When my first period & can i have a baby?

[amily547]

Before my period starts "Flowing" there is always at least a day or three of a brownish/pinkish spotting.  Usually it just shows up on the toilet paper after I go to the bathroom. Then I know my period will "start" in the next couple of days.  But now that I have started to try and calculate my date of ovulation, I don't know what day counts as my first day of my period.  Some doctors say it's the first day you see ANY blood/spotting. Other doctors say it's the first day blood starts to flow.  This presents a discrepancy of up to 3 days, which makes my attempt to calculate problematic! Also, if I do count the spotting days, my cycle is really weird.. Because I spot after the flow also.  How do I count? I'm trying to conceive but it's really complicated.

[Durban81]

I concur:) day one is the first day of flow not spotting:) i have same spotting for up to a week before, call irregular shedding.

[mlward3]

LOL that should say Opk sticks! Not poker sticks:) spell check is not always so great!

[mlward3]

I spot also a day or so before I actually have a flow. We have been ttc for awhile and actually this month started clomid! They have always told me to count day 1 as the day that You have actual flow! I don't know if this helps, I also use the clear blue fertility monitor and it also says not to count spotting.good luck! Go buy you some poker sticks they will help!