A/F not like normal, trouble figuring cycle day, Help

[Nia528]

Hey All!!  This might be TMI but I can't figure it out so I need some help please.  Here goes!!!  Thursday, May 14th was 12dpiui. That evening the toliet paper had a pink tint.  Friday I was spotting but only on the toliet paper but that night about bed time a/f started to get a little heavier with light cramping so I figured Friday would be cd1. But then all day Saturday the flow never started. I spotted all day mostly on the toliet paper then Saturday evening till bed time there was pretty much nothing.  This might be gross and I'm sorry but the little a/f I got Fri night was bright red but since that one time it has been kinda brownish and yucky.  Also I usually have kinda bad cramps on cd1 or cd2 but I haven't really had any.  So how do I determine my cd.  I thought Fri would be cd1 but since I went back to spotting on Sat I'm not sure whether to count Fri as cd1 or not.  Any thoughts???

[hope013]

it doesn't sound like af has started cos it's not cd1 till you have a heavy flow. hopefully it was an implantation bleed.

[Nia528]

Hey!! Well a/f was very heavy on Sunday, heavier than normal, and I had th usual cramps that I usually have on cd 2. So I think I will say that Sat was cd1 and sunday was cd2 since we are supposed to have another iui,without any meds, this cycle.  I have been on clomid and femara(last 2 iuis) but a/f is never affected by the meds. But water seems to stop my a/f for a period of time and the spotting stopped Sat after a shower which baths usually stop a/f not showers but maybe the shower stopped it this time. I don't know but thanks for the info.  If anyone else has any info feel free!!!

[thetam01]

i had the same problem and my re said it was caused by the clomid..  then 2 and half weeks later i had another period a little bit heavier but still not my norm. they say if u take clomid and sometimes other meds that it can affect ur cycle for a few months.. so i would count cd1 as saturday for re purposes if ur doing iui or something.. good luck..  i hope that it was just implantaion bleeding and u get a bfp..  

[40smama]

When this has happened to me, I hate trying to figure it all out - uugghh.  Did you already take your pregnancy test?  I think Friday, since it's only 13dpiui, would be too soon to have AF.  Call your re's office Monday and let them know what's going on.  I would think by Tuesday if you're not pregnant that you'll get AF & that'll be cd1 even though that's a little late.

This is such a good question - I'm eager to hear what the others say - jen