Spotting week before AF every month - anyone else?

[Buninmyoven]

Hi everyone, glad to see this thread is still going strong
Welcome Naxi, this is a great thread and I hope you will find it as much of a support as I have.
Cupcake, I hope the spotting stays away. Lets hope the next 7 days for you are spot free. I have my fingers crossed for you Hun.
2moms, I have used vitamin b6 in the past and it helped me. Hopefully this is what will get you your BFP
Green leaf, congrats on the no spotting this cycle, that is a really good sign. Hopefully you will get your BFP very soon.
Momof2 sorry you are feeling down. It is so hard isn't it? I find the worst part is not having a reason why this is happening. It's like being stuck in limbo.

AFM this was my second month on Clomid. My cycle is usually between 27-29 days with some variation either side. This month I didn't have any spotting until yesterday which was day 28. I am so annoyed with myself for actually thinking I might be pregnant. As usual I found out when I went to the ladies at work. After work I just broke down. It doesn't get any better as the months go by, it gets worse. I am still spotting today with no sign of AF and 2 negative pregnancy tests behind me. When I look ahead to the future I see nothing, a blank void. For the last couple of months I have stopped believing I will ever have children and am now wondering whether to give up and pursue adoption. But the thought of not having my husband's baby absolutely breaks my heart. I feel so down I just don't know how I am going to cope with this anymore. I'm sorry that this a 'me me me' post but I just needed to get this out. I have a telephone consultation with the specialist next week but frankly don't think I can be bothered. Really what difference will it make

 

[Flower31]

Hi ladies!
Green leaf happy there is no spotting, fingers crossed that its fixed.
Cupcake how are you feeling?

I did all my tests today. Fingers crossed that hey figure something out. I also got my pap results back..... Normal!! Yay! Was worried they were going to remove more cervix.

 

[Cupcake2012]

Sorry you are feeling down bun but thats great you had less spotting! We will all get there!!

Glad your pap results were normal flower and fingers crossed for the test results.

Think I'm 8 or 9dpo now. Based on previous months spotting will start today. Nothing yet, please stay that way!

 

[Greenleaf]

Spotting started yesterday. Though I know we won't hv a chance this month but it's still disappointing. Hope you ladies will have better luck! Baby dust to all!

 

[Cupcake2012]

9 or 10dpo nearly over and no spotting yet! Yay, best month in a while

 

[Cupcake2012]

Spotting started today

 

[MrsPTTC]

Yay for your good spotting month greenleaf & cupcake.

Bun it took me 8 clomid cycles Hun, now I was really beginning to lose hope as you'd imagine! I'm sure you feel like me that clomid is a quick fix, it is for some people, guess you've got to remember that a normal ovulating person can still take months to conceive so if you weren't ovulating & now you are it can still take time

x

 

[Gobolino]

Bun......chin up girl!!! You will get there!!! I know it's really hard, but try to stay positive

Flower, glad your pap went ok. Fx for the results

Cupcake and Greenleaf...great news on the late spotting!

 

[Momof2TTC]

Bun- I'm totally right there with you with the being discouraged. The difference- I have 2 children so I'm just highly annoyed that I can't seem to get pregnant again. I know my body can do it, the question is--why won't it now?

Hoping the Clomid starts working soon for you an you end up with a BFP! Don't give up!

 

[Cupcake2012]

Thought af would be here today based on previous cycles and I was so sure of my o date as I had so much ewcm and o pains. But looks like I was wrong. Don't particularly feel like its coming today. Bbs are still sore which normally stop a day or so before af. Still spotting, kinda wish it would just hurry up and get here!

Just called the hospital and got told the fertility nurse has been off for several weeks and is only just back and they are seeing when they can fit people in so someone will call us. It's been several weeks! Very frustrating

 

[Flower31]

Yay for your good spotting month greenleaf & cupcake.

Bun it took me 8 clomid cycles Hun, now I was really beginning to lose hope as you'd imagine! I'm sure you feel like me that clomid is a quick fix, it is for some people, guess you've got to remember that a normal ovulating person can still take months to conceive so if you weren't ovulating & now you are it can still take time

x

How much does clomid cost? My doctor is looking at putting me on that.

 

[Naaxi]

I am glad to hear some ladies are spotting later! Yay Sorry for blipping, I am not used to slower threads so kinda forgot to check it.

Bun, I am so sorry you are feeling discouraged, but one way or another you will find a way. You are so strong to have gone through all this, you can do it!

 

[Buninmyoven]

Hi all,
Flower, congrats on the good Pap smear result. That's fab news and hopefully you won't have to wait too much longer to get your BFP. I don't pay for my Clomid because I live in the UK and get it through the NHS. I only pay the standard prescription charge which is about £7 per prescription. However I have done some research online and have discovered that Clomid is relatively cheap on the open market. Some women get it online through various methods but personally I think that is a huge risk to take because you don't know what you are getting. Can you get a private referral to a doctor and get a prescription through them?

Cupcake how are you? Did you get your AF in the end? What happened? That's great news that your spotting has happened later in your cycle. For what it's worth my friend used to get spotting and she still spotted the month she got her BFP so even if you are still spotting you still have a chance. Finger crossed for you x

Greenleaf, good luck Hun. You deserve it after everything you have been through this year. Don't ever give up!

MrsP, thank you for your message, I find what you said very encouraging, and its always great to hear from ladies who have had the same and gone on to get their BFP

Gobs, how are things with you. I hope alls going well? X

Mommo2, thanks for your message, how are things with you? Any news yet?

Well I'm feeling much more positive at the moment. My doctor got in touch with me recently and told me that they have agreed for me to have a laparoscopy. So hopefully I should find out once and for all if I have the dreaded endo and if I do then hopefully they will remove it during the procedure. I've been told to expect an 8 week wait to have it done but to me that seems really soon and I'm feeling very anxious about this operation because its far more invasive than anything I've had done before and involves a general anaesthetic. They have also given me another prescription for Clomid at 50mg. It must be working well because I got my progesterone tested last month without taking progesterone pessaries nd it came back at 157. That is way higher than its ever been before. I've also found out that I would qualify for NHS funding should I need IVF although I'm not sure i would want to go down that route at this stage.

Anyway, that's enough about me. Very best of luck everyone. It's about time we got another BFP on this thread so wishing everyone lots of

 

[Momof2TTC]

Hi all,
Flower, congrats on the good Pap smear result. That's fab news and hopefully you won't have to wait too much longer to get your BFP. I don't pay for my Clomid because I live in the UK and get it through the NHS. I only pay the standard prescription charge which is about £7 per prescription. However I have done some research online and have discovered that Clomid is relatively cheap on the open market. Some women get it online through various methods but personally I think that is a huge risk to take because you don't know what you are getting. Can you get a private referral to a doctor and get a prescription through them?

Cupcake how are you? Did you get your AF in the end? What happened? That's great news that your spotting has happened later in your cycle. For what it's worth my friend used to get spotting and she still spotted the month she got her BFP so even if you are still spotting you still have a chance. Finger crossed for you x

Greenleaf, good luck Hun. You deserve it after everything you have been through this year. Don't ever give up!

MrsP, thank you for your message, I find what you said very encouraging, and its always great to hear from ladies who have had the same and gone on to get their BFP

Gobs, how are things with you. I hope alls going well? X

Mommo2, thanks for your message, how are things with you? Any news yet?

Well I'm feeling much more positive at the moment. My doctor got in touch with me recently and told me that they have agreed for me to have a laparoscopy. So hopefully I should find out once and for all if I have the dreaded endo and if I do then hopefully they will remove it during the procedure. I've been told to expect an 8 week wait to have it done but to me that seems really soon and I'm feeling very anxious about this operation because its far more invasive than anything I've had done before and involves a general anaesthetic. They have also given me another prescription for Clomid at 50mg. It must be working well because I got my progesterone tested last month without taking progesterone pessaries nd it came back at 157. That is way higher than its ever been before. I've also found out that I would qualify for NHS funding should I need IVF although I'm not sure i would want to go down that route at this stage.

Anyway, that's enough about me. Very best of luck everyone. It's about time we got another BFP on this thread so wishing everyone lots of

Thanks for asking Bun! My doc has prescribed me 50mg of Clomid to start tomorrow (cd 3-7). She is hoping that I'll be able to ovulate strong enough to keep my progesterone up. I am def ovulating, but my prog is low. Bloodwork at 7dpo to check though. Fingers crossed it works!

Clomid has a generic- Clomephine and that's $9 USD. Super cheap here!

 

[Gobolino]

Just a quick hi to all you ladies!!! Doing well, but no internet for the past 2 weeks....so will have to catch up!!!

 

[Kim_27]

Hi, just a quick catch up. Had my ultrasound scan, according to the sonographer, apparently my uterus is completely normal, no fibroids or polyps so no explanation for why I spot 10-12 days before AF. Official results will be sent to doc in a few weeks so will find out what's next then.

 

[Gobolino]

Hi, just a quick catch up. Had my ultrasound scan, according to the sonographer, apparently my uterus is completely normal, no fibroids or polyps so no explanation for why I spot 10-12 days before AF. Official results will be sent to doc in a few weeks so will find out what's next then.

Good news! Have you had your progesterone checked? I never did get to the bottom of my spotting....just glad I got the bfp anyway!

 

[Kim_27]

Hi, just a quick catch up. Had my ultrasound scan, according to the sonographer, apparently my uterus is completely normal, no fibroids or polyps so no explanation for why I spot 10-12 days before AF. Official results will be sent to doc in a few weeks so will find out what's next then.

Good news! Have you had your progesterone checked? I never did get to the bottom of my spotting....just glad I got the bfp anyway!

Nope, the docs here won't check hormones, she said everyone has different levels. She also said I got pregnant before on my own last time meant I should be able to get pregnant again. If I wasn't TTC, she would just put me on the pill and spotting would be sorted. Although the sonographer said it could be hormones. How long did it take to get your BFP?

 

[Buninmyoven]

Hi, just a quick catch up. Had my ultrasound scan, according to the sonographer, apparently my uterus is completely normal, no fibroids or polyps so no explanation for why I spot 10-12 days before AF. Official results will be sent to doc in a few weeks so will find out what's next then.

Good news! Have you had your progesterone checked? I never did get to the bottom of my spotting....just glad I got the bfp anyway!

Nope, the docs here won't check hormones, she said everyone has different levels. She also said I got pregnant before on my own last time meant I should be able to get pregnant again. If I wasn't TTC, she would just put me on the pill and spotting would be sorted. Although the sonographer said it could be hormones. How long did it take to get your BFP?

Kim, glad your scan went well. I've had the same checks as you and mine came out fine too. I also had progesterone tests done on day 21 and they came out fine but since then I've started taking Clomid days 2-6 followed by Cyclogest (progesterone) in the two week wait and my spotting has improved. In-fact this month I haven't had any - which makes me think it must be hormone related. My fertility doctor has told me that she thinks that in my case it IS hormone related. She said that all it takes is for the hormones to be slightly out of balance and it will throw the whole menstrual cycle out of sync. I think you need to challenge your doctor. It doesn't sounds like they are taking this as seriously as they should. The only other thing I think it could be in my case is Endo, but I am having a laparoscopy to rule that out later this year. If that comes back clear I will be convinced that it is either hormone related or egg quality related in which case I hope it is the former.

 

[Buninmyoven]

I spoke too soon, despite still being on Cyclogest my spotting has started on CD29. This means I am now on cycle number 30 since starting TTC and cycle number 19 since my miscarriage. From experience I know this definitely means I'm out this month (the one time I did get PG I had NO spotting). All those doctors saying spotting is nothing to worry about are talking out of their backsides!