Premenstrual spotting

My dh and I are ttc. Is premenstrual spotting normal or not? In
March and April I only had 1 spotting day the followed by AF, but this
month I had 2 spotting days. The flow is normal. Usually I feel the
pain around ovulation, then feel bloating and pain again 1 week before
AF until the 2nd day. I am doing bbt chart as well. My temperature
stays high after ovulation around 98.4F for 10 days and then drops
down to 97.9F on spotting days and 97.5 on my first day. Am I normal?
Do I have to see a doctor about spotting? Please advise.

Thank you very much for your help.

Kate

On Mon, 17 May 2004 07:52:36 -0700, Kate wrote:

My dh and I are ttc. Is premenstrual spotting normal or not? In
March and April I only had 1 spotting day the followed by AF, but this
month I had 2 spotting days. The flow is normal. Usually I feel the
pain around ovulation, then feel bloating and pain again 1 week before
AF until the 2nd day. I am doing bbt chart as well. My temperature
stays high after ovulation around 98.4F for 10 days and then drops
down to 97.9F on spotting days and 97.5 on my first day. Am I normal?

Yep, perfectly normal. I sometimes have a bit of spotting two to three
days before my period starts. If you really have only 10 days of high
temps, this is a bit on the short side. So if you want something to worry
about, I'd take that. However, even though it is short, for me it is
usually enough

Your temps look fine to me. Both the rise and the drop can take a bit of
time and are not always instantly (within a day). This differs each cycle
and between women, so you just have to figure out what is normal for you.

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-- I
mommy to DS (22m)
mommy to two tiny angels (28 Oct 2003 & 17 Feb 2004)
guardian of DH (33)

My dh and I are ttc. Is premenstrual spotting normal or not? In
March and April I only had 1 spotting day the followed by AF, but this
month I had 2 spotting days. The flow is normal. Usually I feel the
pain around ovulation, then feel bloating and pain again 1 week before
AF until the 2nd day. I am doing bbt chart as well. My temperature
stays high after ovulation around 98.4F for 10 days and then drops
down to 97.9F on spotting days and 97.5 on my first day. Am I normal?

Yep, perfectly normal. I sometimes have a bit of spotting two to three
days before my period starts. If you really have only 10 days of high
temps, this is a bit on the short side. So if you want something to worry
about, I'd take that. However, even though it is short, for me it is
usually enough

I had an 8 to 10 day luteal phase. It was too short for me but Wild Yam
helped.

Your temps look fine to me. Both the rise and the drop can take a bit of
time and are not always instantly (within a day). This differs each cycle
and between women, so you just have to figure out what is normal for you.

--
-- I
mommy to DS (22m)
mommy to two tiny angels (28 Oct 2003 & 17 Feb 2004)
guardian of DH (33)

On 17 May 2004 07:52:36 -0700, (Kate) wrote:

My dh and I are ttc. Is premenstrual spotting normal or not? In
March and April I only had 1 spotting day the followed by AF, but this
month I had 2 spotting days. The flow is normal. Usually I feel the
pain around ovulation, then feel bloating and pain again 1 week before
AF until the 2nd day. I am doing bbt chart as well. My temperature
stays high after ovulation around 98.4F for 10 days and then drops
down to 97.9F on spotting days and 97.5 on my first day. Am I normal?
Do I have to see a doctor about spotting? Please advise.

It's probably not a bad idea to see a doctor. I had premenstrual
spotting for 5 days before my period started for months before I
started TTC #1 (DH was away so I was off the pill) and I went to ask
the doctor about it. She sent me for an ultrasound to check my
ovaries and uterus were ok, which they were. Apparently spotting
before your period starts can be a sign of low progesterone which
means that it might be harder to sustain a pregnancy if you conceive.
It didn't end up being a problem for me but it can be for other women.
One day is fairly normal, anything more than that is starting to sound
a little like an hormonal imbalance.


--
Cheryl
Mum to Shrimp (11 Mar 99), Thud (4 Oct 00)
and Mischief (30 Jul 02)

Thank you very much for your advice. You are right my luteal phase is
short. I think it is afftected by bcp. I've never seen spotting
before I took the pills (I stopped taking it 4 months ago). I booked
an appointment with my doctor already but she is fully booked until
next Thursday. I read that soy bean has similar effect on
progesterone like wild yam. Is it a good idea to increase tofu, soy
milk in my diet?

Thanks,

Kate