Heavy spotting for 5 days before every period

[CraftyC]

I am a 33 year old with 2 kids. For the past 6 or so periods I have has heavy spotting (need a pad) for 5 fay's before my period, which lasts 5 days. 10 days of my month essentially on my period is driving me insane.

I have had previous mentions of having uterine polyps, but I was informed about them during a smear 2 weeks before we went into lockdown so I never chased it up and they don't cause me any pain. I have spoken to the doc about it before and was given a full blood workup but nothing showed bar low iron which I have been taking supplements for 4 months to treat. I do fell less tired as a result.

I have 2 kids, aged 4 and 6. Not having any more. So this isn't a fertility worry. It's just a huge inconvenience and is driving me mad. I know the doc will next suggest taking the pill but I have don't that previously before kids and it made me horribly moody and sad.

Does anyone know of anything that could help? I am guessing it's a hormone thing as I have no other worrying symptoms. Anything that helped balance hormones?

Had something similar once. Had a couple of scans, nothing found and then it went away on its own. Sometimes bodies do strange things!

I have similar OP, though I usual total 8/9 bleeding days. It's driving me bonkers. Before I had DD I was on the pill for years, literally since a teenager, so I don't remember what my periods were like. But I don't have private health cover at the moment and I know it's going to be a waste of time seeing the GP so I'm just living with it atm 😕 I'm nearly 37 BTW.

It could be the polyps, the usual advice is to have them removed. Or can be done as a day case and is not usually painful.