Spotting 3 days before af??

[Bubblegum89]

Nobody ever replies to my posts on here but I'll give it another go anyway lol

For the 15 years I've had periods, my cycles have been 29 days. A handful of times I've been one day late but never in my life have I been early. I'm CD27 and started brown spotting on CD26. Usually I spot the day before af comes. So using that theory I should get af today. 2 days earlier than usual.

I ov'd on CD14 like I usually do. Now I know that between af and ov, the days can vary but generally between ov and af, it stays the same so if I didn't ov early then what might be the reason for spotting 3 days before my actual af is due? I DO get spotting every month but never more than a few hours the evening before af starts (af flow usually starts once I get up in the morning and go for a wee) so I'm just a bit confused what could be causing this now? I know cycles change etc but in fifteen whole years I have NEVER been early even by a few hours. I'm worrying it's low progesterone or something. I'm on month 8 of ttc with no luck so I'm wondering if maybe my body is trying to tell me something?

Hey,

I don't know have an answer, but I wanted you reply to maybe get some peeps to scoot over and have a read.

could it be implantation bleeding? fingers crossed for you! it does generally coincide just about when af is due. id wait and see if AF is late then test.
good luck!

I'm in the same boat here except I never spot usually but I've also never had regular cycles in my 15 years either so it's so hard to say what could be causing mine. It started for 2 hours on Wednesday stopped Thursday and came really light late last night. I'm thinking of testing again today or tomorrow to see if it may be implantation bleeding but I'm not hopeful. Do you plan to test soon? Good luck!

Thanks for the replies ladies :) I don't know if it could be implantation bleeding, I've been pregnant twice before and never had it (then again I wasn't ttc so wouldn't have noticed) I thought IB was pink spotting that only lasted a few hours or so. Right now, I'm having dark brown spotting that's been going on since yesterday so not sure if it could be IB :/ I wasn't planning on testing at all because I've kind of given up hope, fed up of getting excited just for af to show up lol if it's not IB is it something I should get checked out maybe? It's probably nothing bad but then I've never had it before nor have I ever had a 26/27 day cycle

I started getting this and I'm absolutely convinced it was progesterone dropping too early. The number of days I would start spotting before AF arrived varied every month too. You haven't started any new supplements have you? I found it worse when I took vitamins, but I know b6 works for some people xx

Brown blood is old blood so I wouldn't say it's an active bleed and ib can last 3-4 days as long as it's light and doesn't become full flow it could still be ib. If it does stop before then I would be very tempted to test just in case :) xx

I thought it could be progesterone dropping early but with having ssuch a regular cycle for so long with no issues with length, timing of ov etc could that just happen randomly?

My periods aren't great and tend to follow the pattern of light spotting, heavier red flow followed my more brown spotting but I've never had the brown spotting before af for longer than 12 hours before a "full" flow. I'm coming up to 24 hours of spotting now and still not due af til Monday. I wish there was a bloody window or something so I could look in and see what's going on lol

Mine did. I used to have Big Bang start periods and then as soon as we started TTC2 I started with the spotting. Totally baffled by it! But I did have spotting before getting my BFP both times too so you can't rule yourself out! Have you tested?

Nope not tested. I refuse to test until at least a week after a missed period lol I'm getting twinges in my left ovary so I don't know what that means but the spotting seems to have died down a bit. I swear ttc is a minefield!! I do have very slightly sore boobs when o squeeze them but that's a pms symptom for me so I don't take too much from that. Did you find out why you suddenly started spotting?

Unfortunately you'll only find out by waiting and seeing what happens. My cycles have changed over the years and I have started spotting for 1 or 2 days before AF now in the past 6 months whereas before I would NEVER spot. It could be that you are pregnant. Or it could be that your cycles are changing. Or it could be something and nothing. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. I'm like you, I wouldn't bother testing unless you've missed af. X

Hello bubblegum i was actually wondering how you was getting on the otherday! Are you still on the ttc threads?
I've never had IB either! but.. it may well be!? Goodluck.. i really hope it happens for you! Keep us updated 🍀 xx

Hi BlueeSpotty :)

I'm still about lol no luck with ttc as of yet, hope you're doing well!

Well the brown spotting has turned to pink this morning and I'm having a bit of cramping in my back so I guess I'm out. Oh well, kinda getting used to the disappointment now!

I am well thank you, Just very sick!
How long have you been trying for?
Any update on the bleeding.. is it still spotting or Af!?
I can't quite remember if you already had 1 dc and was heading towards some investigations? I may well be confusing you with someone else. Xx

Oh no, that's not good! I hope you feel better soon

Had a weird few days tbh lol the brown spotting turned into red spotting yesterday so put a tampon in, wasn't very much in terms of bleeding but I've noticed my periods are much lighter these days anyway. The cramps I had yesterday were terrible, I normally get maybe an hour or two of dull cramps but these lasted all day and knocked me sick almost, had to use a hot water bottle for the first time in a while, painkillers weren't even cutting it. Back to brown spotting again today (today should have been my actual period due date) so guess I'm back to square one. Again! Not sure if I should mention it to my gp as that was a completely unusual scenario for me.

And yes, I had a d&c in 2015 and have suspected scar tissue in my uterus. I'm in the process of having it investigated as a second US found no issues (first one found an anomaly which seems to have since disappeared) but I'm not convinced. If I do have scar tissue I'm afraid it's the end of the ttc road for me as I just cannot afford the £10,000+ fee for specialist treatment and the NHS just isn't as equipped to deal with that condition and are known to make it worse :( but what will be will be I guess.

I hope your journey is going okay. I'm sorry to see you still here but I guess patience is a virtue when you are ttc xx

Ah i see! Aww i really hope the nhs can help. If not, i know £10,000 really is alot(!) of money and i dont think loans should be taken lightly but in this case to get pregnant i think it would be totally worth it!? I really wish you lots of luck! 🍀💖
I'm sick with ms, i ended up getting pregnant 2 cycles after my cp so im currently 6+4. Had to have a scan yesterday to make sure the baby was in the right place. I was having pelvic pain and spotting but everything is measuring good and in the right place. Xx