inplanation bleeding or something else

[lynn1234]

hey guys me and my husband have been ttc for awhile now and this month i did not get my period. i was suppose to get it on the 6th but nothing and then on the 9th i started spotting light brownish like old blood but i did even have to use a tampon tmi. or a pad i only saw it when i wiped . TMI I KNOW BUT
this was for 2 days only the 11 i stopped spotting . is this what they call inplantation bleeding or something i also forgot to say that my period has always been like clock work every month.thank you for any help

[lynn1234]

also did a pg today but neg is it to soon to tell

[paranoidpattie]

Sounds like implantation bleeding but you'll never know for sure until you test positive.  It all depends on the sensitivity of your test if it's too early.  Some women don't test positive until after AF is due.   So, good luck and keep testing!!

[lynn1234]

i was due for period on th 6th nothing and then on the 9th spotting but no period

[TTC obsession]

I have been spotting for about 4-5 days before my peroid for the last 5 months and it's driving me  NUTS!!!  I always think it's implantation bleeding and then I am always disappointed.  I was wondering if ANYONE out there has ever had this consistant problem every month but still been able to concieve and if you did get pregnant did you spot that month???????  PLEASE SOMEONE RESPOND

I hope for you it IS actually implantation bleeding but I always hate that I think that :)

[rdh1981]

Hi, I too am a spotter. I have been spotting for about 10 months straight!  I did manage to get pg, but it ended in mc.  When I found out I was pg, I did not believe bc I had so much spotting I thought I was on my period.  I talked to my doctor about this and he said it was normal, it was just hormones.  Not very helpful I know, but at least it is not uncommon! Best Of Luck!

[lexie123]

I would get spotting before my period too...not all the time, though.  I was on Clomid this cycle and this morning, I saw blood on the tissue...it's dark blood, but there was a lot of it, and there was no way that it is implantation bleeding.  I feel that this is really AF showing its ugly head--again! So, I guess you will have to wait a little bit longer.  If you still do not get your period, go ahead and test again...if possible a blood pregnancy test to be more accurate.  (I said that because when I first got pregnant with my 5-year-old daughter, all of my urine pregnancy tests were negative until I was 20 weeks pregnant.  Unbelievable, but true...my doctor's explanation was, I was not producing as much HCG as I was supposed to.  The test could not detect it from my urine.)

[TTC obsession]

I glad to know that a spotter did get prego :)  Do they think the mc had anything to do with the spotting?  I also did clomid and a hcg trigger shot this month and was hoping for the best but I started spotting at 10dpo and it's now 12 dpo and there is still some going on so I don't think af is to far off. I did enough pregnancy tests this month that I think the employees at the dollar tree store think I'm crazy...fye to any of you using dollar tree store tests they have faint evap lines that can drive you nutty :)

[rdh1981]

they never said that the mc was due to the spotting, but they did say that the spotting was due to low levels of progesterone and i was put on meds for that. despite the meds the spotting still never went away. deep down inside i believe that it was due to the spotting.

[TTC obsession]

They also keep telling me the spotting won't prevent me from getting pregnant but I can't help but feel that it is the largest contributing factor???  I am so sorry you mc I hope you are able to concieve again soon.  I think I may skip all the fertility drugs next month and just try using progesterone and see if I still spot?  I am now 13 dpo and the spotting has finally calmed down a bit (the calm before the storm)  I seriously hate that I always read into it as implantation bleeding and it keeps me hopeful even though I get BFN everytime I test I need to just let it go and wait to see if I am late but I'm way to impatient and clearly must enjoy torturing myself with negatives as I tend to do it EVERY FREAKING MONTH :)  If you ever find out any good info on why they think you spot each month you will have to post it to help all us spotters out there :)  BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!!!

[rdh1981]

I can totally relate to your frustration!! I too hope that every month it is implantation bleeding, but it never is.That is why I just stopped taking HPT's. It is so much easier for me to deal with starting my period then seeing a BFN!   I went to the doctor this past week  because I called and told them how frustrated I was with all this spotting. So, he did a u/s (for the second time in the last 4 months) and said everything looked great.  He believes that the spotting is due too much esterogen in the first half of my cycle and not enough progesterone in the second half. So he just upped my dosage of Clomid to 100mg and he said that this should help with the spotting. For the last three cycles on Clomid it did not help my spotting, it actually made it worse.  So, I am not really relying on this to help the spotting. He did not offer to put me on progesterone, but I know when I took it with pregnancy that ended in mc it did NOT stop the spotting at all!   My doctor is giving me three more months and then he will send me to a fertility specialist if I am not pg by then.   Please keep me posted and try to keep your chin up!!

[TTC obsession]

Well my offical AF showed up today :)  I had done 100 mg of clomid with the hcg shot this month.  I too had more spotting on it than other months of spotting.  I have an apt tomorrow and I need to decide if I want to do more fertility stuff this month or not.  I will keep you posted on what they say.  I did see a faint positive on two tests that I did on 10 dpo ( i had tested before so i knew the hcg was out of my system) but the next morning the spotting started as did the faint positives so I do think it is effecting implantation.  Also in the 100 mg I had next to no cm which makes me wonder if i should take it since I spot with our without it?  I will let you know what they say tomorrow and if I get any good advice??? I do have one son who is 15 months but it took me 3 years of ttc with him and i don't know if I can actively persue it for 3 years this time as I am driving myself crazy.  and last night my sweet sister ( who gets pregnant at the drop of a hat and has 7 kids and plans on 10 ) tells me it's God's will how many children come to our home and I couldnt take it.  I gave her the bird and left (totally immature of me but on the eve of my period it was the best I could do).  I did apologize today but we will never see eye to eye on the issue and I'm ok with that :)

[rdh1981]

You just put a huge smile on my face. Not that your AF showed but the part about your sister. You remind me so much of me and my sister. My little sister is already on number two and has NEVER tried to get pg and this just tears me up!  So, it was nice to hear a story like that.  

Are you sure that your AF is here.  If you have gotten two test that are faint positives, maybe you are just still spotting  I thought I started my AF this morning, but now it is just back to spotting. I am not supposed to start until Wednesday.  I refuse to take a test until I am late.  

I cant wait to hear what your doctor tells you tomorrow.  I hope he tells you that you are very pg!!!
Best of Luck!!!

[TTC obsession]

I wish I was prego but pretty positive it's not.  I'm actually a little worried something else is going on though like a cyst or something I passed a odd mass of tissue (tmi sorry) today and that happened to me once before and they did a D&C even though I wasn't pregnant they thought It was my uterine wall coming off all at once??? The good part of that last time was that I got pregnant with my DS the month after although I don't think a D&C will be necessary this time I'm more just worried as to why it happened.

As for my sisters I actually come from a family of 9 (4 girls 5 boys) all of my sisters and sister in laws have been able to concieve with not much thought put into it (one had to wait a year for her 3rd though) I have 30 nieces and nephews and two brothers yet to get married.  It makes me feel like the freak of the family and no one can relate to my quest of TTC.  I do think I caused a bit of family drama though because almost every sibling called today to see how I was doing and hope that I had a better day :)  I will write tomorrow and let you know how the apt goes.

I hope your AF dosn't show on Wednesday and I admire that you can wait.  I do try to think of some way to reward myself if I'm not pregnant that month and AF shows like today I told myself I would go endulge in a large sundae or ice cream in general but the truth is I decided I didn't want to feel fat and not pregnant :) but I did have a huge diet coke which I have been avoiding during the luteal phase just in case the caffine does effect implantation :) (I know I'm  crazy and I'm ok with that too)  Hope you have a day of no spotting tomorrow :) !!!

[rdh1981]

I am sorry to hear that you are passing tissue. Sometimes life seems  so unfair, doesn't it?
Hopefully next month we will both be sitting here talking about our BFP's!!!

I can't wait to hear what your doctor has to say. It would be nice to get another professionals opinion.  What did you decide about taking Clomid 100mg this time around??  My doctor pretty much told me Clomid was probably the only thing that would help.  

Thanks for hoping that my AF would stay away, but I think she may be here today.  I have horrible cramps and the spotting is starting to look more AF like (gross..sorry). I too will have a nice glass of diet coke, b/c I also avoid it during the luteal phase. So, it looks like we can be crazy together!!! Hope you have a great day and very insightful doctors visit!! Keep me posted!!

[TTC obsession]

Well nothing to great they want me to do 100mg again this month with the HCG shot and follow with the progesterone sup. I just don't know if I want to do it this month.  If I do though I think it's going to be the last month of clomid for me for awhile even though it's only month 2 but it really dries up my cm so I wonder if it's counter productive???  You mentioned you did the progesterone though did it help you  not spot that cycle or did it not make a difference?  They also want me to take it on days 5-9 instead of 3-7 and I don't know if I agree???  today is cd2 so i guess i have a few days to decide....any advice  are you taking it this month also?

[rdh1981]

Hey gal, today is CD2 for me too so I guess we can be cycle buddies!! I
understand your need to take a break from Clomid. I took it for 3months
(50mg) and I too found that it dried up my cm.  So I stopped taking it
last cycle, but I am back on it (100mg) this cycle starting tomorrow.  Last cycle I did
start taking Evining Primrose Oil and I did see a difference in my cm. I
also use pre-seed and that helps a lot I used this when I was using
clomid also.  To answer your question about progesterone I only was
prescribed it when I was pg, they thought it would help stop the
spotting but it did not.  But that is not to say that can't prevent
spotting, I was already spotting so, who knows.  At this point I would
take anything my doctor would give me.  Since he only gave me Clomid, I
will continue using natural herbs and see if that makes a difference.  
My DH and I are hoping that this go around really works, b/c if we do
get our little one it would be expected to arrive two days after OUR
Birthday!! (yes we have the same birthday) Oh, and the only way I
already know this is because I used the online ovulation calendar......
I am not that crazy to have already done the Math!! : ) Try and make the
best of your AF, maybe have a drink or two and stay positive!!! Please
keep me posted and know that you are not alone!!!

[TTC obsession]

So I broke down last night and got the clomid, the pharmacy screwed up and gave me double the dose though 200mg for 5 days, I'm to freaking honest though and called them and they asked me to return the extra :( o well hopefully I won't need it anyways.  So the doc told me to take it days 5-9 this cycle but I have been doing 4-8 and I figured last time I got prego I had started on cd 3 so after googling last night all the clomid blogs I decided forget it and try 2-6 so I started it last night :)  I haven't decided if I will do the HCG trigger shot though?? I have about a week or so to decide that. The reason I did day 2 (or even day 3) is I read it helps to not dry you up as much since there is a little more time for your body to add in it's own estrogen??? We shall see....I feel a little guilty though not doing what the doc asked since they were so specific about it this time... o well it's my body right? And the only side effect I read that starting early can cause is a little higher chance of twins and I am ok with that too...(as long as it all goes ok)  I will go get some primrose oil and try that, do you recomend any brands?

I hope we both get BFP this round and I too do the math almost as soon as my period starts to see when the next possible due date would be :)  optimistic thinking right!!!  It's the best way to stay positive and be "believing" which I feel is important.  
I'm glad there will be someone else on the same 2ww which is when my obsessing begins :)

[rdh1981]

I can't believe you had the highest dosage of Clomid and got rid of it!!
What were you thinking!! Ha Ha Just Joking!! I would have done the same,
I would have felt way to guilty!! I did not know that taking Clomid
early was better for cm.  I thought the days you took had to do with how
long your cycle is.  I will start taking it tomorrow twice a day and I
really hope it works!! I would love to have twins!! When I was going to
fill my prescription I found a wonderful B Super Complex.  It contains
2mg of B6, 150mg of Vit C and 400mg of Folic Acid, plus tons of other
good stuff. I was like "hell yeah"! So I will start taking it tomorrow
along with 3000mg of EPO and my prenatal vit.  I will probably smell
like one gaint vitamin, but at least it makes me feel like I am doing
something right!! To anwer your question about EPO, I am taking the
brand called Nature's Bounty this one is 1000mg. I got this one at a
local vitamin outlet store. After I run out of this one I am going to
get the Super EPO, because it comes in 3000mg, that way I will only have
to take 1 not 3.  The Super B-Complex is made by Nature Made.  I got
this one at Wal-Greens. Are you using pre-seed? I love that stuff!! I
ordered it yesterday and it already came in the mail today!! Now all I
have to do is go get my OPK and I feel like I have all bases covered,
accept for the BDing, lol!!   Alright let the obessing begin!!

[TTC obsession]

I have never heard of taking it twice a day is that better???  I could do that for the rest of this time but wondering what it does?  They did say to start on day 5 because I had 28-30 day cycles but after reading about the cm I thought it was worth a try and because it is a folical stimulating hormone it seems like gearing up in the begining would be better and my period is usually done by day 5. That or I am just trying to make myself feel better about my decision :)  I will try the primrose and look for the 3000 do you start taking it now?  I do have preseed that someone gave me (i think 4 packets) I have never used it though because I thought it was more just for a lubricant?  Is it supposed to have protein in it to help sperm?  I will have to read up on it more but I do have some unused that I could try?

[rdh1981]

I am taking it twice a day because I get bad side effects from it. So inside of taking 100mg at one time my doctor is making me take 2 50mg. To answer question about EPO, YES start taking it now you take it from AF to Ovulation. After you ovulated you can start taking Flaxseed Oil (3000mg) that is what I do.  This is suppose to help balance out your hormones in the luteal phase.  

Preseed is designed to take the place of cm.  It is very safe for the sperm.  It is not just for lubeing, but it does make it really nice! hehehe Also you will not be able to use the whole thing at one time, they tell you to throw it away, but you can reuse it the next day as long as you clean the tip.  Hope this helps and keep in touch!!  

[rdh1981]

Hey!! I was just wondering what you decided to do about taking Clomid.  Next week is the big week hopefully we will both "O" and get to start the fun part of 2WW.  I just love to wait!!!!

[TTC obsession]

Well day 3 of the clomid has just been swallowed :)  Only two days left and then I'm on to the bd marathon that seems almost as long as the 2ww :)  I am still in debate on the trigger shot of hsg to garantee ovulation? But every time I took the clomid I always ovulated so I don't think I need it.  I did it last month only because the u/s tech offered to do my u/s for free :)  she was so nice.  If I do it this month though it would be $250 for the u/s and $50 for the shot and the truth is I don't think I need it and I can think of funner ways to spend $300 so I'm basically set on not doing it but yet I have not cancelled the apt for the u/s which must mean...... what.

I bought the primrose and a few others that the lady recomended but when I got home and googled the ones she recomended they all said not to take them if you are pregnant (which to me means also not while ttc).  I did start the primrose though.

I've decided and believe this is my month I WILL BE PREGNANT come hell or high water that egg (or eggs) will implant :)  that's my optimism for the day!

[late20s]

I am a spotter also.  The spotting starts on day 25 and period starts on day 27, almost always.  I also have cramping from about day 23 on.  The weird thing is that my progesterone is always high.  Just had a prog check on day 22 and it was 30.8!  But on day 23 the cramping started like usual.  I'm so confused!  I hate being a spotter.  :-(  Good luck to you and everyone!

[TTC obsession]

I also have the cramping starting usually when I start spotting but in my back.  I too had my progesterone check on day 21 and I don't know the exact number but it was within the range it should be.  My theory is that the progesterone must start to drop off before it's time causing the lining to start to slough  off?  I am going to do the supository's (sp?) this month from cd17-28 and I will post on if it helps stop the spotting?  I'm determined to get pregnant this month though so that might effect my experiment :).  
My problem with the cramping and spotting is that it always makes me think it could be pregnancy related which  i think just depresses me more when af shows up so I want to tell you that it "could be" pregnancy related and I hope it is but if you were me and I was talking to myself I would want to say try to wait in out with cautious optimisim :)  BUT if you really were me you would have already done about 5 hpt test and depressed yourself enough as it is and you would keep doing them up until the actual af shows and then you would have thrown about $20 down the pee hole (I use dollar tree ones probably the only sensable thing I do on the ttc quest) so What am I really saying here???? good luck! that's all :) keep us posted