Hello,
I’m so anxious and just need to get it off my chest.
Me and my OH having been trying for baby number one for 14 months now. We’ve had a proper rollercoaster of a journey so far; some early testing revealed that I had a thin uterus lining and my husband had a low sperm count. I also have a constant issue of spotting.
We feel like we’ve tried absolutely everything and had lots of tests and it’s all starting to feel too much. In the past year we’ve worked on our problems from the research I’ve done and my husband with cutting out caffeine and supplements has managed to improve his sperm count to over 15 mil so now in ‘normal’ range. All the rest is good in terms of morphology and motility.
When I had my hycosy everything looked good and my lining was how it was. But I spot a lot and have done for over and year and no doctor seems to be too bothered. I’ve had progesterone tests at different points of my cycle and all come back as fine, but I spot sometimes up to 5 days before my period and because I have an already short luteal phrase most of time it’s no good.
I’ve tried lots of things recommended and no luck. My latest thing has been acupuncture which I feel most hopeful for because the doctor has been super knowledgable and has great reviews. I’ve been having weekly sessions and had three so far, with the herbal supplements and have been following womb warming advice.
I was due on Saturday, so yesterday (the first time I’ve ever been late besides the one super long freak cycle I had 6 months ago) and no period yet…
Bright side, I haven’t spotted in the days leading up to my period due date at all but I’m the Saturday morning I got some pale pink discharge, so put a pad on and just expected my period. When I checked my pad a few hours later a small amount of creamy brown discharge and some brown when I wiped. As the day went on it was very, very light brown when wiping and a tiny bit my pants.
Wake up this morning and when I wipe it was bright light red (not my usual period blood- usually dark deep red) so I resigned myself that my period had come. All day, it’s been just some very light brown when wiping and a tiny amount on my pads. Now, I’ve just passed a bowel movement and some more bright red but no more after I wiped.
A big part of me thinks that it’s just my period coming a little later and it’s been pushed back because of the acupuncture. But because I’ve not had any cramps just some nausea and it’s been so little blood, not enough to fill even one pad at all (all the spotting combined) then maybe, just maybe we might finally have our miracle.
I’m just so anxious that it’s going to start with a vengeance tomorrow and that niggling little bit of hope will just make it so, so much worse.
I’ve attached some pictures to show the sort of spotting I’ve been experiencing. It’s mainly been the light brown spotting and the red only twice. Apologies in advanced!
I know no one can actually help me and only time can tell but just needed to get it off my chest.