Hi everyone...I have PCOS and havent had a period for around 5 years. I was never regular with periods but I still had them every few months until I got to about 19 and I have just turned 25. I then went so long without even CM...until recently! Since December I have changed my diet, started to do more exercise and have lost around 2.5/3 stone and low and behold, on the 18th March I had the most excruciatingly painful period. I had another one exactly 6 weeks later and then skipped June.
My partner and I regularly have sex, I am not on any contraception and we never use anything as TTC.
So about a week or so ago I noticed my boobs getting sore (classic PMS) and I know from experience that I'll be coming on in about 2 weeks from that point. But oddly enough, I woke up feeling a bit wet down there early on Saturday morning (sorry TMI), went to the loo and saw pinky/brown discharge on the paper. I immediately got myself sorted with a pad and went back to bed, annoyed that I had come on so suddenly. I had minor cramping, nothing super painful but felt uncomfortable at times. I went to the loo a good few hours later, expecting my pad to be soaked as it usually would be on day 1 but i was surprised to find that it had barely anything on it...even though I felt like id been bleeding. Day 1 continued to stay roughly the same, pinky/brown "bleeding" that was very, very light. Day 2 was about the same but when I wiped there looked like there was a little more fresh blood and I thought to myself, this is it, it will be flowing properly in a few hours...nope! By day 3 I was virtually off and I am now on day 5 of my "period" and not even having to wear a pad or panty liner, in fact I havent worn one since day 3! I have the slightest bit of brown coloured discharge when I wipe but thats all. The reason this is so odd is because my boobs were still sore pretty much the whole time i was "bleeding" except from end of day 2/3 and are now starting to feel tender again. I am also sure I am just short of a week early because I remember being so surprised that I had come on. After not having a period for so long, I know timings and this just is so weird! I have been doing some reading on implantation bleeding and I am thinking, what if? Before my periods vanished completely, I had awful pain in the boobs, I would be SO hormonal, grumpy and wanting to eat anything carb based exactly 2 weeks before coming on so I do have a "normal" this just isnt it.
Whats your implantation bleed story? Am I just over thinking this? I was going to wait a week until testing but I am so anxious to know!