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Irregular period/Light Spotting/Brown Discharge- I may have some possible answers to help

I see a lot woman asking the same question "Am I pregnant?" "I'm spotting when I'm supposed to have my period"... ..."Haven't had my period and its be 5-8 days late, negative hpt" etc....

So, i decided to share my story and hopefully I can help. I don't know about you guys, but I'm sick of all these women asking the same questions and for help and never come back to let us know what their out come was. >:0(

But I'm not going to do that! I'm going to definitely keep you guys posted with what ever happens to me. I truly want to help and hopefully i can shed some light.

So here's my story....it may be a lot to read so I'm going to try and make it simple. Facts about me:

I'm 24 years old.
Never been pregnant before
No miscarriages/abortions
Been off birth control since 2006
Been using the pull out method with my husband since 2005
We have sex all the time. Before and after my periods. So I'm sorry, cant be specific on these dates
I recently lost an average of 17 pounds since the beginning of this year (2010).
And been having regular periods for well over 2 years

I've been bloated, fatigued, my appetite has increased a little. Been having troubles falling asleep at night. Been going through fluttering cramps (less painful than my regular period cramps). Using the restroom a lot (peeing). And having  very mild lower back pains, again not as painful as my regular period pains. And most importantly i have been stress free! Stress can play a huge part in your menstrual cycle and can cause it to be irregular.

Now...here's whats happening...

Was supposed to have my period on May 13, 2010 (Thursday)...instead i got very light pink discharge that wouldn't even stain or seep through a pad/tampon. I figured i may be a couple of days late (which is normal) and went on with my days. By the time May 16, 2010 (Sunday) came around i noticed that the light pink discharge completely stopped so of course i worry that i may be pregnant. I took a pregnancy test on May 18, 2010 (Tuesday) and it was negative. Then on May 19, 2010 (Wednesday) around 11pm i had brown discharge. So i used a tampon to bed because i wanted to see the amount of discharge when i woke up. The next morning it was practically nothing on the tampon and didn't have any discharge at all for the rest of the day! (so annoying, I know). Well, today  (May 22, 2010 Saturday) i took another hpt in the morning (that's the best time to do the test since your urine is more concentrated) and it was negative again . Then around 3 pm  i started with the brown discharge again with a little bit more intense cramps in my lower abs.

Now I'm like 8-9 days late on having a real menstrual cycle and I'm concerned. So i called my aunt, who is currently a nurse but worked as a laboratory scientist for many years in NY ( I think that was her title..either way she knows a lot about bacterias and blood cause thats what she worked with). Oh, and she knows a lot ovulation dates since she did the whole artificial insemination process last year (which worked for her first time around and had her baby at age 50! :0) ). And i also called my cousin who is a doctor in NJ.

Pretty much they told me i may be pregnant. Plain and simple. They told me if i was having painful, burning and frequent urination then it may be an infection called cystitis. However, that was ruled out because I've had cystitis before and that feels like your passing a stone! Its an horrible pain.

Then they told me the best thing to do is go to the doctor and getting the blood work done since this has never happened to me before. Now if that comes out negative as well then it will be up to the doctor to order a ultrasound or i will just have to do the waiting game because it sometimes take some women 3 months before they find out if they are pregnant.

They also said to take it slow, no heavy lifting, straining, or stressing! Just in case to prevent a miscarriage.


I know this was a lot to read but i know how you guys feel and its no fun searching for half answers. I'm blessed with a wonderful family who will take the time to help me and the least i can do is share the information as well. So please if you have any questions let me know and I'm definitely going to keep you ladies informed with my out come.

I promise!
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Update!

So sorry i took forever to respond!  To be honest,  there's no clear signs of pregnancy so early.  Took me 4 years too actually conceive and miscarried 3 times the following 2 years. However, I did finally have a baby in 2015 to a healthy little girl!  Even during my pregnancy I had my period for the first few weeks! I know it's frustrating but honestly,  as soon as i stopped trying to conceive and stressing over the details everything was smooth sailing. Everyone is different so keep that in mind. Wish you all nothing but the best!

Stay blessed!
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SO HAPPY for you!!!
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Hi. Did you had the ultrasound after 3 months? It is almost 3 months now since I had a period instead I have spotting like for almost 3 months. But it acts like a period. It does not last long, about 5-7 days I think. I took the home PT today but came out negative. Not painful to urinate but I've gained back some weight. I can feel a light burning sensation on my left lower back when I am sitting for too long especially that I am working home based. Aside from that, my left knee sometimes feel like it is tired but not numb. I noticed this when I am again sitting. It  gets relieve when I elevate my feet on something higher than the ground but lower than my chair. Also, I feel like there is something on my left side too. By the way, I have PCOS and I have a kidney stone but it never bothered me for 11 years now thank God.

I am just worried about this spotting, negative pregnancy test and my left side. I had my pap smear test last August and is due for another one this coming August too. Is this something serious? HELP! huhu
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I had a miscarriage last year,  had regular cycles before that, before that I had high prolactin levels which basically not made me ovulate. I stopped the medication two months before I got pregnant. But shortly after I had a d&c due to the fact I didn't not miscarry naturally. Ever since then my cycles have been regular until about three months ago. I stopped getting my periods and for three months straight all I've had is brown discharge. It's very frustrating because I fear that I will never be able to get pregnant again. I just recently moved so I have to wait and see a Dr until I go see an ob but I have a feeling my prolactin levels are the reason I don't have my periods. Is this something that can be fixed?
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I have not had a cycle since July 4 but March 5 I had pink spotting it stop the same day is it ovulation or infection or implantion
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See me and my boyfriend we had sex staturday and i wasnt on my period and i took my birth control pill around8:30or9 that morning and we had sex around 9 or 10 that night and havent got my period yet but been having ligjt brown dischager
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I need some help!:( Im 18 years old and I recently ( about A month ago came off of my contraception and I had a withdrawal bleed. Its been 2/ nearly 3 weeks since then and I have all of a sudden had some brown discharge on Friday and unconistent very light bleeding since, its now Monday and has completely stopped. I usually have very heavy and long periods (sorry too much info!) Im so confused can anybody explain to me what this could be?
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I need some help!:( Im 18 years old and I recently ( about A month ago came off of my contraception and I had a withdrawal bleed. Its been 2/ nearly 3 weeks since then and I have all of a sudden had some brown discharge on Friday and unconistent very light bleeding since, its now Monday and has completely stopped. I usually have very heavy and long periods (sorry too much info!) Im so confused can anybody explain to me what this could be?
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I wanted to thank you for this wonderful work priest iyare. After years of trying to conceive and a failed IVF and a failed FET, I ordered your Pregnancy Miracle from your website http://iyareyarespellstemple.webs.com/ . According to my infertility doctor it was "very unlikely" that I could be pregnant with my own eggs. But here I am, pregnant for the first time in life. I got pregnant naturally just 3 weeks after my failed FET and after using the things you sent to me. I am now 3 month pregnant. I am spreading this miracle story to whomever I meet and who suffers from infertility. Kind regards and thank you, Dr iyare for everything
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Im 2 months and 2 weeks late idk why but i dont feel any symptoms of pregnancy and the pt result is negative.. Can someone help me to know what's happening btw my mensturation cycle is regular
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What happened to you? Pls reply
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So my period are very irregular and very heavy. Couple days ago Sunday I had very light red bleeding which turned into light pink bleeding then stopped. Monday morning it continued. Could it be implantation or is it just wishful thinking. There is no way to know when I ovulated.  
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Hi my periods usually reg but last one was around 20th march 16 then about aweek b4 next one due had spotting on and off very light brown in colour for 2 days then should of been due next one around 17th april but didnt come until today 30th lightish at the min its just weird little bit gutted as thought was preg any ideas??x
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The spotting was only there when wiped never ever spot. Went to sexual health clinic for smear was normal and other tests clear very strange for me
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It would be nice to hear from the lady who promised to keep everyone updated with her situation. I know it's nearly 6 years
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Iv supposed to be have my period it stared Thursday instead it brown discharge. Today is the five day of it Lil crampz no smell to it I just want to know what's going anyone help please
Yeah I would like to know answers as well! I am 21 years old.. And this last period was SO weird.. My first day it was brown.. To light brown.. Then to light pink by the end of the day. Next morning it was more red so I figured The day before since I was just starting it was so light. Well all of the second day on and off it was red but had clots as well. The third day it lightened up a lot and I had a bad pain in my front lower region and didnt think much of it. I assumed it was cause I hadnt eaten much and I was walking around. Well anyways the 4th day came and it was back to light brown and spotty and it completely stopped at night time so I thought it was over with. Until the next morning on the 5th day around 10 am it kind of started again. Once again light brown. But just a very little amount. Only when I wiped was it there. So I put a pad on and it pretty much stopped/very light the rest of the day. And the 6th morning on the last day.. The first two times I went to the bathroom I had very light spotty brown "blood" and stringy brown discharge. but then 100% stopped. It was the weirdest period I have ever experienced and I dont know what it means. Or could lead to. Unless it was just a weird period. I have not taken a pregnancy test. It has stopped now for 2 days. Not sure if I should test or what. Anyone know how to help?
Kittycat1919 were you pregnant? I have sever rumbling in my stomach combined with all your period symptoms/diarrhoea too!
What happened after? Did you follow up what it was??? Please share, exactly same thing is happening to me!
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Omgggg !! . thank uou so much bc im having the exact same problem ! . i am no 13 days late & have gone to the doctor for them to test me for thi gs an everything come negative !   Did 8 preg test an nothing ! . im tryibg for a baby though. Im deff gunna ask for blood work . please keep us posted
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Hi all, am in a similar situation. I am 35 yrs old (over weight). I know chances of getting pregnant are very slim for me due to my age and weight :( I last had a proper periods on 26th Jan. Then in Feb I had a light pink spotting (when I wiped myself- sorry). Then last week I had some brown ish discharge with a lil red ish blood clot. And now a week later (this evening) Iv had lower abs cramps with a lil bit of pink ish discharge. All my urine tests and blood test have been negative. Can anyone help me? I really pray to God I am pregnant :'(
So I'm 18 days late and I been spotting brown stuff this barely started a few days ago what can this mean?
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Hello I do have a question I'm on my inpland on for almost 3 yrs and last month of November I had my period on the 20 and last week on December 18 I had brownish discharge for 3 days but it was going away and it will come back and I honestly thought I was pregnant so I took a 2pregnancy test and it was negative but its the 25 of December and until this point I havent got my period do I need to worried about that? And thanks in advance
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Hey, what happened on June 21, 2010????

U promised to keep us posted.
I am in need of help....!

Please let us know what was the outcome.

Would be highly appreciated.
I am sailing on the same boat
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So what happened at June 21, 2010??? Talk about not keeping posted, 5 years later and no post... sad!!!
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Hello;
I'm 21 years old (irregular) and I had an abortion when I was 17 (please no judging) (my personal choice) anyway it's been 4 years since that happened and the guy I'm with right now (fiancĂ©) has always wanted to have a baby, we've trying to conceive for about 1 year now but not for a month or so because he proposed and we've been planning our wedding which would be in May 9 months from now. Now 2 weeks ago I woke up and noticed a pink discharge on my undie but just thought it was my period coming I have always been irregular since I first got my period but for half a year now I've been getting my period every month like a regular person but then I counted back and I was like I skipped a month to make it short its been 2 weeks and I've had brown discharge I've taken 4 pregnancy tests but they have all been negatives my period hasn't come and I've been feeling nauseous every morning for a week now and I've literally been getting up at around 3:00 AM every morning for a cup of water, honestly I don't know what to do my mom told me to wait a week and test again but I just need some answers.  
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Hi. Im 21years old and engaged I been trying to get pregnant but no luck since my periods are irregular. Sometimes I dont get my period for 3months straight yes iknow ***** for me. Well I was just wondering if its possible for me to get pregnant with my irregularities? Well saturday I bleed a bit first it was red and then very light thought it was my period but there was no blood at all anymore. What does that mean? Sometimes I do get stressed out a lot since I dont get pregnant, iknow its questions that are dumb but can you please help me out. I would appreciate it thankyou
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Well for starters im having similar symptoms. My nipples are sensitive, my back aches, cramps but instead of my period I got a weird brow- redish discharge and I've been really moody. Idk whether to think that I'm pregnant or to think something else is wrong. I really need help, I never went to go see the doctor yet, I'm hoping to do that tomorrow morning and find out whats wrong. Can anyone give me advice?
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Well for starters im having similar symptoms. My nipples are sensitive, my back aches, cramps but instead of my period I got a weird brow- redish discharge and I've been really moody. Idk whether to think that I'm pregnant or to think something else is wrong. I really need help, I never went to go see the doctor yet, I'm hoping to do that tomorrow morning and find out whats wrong. Can anyone give me advice?
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Hi all im looking for advice as i have searched and searched. I dont have a regular cycle i get a period every 2 months i have an 8 year old boy. Me and my partner are tryin 2 years to conceive i have lost abit of weight to help my chances. So i got my last period last months so therefor i am not due my next till a week or 2.. 3 days ago i got my symtoms and also some brown light blood but i just thought it was the start of my cycle but 3 dats later and still the same thing. Can anyone tell me wat this may be???? Thank u
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ok so im 19 and last monh my period was two days late which was weird but i brushed it off because i figured it was normal. two days later it came but it was spotting not enough to even fill half my light tampon. then after a day it was a really light pink and a day later it was just really dark discharge. i was having terrible cramps and i had absolutely no appetite. i felt horrible because i had strep throat at the same times so i went to the er because the cramps kept getting worst and worst. after waiting for 2 hours all the dr told me was tht i had strep throat i took a pregnancy test there but i figured it was negative because she never mentioned it. the next day my cramps got worse and i was throwing up that lasted about two days. for the rest of that month i didnt have an appetite and occasionally got those cramps so bad that i couldnt move. now my period is late again...can someone please tell me whats wrong with me?
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I missed my periods for four months and now i feel a bit of spotting. i had sex with my boy friend 3 months back( pull out method). no symtoms of pregnency. wt may be problem?
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(HELLO IM MRS.CATO) OKAY IN 2012 MY LAST PERIOD EVER WAS ON 9/25/12 NOMORE PERIOD..............SEEN DR THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY DR.NOTHING IS WRONG NOT PREGNANT NO STD'S OKAY WAS PRAYING FOR CHILD BUT NOW 4 1/2 MONTHS GO BYE.............HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE ........1/14/13 MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE SEX (TMI) BUT AFTER. I GET CLEANED OFF AND NOTICE BRIGHT RED BLOOD......((((((YEAH))))))) WE HAPPY TO SEE AUNT FLO) )))))SO LATER THAT NIGHT I USE THE BATHROOM AND IT'S NO SING OF BLOOD..........WTF! SO NOW ON 1/16/13 AND ITS BLOOD BROWN COLOR SO I PUT ON A TP ABOUT 10 SUMTHING AM AND I JUST CHANGED IT AT ABOUT 11:25PM (( ITsLITE )) BUT STILL BROWN LIKE I WAS GOING OFF MY PERIOD _____I TOOK A NAP...SO NOW IM WAITING TO SEE HOW TOMORROW GO.......((((( SOME Q'S))))) CAUSE I HAVE IRREGULAR PERIOD'S COULD IT BE THAT IM BECOMING REGULAR_______IF SO HOW MANY DAYS IS A REGULAR PERIOD ______AND HOW DO I COUNT TO SEE IF I HAVE 28 DAY CYCLE ________AND WHEN WILL MY OVULATION BEING? ???? WILL I GET MY PERIOD NOW EVERY 14 OR AROUND THE 16????????
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