Who else always spots before AF shows?!

[lindsvancamp]

Hello everyone!

So..ever since i stopped taking BCP in december i experience light brown spotting a day or so before AF shows. I was wondering who else experiences this and if you have already been pregnant did you still get the brown spotting before a BFP or was it gone all together?

AF is due tuesday but i got a tiny bit of spotting last night and a little going on now. I'm hoping this could be implantation bleeding since it's earlier than usual, but also think AF might just be showing up early. Ahhh, i just want that BFP! tested this morning but bfn, but also ready it can take several days after IB to get a positive.

I'd love to hear anyone's stories or opinions!
Thank you,

 

[pandi77]

I used to hun and I think it messed up my chances to get pregnant as it is a sign of progesterone deficiency. I charted so I knew exactly how long my luteal phase was every month and I had a few occasions where I finally got a bfp and then stupid spotting started and I ended up having a chemical pregnancy

I started using vitex and then added progesterone cream which I used from 2 days after O was confirmed by charting to when AF came. Totally stopped the spotting and lengthened my luteal phase nicely. Good luck!

 

[lindsvancamp]

Thanks, Pandi!

Did you just start taking the cream and vitex yourself, or did your dr. recommend? I see you're pregnant now so it must have worked, congrats!!

I noticed my luteal phase seemed short as well, but this month I O'd earlier so thought it was lengthening, but maybe it didn't and my AF is just coming earlier

 

[Mississippi03]

I always spot two days before af. Havent been bfp yet though.. My lp is short but i just started taking b6 to try to lengthen it.
Guess i should think about progesterone cream too

 

[lindsvancamp]

Hey mississippi, we are pretty similar in that i got off bcp end of December, maybe our bodies are still normalizing themselves out after being on it? I was thinking of taking B6 too, so I will start this next cycle since I'm sure AF is on her way as i just started spotting.

 

[pandi77]

Thanks, Pandi!

Did you just start taking the cream and vitex yourself, or did your dr. recommend? I see you're pregnant now so it must have worked, congrats!!

I noticed my luteal phase seemed short as well, but this month I O'd earlier so thought it was lengthening, but maybe it didn't and my AF is just coming earlier

I started vitex first as I only knew had really long cycles but wasn't charting consistently or was able to interpret my charts very well because my bbt was all over the place (turns out I was having annovulatory cycles ). Well lo and behold vitex ushered in a perfect ovulation on cd 14 but much to my dismay my luteal phase was only 8 days.

So my first loss I brought it up to my doctor who wouldn't even test for hormonal imbalances or deficiencies until 3 losses so I started progesterone cream after some research. It added one day to my luteal phase each cycle I used it and when I got this sticky bean they tested my levels which were borderline with the cream! Needless to say they then gave me an rx for progesterone cream and all is well at 30 weeks

I highly recommend the cream and vitex both. I tried a lot of supplements and vitamins and for me personally these to had the best impact. Good luck to you gals

 

[sammie13s]

I have had this ever since I started my periods and have 3 children and expecting again so I'd say it's completely normal Hun x

 

[sweetbliss89]

I've had spotting 2-3 days before AF as well ever since stopping BC back in Feb 2013. Never had a BFP though so I'm not help there. I'm interested in the progesterone cream info. How do you find out if your progesterone is low?

 

[pandi77]

I've had spotting 2-3 days before AF as well ever since stopping BC back in Feb 2013. Never had a BFP though so I'm not help there. I'm interested in the progesterone cream info. How do you find out if your progesterone is low?

You can have p-levels taken at various times during your cycle and they can tell you if they are healthy. Some doctors are great at being proactive and working with you but sometimes you have to go to a fertility specialist such as a reproductive endocrinologist. I have a RE for a doctor now and although my copay is higher it worked out best in my case. Good luck!

 

[Mississippi03]

I self diagnose everything i read on here though. I cant add anything else this cycle.. I added b6, omegas, and temping. We will see how it goes. My cm has increased with the omegas though. Cant peak for the b6 yet, ill let you know at the end of the month i suppose.
But i never spotted on bcp. And now its like clock ork, i spot and rwo days later af. Hopefully not this cycle linds

 

[pandi77]

I found this to be a helpful article as it list many symptoms common in women with low progesterone. Spotting before AF in itself may not mean fertility issues for every woman out there but combined with other red flags can definitely cause issues...at least it did for me and several other ladies in the pregnancy boards currently who had progesterone issues. Hope this helps!

https://www.naturalfertilityandwellness.com/symptoms-of-low-progesterone/

 

[lindsvancamp]

I self diagnose everything i read on here though. I cant add anything else this cycle.. I added b6, omegas, and temping. We will see how it goes. My cm has increased with the omegas though. Cant peak for the b6 yet, ill let you know at the end of the month i suppose.
But i never spotted on bcp. And now its like clock ork, i spot and rwo days later af. Hopefully not this cycle linds

I know.. my cycle has been like clockwork too! Except for some reason this one i started spotting last night- 5 days before AF should be here! It turned into more of a flow tonight of course, so she must just be coming to greet me early this month, stupid