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Brown spotting- no period. BBT temp tracking

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TTCxox · 05/05/2023 11:55

I have been BBT tracking. Pic shown below. Yesterday morning I had mild cramps so thought that’s a sign my period was coming (due tomorrow). I went to the bathroom in the morning to wee and saw brown spotting in my pants and when I wiped. I thought this was my period starting and was baffled it came 2 days earlier as it never has. (My period is always regular. Always on the day or 1 day early or late). I put a pad on all day and night and nothing else happened, I still had cramps. I was expecting my period to progress to full flow as usual but was confused when nothing else came out. This morning I looked at my pad I wore overnight and again nothing. I promised myself I wouldn’t do a pregnancy test till Sunday if I didn’t have my period as I hate the disappointment. Did anyone else have this and was a sign of early pregnancy ? I’m 13 DPO . I was prepared and accepted that my period had started but now that it hasn’t my body is playing tricks and I Can’t help but get my hopes up a bit. This month marks 1 year of TTC with 3x miscarriages in that time. When I got pregnant the first time since TTC this also happened but i remember the colour was a light pink when I wiped, not brown. I remember thinking this is my period but after being 3 days late I tested positive. If I do end up being pregnant I can’t help but think it’ll lead to another miscarriage as I don’t find this normal for my body.

Brown spotting- no period. BBT temp tracking
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Ljhunt · 05/05/2023 13:39

This is exactly what I experienced when I got pregnant. Cramps from 10DPO which was too early to be period cramps. Then brown spotting from evening of 12 DPO (which went on until about 8-9 weeks), only when I wiped, never in my underwear. now almost 22 weeks!

So maybe do take FRER? Particularly if you’re obsessing over it (as I was!). wishing you soo the luck! If you’ve had 3 MCs and now get a positive hopefully you’ll now be offered extra support from the EPU?

sashastuck · 05/05/2023 15:54

Your chart looks really good, perhaps your temperature tomorrow will give you another clue! Not sure if you wear a watch that tracks your heart rate but that can be a good indicator to if your period is coming as well (it would start dropping a day or two before). Good luck for a BFP! X

TTCxox · 05/05/2023 16:51

I can’t believe it. I just took a test and I’m positive. I immediately cried , it’s a mixture of happiness and scared shitless! I just got off the phone to my GP who have prescribed me with progesterone pessaries and thankfully will arrange reassurance scans. I’m just so scared because I still have mild cramping which always leads do a miscarriage.

Brown spotting- no period. BBT temp tracking
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TTCxox · 05/05/2023 16:55

Congratulations @Ljhunt thats really reassuring for me to read. I really hope this one sticks

@sashastuck I do have an apple watch but I never had tracked my heart rate. Im so obsessed with looking at my BBT graph ! now that I’m pregnant I have to stop taking my temp because I’ll just always be worried

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sashastuck · 05/05/2023 17:24

CONGRATULATIONS!!! How wonderful and glad you’ll be supported through the journey!

I stopped tracking bbt as soon as I found out as well. Not worth the worry x

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