Luteal spotters and successful pregnancy?

@Eddieegg that is so positive to hear you both have had this experience. It’s so nice to hear nice stories on this, so far all I’ve seen is negative. Huge congrats!!

This was the same experience for me, the spotting disappeared after my pregnancy when my period came back. My other symptoms like bad skin etc also disappeared. I’ve just had another baby who was conceived first cycle.

@purplecolouroffunk thank you so much for responding I’ve been so upset that I had no chance and no one will prescribe me progesterone.

can I ask did you get any spotting with your successful pregnancy and did you do anything different that you would recommend? I get spotting every month 4-7 days before my period and I’ve had it years. I got pregnant after one time a couple of years ago but it ended in a chemical. I’ve not tried again since but we are going to start this month. Thank you again

Hi there

@purplecolouroffunk

just wondered if there was an update from the original poster?

I have just started TTC and I am looking for positive stories from women with regular spotting.

thanks
kelly

Spotting*

I just wanted to hop on here and share something. I'm not TTC (already have 4 children) but I've been having problems with my luteal phase and spitting for up to 10 days before my period starts. This is intensely annoying, but seems to have been fixed by me taking a high strength vitamin D supplement. In the UK, a lot of us are vitamin D deficient so might be worth considering if you haven't already.

I had two healthy babies and pregnancies despite my luteal spotting.

However, in my first pregnancy after almost a year of trying I took progesterone and it stopped the spotting.

Second pregnancy, first month trying I spotted as usual and then suddenly the spotting stopped and I tested positive.

I got told by my doctor to also get Profertil supplements, expressive but they may did the trick!

It's so confusing not knowing what's going on inside. I find the ovulation spotting (with clear pain and EWCM) reassuring but the rest is very frustrating. I worry it will interfere with holding onto a pregnancy. My prolactin was very slightly high when I had my hormones tested, but the impression was that it was due to stress, which there was so much of.

You are giving me some hope.

I do wonder about going back to the GP after this cycle, given my age and the spotting. See what's happening.

I feel like I have lost a year when it was already getting late in the day. My heart feels very heavy.

@FirstatNearlyForty sorry for your losses. I posted on this thread as I used to spot every cycle sometimes as early as 4DPO but I did get pregnant after 4 cycles and my baby is 9 months old now. Since my periods have started again, they are much more regular, I have no symptoms post-ovulation such as sore boobs and I have no spotting. This has all made me think the issues were hormonal and have somehow balanced out since I got pregnant.

Hi everyone, bumping this thread. I am currently panicking/worrying about what lies ahead for me and my partner who are TTC.

We started trying in 2023 and I had a chemical pregnancy. Right after that I lost both my parents five weeks apart really suddenly. It totally threw me off trying, I just couldn't.

Anyway, started trying again properly about 6 months ago and one chemical in there. I generally spot in my luteal phase, always a little at ovulation and before my period, but this month is seems to be all the way through. I am 8DPO right now.

My hormones were checked and all came back fine.

I am looking for experiences and some hope. I feel I have lost a year of my life with everything that happened and scared about losing my chance at a family as well.

@purplecolouroffunk Yes it is all going well so far, thank you for asking.

Hi @purplecolouroffunk just seen your updates as I’ve been staying off here for a while. So sorry to hear about your loss, that sounds terrible but congratulations on your new pregnancy, you must be thrilled to have got pregnant again so quickly. Fingers crosses everything goes smoothly this time and hopefully EPU can reassure you. The spotting is strange but doesn’t seem to prevent you getting pregnant at least, I never got to the bottom of why I had it.

@purplecolouroffunk I’m so sorry for your loss 💜 but hopefully the fact you got pregnant that time brings you comfort that it will happen again. Fingers crossed for you on this cycle!

I wasn’t sure whether to reply or not given your update was not a happy one, but hopefully this brings you some hope as my DS conceived on a cycle where I started spotting 5DPO is currently asleep on me, 4 weeks old. When I went into labour I actually had a lot of vaginal bleeding, and the doctors examining me said my cervix is very vascular, which could be why I always spotted with hormonal changes. Not sure if this has even been mentioned to you as an explanation?

Hey! I'm ok, well apart from the all day nausea and the tiredness, so just about getting through the work day and then going home and crashing! But this is a small price to pay. Hope you are doing well.

Well there's no doubting that, what a strong line. Congrats again!
You are just a few weeks behind me.

@purplecolouroffunk 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 Really hope this is it for you!! X