Hi there,
I've just been prescribed Clomid, and don't really know when day 1 of my period is.
My periods have been a little wonky for the past year or so. It's not exactly that I'm irregular - more that I start bleeding a little bit off and on before the full shebang starts.
The off and on bleeding isn't spotting (or I don't think it is - I understand spotting to be a tiny stain and such a small amount of blood that you wouldn't need any protection.) My little bit of bleeding has clots, but is slightly less than 5ml each time. (I'm using a menstrual cup, so it's easy to see how much - sorry to be so graphic.)
Anyway, I have this off and on for a few days and then, wallop, the main event starts. Heavy bleeding for a couple of days, and then it all stops.
I'm in my mid 40s, so was told this is all normal perimenopausal stuff.
The doc told me that day one of my period is when the heavy bleeding starts. Which could be correct. However, I'm using a CB fertility monitor, and that puts my peak LH days always around days 9-11.
But day 1 of my period was the day I have a little bleed, rather than a big one, that would make ovulation on days 13-15.
I'm just scared of messing up the chance to use Clomid by using it on the wrong day.
Any help would be massively appreciated :)