in the TWW and it's the least tense i've ever been as I don't really feel i'm waiting anymore, I haven't even been checking internally on my spotting (though tp has shown I have some)
I have an appointment with a fertility specialist at the end of May, i'm not sure what they're going to suggest I have a feeling they'll want rid of my fibroids first as i've read that any fertility drugs can make them grow even bigger.

babydust to all!

 

[MrsHY]

Hi guys
Soili - good luck to you with the weight loss. I wonder if my consultant will ask me to do an HSG before Clomid? I'll let you know.
Ticktock - thanks for gatecrashing! Lovely to hear your story and wishing you lots of luck for your impending birth!
Nell - good to see you back and also good to hear you're feeling OK. I'm sure your specialist will have some options for you. I'd heard that too about fibroids. I think the procedure to remove them is fairly straightforward though? Hopefully?!?

Day 12 for me today. No signs of impending ovulation but I definitely have some kind of mucus this month (the lotion-y type) which is more than I normally have at this time. Had a session of acupuncture last night and it really hurt in places! Felt like she'd skewered each ovary with a needle! Just seeing if I can ovulate any earlier than day 21. Have my appointment with the Consultant next Tuesday and am going to ask him/her lots of questions about spotting, luteal phases and late ovulation so I'll report back anything interesting!
Dust to all xx

 

[MrsPTTC]

I'm having issues ovulating this month girls, so the spotting is the last thing on my mind . Still no positive OPK but it's getting darker but I'm on CD 22 of 31ish day cycle! Think it might be the Horny Goat Weed Complex I started taking this month though I've stopped taking this now. Gutted I've got virtually no chance this month, but onto next, I need to keep up the PMA! to you all xx

 

[MrsPTTC]

It's ok I got a positive! And also found out I've been silly in thinking I would be out this month, as I didn't realise the later you ovulate the later AF would come, so it might not affect my lp and chances after all! x

 

[happyshopper]

Good luck MissPttc, FX you catch that egg xxx

Well this month I've had awful spotting - v.crampy and red. I think it was the acupuncture that made it worse though I'm hoping that its one of those things that have to get worse before it gets better. xxx

 

[Soili]

Hi guys! Got my period 2 days after stopping progesterone (Provera), haven't had any spotting before, so I figure every month I spotted it was just because I wasn't ovulating. AF feels different too, a lot heavier than what I had last 3 times.

Now if I would ovulate! It'd be all perfect!

happyshopper, sucks about more spotting! But maybe it really is gonna get better once you get adjusted to the treatment!

MrsPTTC, glad you had your +ve OPK finally!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Good luck MissPttc, FX you catch that egg xxx

Well this month I've had awful spotting - v.crampy and red. I think it was the acupuncture that made it worse though I'm hoping that its one of those things that have to get worse before it gets better. xxx

Thanks hun I hope things settle down after your next accupuncture session. You girls have so much worse spotting than me, I should count myself lucky x

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi guys! Got my period 2 days after stopping progesterone (Provera), haven't had any spotting before, so I figure every month I spotted it was just because I wasn't ovulating. AF feels different too, a lot heavier than what I had last 3 times.

Now if I would ovulate! It'd be all perfect!

happyshopper, sucks about more spotting! But maybe it really is gonna get better once you get adjusted to the treatment!

MrsPTTC, glad you had your +ve OPK finally!!

thank you soili hope you have some luck with the ovulation hun, things are sounding good from the progesterone anyway x

 

[Soili]

Thank you!! Progesterone really did something, this period I'm having feels like real deal, not like the light, barely-anything AF I've been having past 3 cycles. Makes me even more certain I wasn't ovulating. I wonder if there's a term "Good quality period"? LOL Anyway, it reassured me, because I know I had these good quality periods before, and with no drugs involved, so I must have been ovulating just fine on my own. I hope with weight loose it'll just all snap back to normal.

 

[happyshopper]

That is great news Soili, FX its the start of better things to come.Are you going on soy? xxx

 

[Soili]

That is great news Soili, FX its the start of better things to come.Are you going on soy? xxx

Not doing Soy this cycle yet, I have HSG booked for my next cycle, so it'd be more convenient if I didn't ovulate yet I have 3 months worth Provera and I'm supposed to be taking it CD15-CD24 to make sure I get periods on time, whether I ovulate or not. I'm not 100% sure I'll be doing HSG though, waiting to hear if my insurance will cover it. If they do, then I'll do it. If not, then I'm not paying 150€ out of my own pocket for an exam that I don't find necessary at the moment. If I manage to ovulate on my own in the next 3 months, then screw all exams and stuff, I'll be trying like a normal human being for at least a year. If not, then I'll still try Soy before I consider Clomid.

 

[yum]

hello ladies, its been a while since i was here..

nell- gud to c u back ! sure hope the specialist will have all ans ! gud luck dear !

mrspttc- hope u catch the egg this time !

happyshopper- sorry abt more spottin hun hope it'll all get better this month..

soili- thats great news gud luck with the O ! i'm sure prog would def help you ! now that u know wat it is u can get it fixed ! i know wat u mean by not spending $$ i got my bill & i couldn't digest that i need to pay 200$ 4r pro,tsh,estro,fsh blood test


as for me, i strd spotting on fri..xpecting my af 2mrw(2mnth pattern)..its kinda bad with red/brown blood once/twice..i generally spot 4r 3.5 days but this time around i guess its 1 more day i was not xpecting it to go away but i guess i was secretly hopin it would.. got mild cramps ! not very disapointed though

fx 4r all of ya !