Spotting week before AF every month - anyone else?

[lizc123]

Yay BFP!!!! Huuuuuuuuge congratulations ginny83 xxxxxx

 

[Chloe597]

Congrats, Ginny!! So excited for you!!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

So much for me being relaxed this cycle & just looking forward to my FS appointment. A TTC buddy friend of mine is in labour today and I can't stop welling up . I'm so happy for her but it could've been me... I thought I was over this getting upset lark x

 

[Soili]

MrsPTTC, sorry it got your down! I also thought I was all cool about the whole thing until I saw someone's scan pics on Flickr. And I don't even know the girl personally! You gotta talk as it is. You feel happy - be happy! You feel sad - be sad for a little and treat yourself extra well! It's all a part of TTC, I guess.

When is your FS app? Mine is on March 7, in 10 days from now. And stupid me is more worried that they'll make me feel bad because I didn't loose as much weight as they wanted me to, instead of thinking about the actual fertility part of it

 

[MrsPTTC]

Thanks Soili My appointment isn't until 25th April, 8 weeks on Wednesday and counting! Yours is not long at all, yes think about the fertility aspect of it - after all that is why you are there, not so they can lecture you about losing weight! x

 

[ginny83]

A bit of an update - I did a digi this morning and it said 2-3 weeks! I thinking it must be borderline on 2 weeks because I'm only 13DPO today.

Then I went to the doctors and they did their test and it came up negative! Although he only left it for 1 minute - the window was still full of dye and he said "no second line". Anyway they did a blood test so I'll find out offical beta results on Wednesday!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hope everything goes well with the blood test, stupid Dr! x

 

[ginny83]

Hope your appointment in April goes well too MrsPTTC

 

[MrsPTTC]

Thanks Ginny x

 

[_Nell]

Ginny - so annoying the Dr did that! FX for a great beta.

MrsPttc - I hear ya, just when you think you're doing great you have a wobble, like Soili says we just have to go with the flow.

Soili - I hope you get lots of good help at your appointment and it isn't weight focussed. I read about your DH sample, I'm really sorry he/you went through that.

AFM: I'm hoping by posting 'where is AF' she will magically appear, that usually happens right? Or i could go test on a FRER to have the same happen but i'd rather save my pennies.
I have been red and brown bleeding since last wednesday and it is so annoying. A lot more fresh red than I usually have and more than could be called spotting. All weekend I keep going to the toilet and having loads of fresh red blood when i wipe (sorry if TMI) and gleefully marking CD1 on my chart only to then find nothing more at all appears on a pantyliner until the next pee break or BM. She is playing peek a boo with me, at this rate there'll be no lining left to have a proper bleed.
I wanted Cd1 today so I could have my belated aquascan on wednesday....if she doesn't come soon i'm going to be postponed a cycle as it's all going to be mis-timed to clash with a weekend

 

[MrsPTTC]

Oh no Nell, has it ever happened before with red blood? Hope she comes ASAP but does your aqua scan have to be done during AF?

Lots of creamy cm here, approx 5-7 dpo... Decided I'm gonna test sunday if no spotting. I think my spotting will come Fri/sat as it seems to be between cd25-27, therefore the earlier I ovulate the later the spotting. Has anyone else experienced this? x

 

[curiouscat6]

Hi ladies..
So sorry for being MIA.. To answer your qs.
1. I got my BFP on 12/26 after doing 7 days of injections with Gonal F and an IUI. Gonal F is a drug used in IUIs and IVF that works to drastically improve egg quantity and quality.

2. I haven't spotted since I got my BFP.

3. Every time I got tested my progesterone levels were found to be normal, in fact all of my blood values were normal. I went throught scan after scan, tubes, uterus, you name it. Ultimately, I was diagnosed with a low AMH--0.38. This means the AMOUNT of eggs I had left was not high. In addition to this, while I was regularly ovulating, I was ovulating very early--often day 9 or 10 and this per my MD, is too early to be ovulating quality eggs. The injects helped the eggs ripen naturally. Many times when a woman is found to have a very low AMH, she has an early ovulation and this can mean she's releasing eggs that aren't high quality or not quite ready to be fertilitzed.

4. The doctors never did find out why I spotted--again, they connect it to low AMH but still don't know.

I wish all of you the very best and a BFP soon. But as I said, I'd be proactive about going to see an RE if you've been trying for a year... Fertility drugs can work wonders...

 

[Chloe597]

Sorry to hear that, Nell. Your spotting sounds like mine. A weird mix of bright red and brown, but not enough to be AF. My AF finally came today, after about 10 days of heavy spotting. blech.

Soili, good luck at your appt! I have one soon after you (March 13), and i'm worried she will just think i'm nuts and coming in too early. We shouldn't have to worry about anything other than fixing our bodies to allow us to get preggo! Doctors put unnecessary fears in us and its so frustrating!

MrsP, Sorry about your sadness. I know what you mean tho. Although it sucks to feel that way, its hard to control. I feel the same way too
Wish I could say i found a pattern to my spotting, but it seems random. I know when I'm on Clomid the spotting is heavier, but thats the only pattern so far.

ginny, I hope that blood test confirms your home tests!

 

[yum]

ginny- congrats ! it luks positive to me ! stupid doc ! fx 4r ya !

nell- sorry abt awful spotting i do get red blood at times & i mistake it
4r af too but its mostly watery & only little..

soili- gl with ur appnmt !

chloe- sorry abt af dear did u change any suppls this cycle ?

mrsp- i knw wat u r goin thru i'm totally with soili on this ! like chloe, i dont have a pattern to my spotting xcept i have more days of spotting wen i'm stressed..

curiouscat- thanks 4r sharing the info ! have a happy & healthy 9 mnths !

hello to everyone else !

 

[_Nell]

Oh no Nell, has it ever happened before with red blood? Hope she comes ASAP but does your aqua scan have to be done during AF?

I've had the odd bit of red before from 7dpo but usually it's watery. This month it's been proper blood, more like actual AF, but just very sporadic. It's been a funny cycle tbh, i've had heaps of ovary pain and i'm pretty sure i've had some cysts or something rupture at various points - would they give a fresh bleed i wonder?.
The scan was meant to be done this cycle, but because I never got +opk we couldn't do it, my Dr said as my periods are light she could probably do it at the end of AF on CD3 and still do the FET the same cycle.....timing wise that's quite specific

therefore the earlier I ovulate the later the spotting. Has anyone else experienced this? x

No, but it sounds like maybe for you and earlier O is a better/stronger O? FX your spotting stays away

Curious - everything you say about 'early' O and low amh fits in with me too.

Chloe - sorry the witch found you. 10 days of spotting, I feel for you, I find it so emitionally draining when it lasts so long.

Yum, MrsHY and all - Hi

 

[almosthere]

hi ladies I stopped prenatals for most of this cycle and long behold my midcycle spotting stopped so far! I had sex twice after o and not a bit of bleeding....so either I'm preggo, the pills made me spot, or my body regulated finally in regards to being of bcpsw!

 

[MrsHY]

Hi all!
Nell - how frustrating - I had a really odd 'AF' myself last cycle - spotting was heavier than usual and I felt really ill/crampy/shivery 7dpo - but then AF itself was lighter than usual and I didn't have the full, dragging feeling I normally have. All in all it was quite a nice AF actually. I'm putting it down to the low dose aspirin I'm on, my reflexology or the fact my body is winding down knowing it's going to have IVF thrown at it from next cycle!
MrsP - fingers crossed this is your month
Hello to Yum, Curious, Soili, Almosthere and anyone else I've forgotten!
Just waiting for DH to get home and am then going to cook steak and chips. Have decided to chill out a bit about the whole eating thing and eat lots of good food when I can. Am avoiding caffeine and alcohol but if I fancy a glass of red wine I'll have one. It's quite funny sharing my refridgerator with boxes full of Gonal F and Ovitrelle (my IVF drugs)!
Good luck to everyone xx

 

[spaba]

Wow, I just randomly found this thread after a long Google trail, and had never heard of anyone having the same problems as me - I'm relieved I'm not a total freak!

Been TTC since September, and after a couple of cycles I started getting a few days of spotting around 10dpo. Since then it's increased to 11 days of icky brown spotting from around 3dpo to AF time. My doctor put me on 1700mg metformin to treat probable PCOS, but hasn't had any effect on the spotting - if anything it's gotten worse.

I have appointment with an infertility specialist on Friday who will likely suggest clomid. I'm in a bit of a situation as I'm in Chile at the moment, moving to Argentina in April and then UK in June, so I won't have continuous medical care until I'm home (wherever in England that ends up being!). I'm hoping that clomid will just kickstart things for me and my body can start behaving in a proper manner.

Ah, so glad to have found you all!

 

[ginny83]

I got my blood test results today and my hcg at 13DPO was 200! Sooo I guess that means I'm offically pregnant! Except for the day before I O'd and 6DPO where I had the tiniest amount of spotting, I have had no spotting at all. Also another thing I've noticed is that since Oing I've actually had less CM than I usually do - I know a lot of people say that increased CM is a sign, but for me it's less?

I have another blood test and a dating scan in about 4 weeks, but I feel more relaxed now that i have a positive blood test. I might even stop POAS!

 

[daydream]

I got my blood test results today and my hcg at 13DPO was 200! Sooo I guess that means I'm offically pregnant! Except for the day before I O'd and 6DPO where I had the tiniest amount of spotting, I have had no spotting at all. Also another thing I've noticed is that since Oing I've actually had less CM than I usually do - I know a lot of people say that increased CM is a sign, but for me it's less?

I have another blood test and a dating scan in about 4 weeks, but I feel more relaxed now that i have a positive blood test. I might even stop POAS!

Congratulations!! That's a great beta!