Um, help please

[winecheery]

Depending on how this progresses, I may/probably will call the doctor.

Late last night (1am ish) I wen to the bathroom and saw light brown/pale pink spotting. This morning, I took my temp, and got marked as 3dpo (chart posted for reference) because it was up. Slightly, but I've already surmised I am a slow riser.

This morning I go to the restroom and there's more spotting. Same color. I am freaked out you guys. I am so worried something is wrong. It seriously feels like AF is going to show up today, and um, WTF to that?

I read in various places online that O spotting is "normal" for a "powerful ovulation" ^o) and that anywhere from a day before it to four days after is ok. I don't know if I believe that. Have any of you ever spotted around O?

It's just a cruel ass joke, because in the end, even with DH being gone, we had fantastic timing. I feel kind of horrible.


My Ovulation Chart

[glauren]

I agree with Swizz - no need to call the doctor; the human body does some crazy-ass shit. FX it just means a strong O!

[thoseareradishes]

Maybe it is leftover from all the weekend sex? I wouldn't worry unless it gets a lot heavier.

[sleepyheads]

I agree with the PP. I wouldn't worry about it unless it changes from spotting to heavy bleeding. Good luck!

[awick14]

I wouldn't worry about it yet either. I'm sorry you are feeling horrible.
((hugs))

[winecheery]

Thanks girls...I've just never had mid cycle spotting/blood...aaaaand I'm clearly not comfortable with it, good or bad. Hopefully it goes away.

I just wish DH were home too, and our family wasn't going through this mess. I'll try not to panic about the spotting, remember it's hard for me...ha.

[HoneySpider]

Oh no, sending good thoughts your way that it's nothing!

[blindyswife]

(Hugs) Don't worry yet, wine. I have weird ass spotting throughout my cycle for no good reason. Before O, after O. It could be anything, lots of sex, for one. I honestly wouldn't think twice about it at this point.

More (hugs)!

[Cheesecake]

No matter how much it sucks, you could also just have a weird strange short anovulatory cycle this month. I've had it happen before, once or twice in my 6 years off BCP where I just suddenly got my period at what falt like the midway point of my cycle. Despite the fact that FF gave you crosshairs, your temps have been kinda up and down earlier this month too.

Not trying to bum you out, obviously. But from what I see and know about cycles I think it's either weird heavy spotting OR an anovulatory bleeding, which sucks ass, but isn't anything scary or dangerous, just sucky.

That said, if you're worried you should see your doctor, that's just common sense!

[winecheery]

Yeah...my temps are a bit wonky because i keep waking up before my alarm. My temps do get warmer with just an extra 30-45 mins of sleep, so the chart looks weird because of that as well. I really do think I ovulated, but I also think this is weird...or perhaps yet another new symptom?? Yay.

[magpie]

I have no advice (other than reiterating what everyone else has said--don't panic, bodies are strange), but I hope everything's okay.

[sunflower22]

Here is a bit of unsolicited advice - you can wonder and speculate and google every odd symptom but none of it means anything until you see a BFP on the stick. Either the egg was fertilized or it wasn't. Try to clear your mind of worrying about this stuff. You are having sex, which is the most important part lol. I've found its much better for my sanity to tell myself that the odd feeling or random spot of blood is nothing, and just put it out of my mind. It took me longer than 4 cycles to reach that place, so you might not be at that point yet, but just thought I'd share some wisdom

[winecheery]

Sun, I'm not wondering and speculating if this is a pg symptom; I think the opposite. I wonder with my post o temps only rising slowing and now this spotting if I will end up with some kind of bs "defect." Which is unhelpful thinking too, I guess. But it's oddly comforting to hear others had weird spotting on occasion too, and it doesn't mean something bad.

I am ok with not getting pregnant cycle after cycle so long as nothing is "wrong" kwim? I am ok with waiting for the right bean to stick around. I just am not prepared to deal with potential issues yet. I just didn't know if this was something I should worry over, because it's new to me.

I know you're just trying to help, and thanks for the "unsolicited advice" I think bleeding once a month is enough though, don't you?!

[sunflower22]

Yes I know its annoying but no need to waste time worrying something is wrong either! Won't change anything. I'm sure you're just fine and it was just some blood that wiggled loose somehow.

I just spent a lot of time worrying this year and I don't like to see other people going through the same stress.

[KaraOrNot]

It is probably nothing, but scary none the less. I have found that I am so hyper-aware of my body when TTC, that I notice so much more than I normally would. Like when not TTC, I would never look at the TP, but now I check CM, spotting, etc. When I notice something different, it is so easy to over-analyze. I really hope it is nothing!