https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:35:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2534379 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:44:44 +0000 mrsjd 2534379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: It's so hard to know! I had "false" positive opks. (Clear Blue Digital so I know I was reading them correctly). I only realized because I was temping and tracking CM and had day 21 bloodwork. But! I will say it's apparently normal for even women with no issues and regular cycles to have an annovulatory cycle now and then. You're listening to your body and tracking, so you'll figure it out! Even with cysts my cycles eventually became quite regular off birth control (the pill in my case), and I wasn't ovulating! We ended up conceiving on round 2 of Clomid at 50mg, so we were very lucky. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2534323 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:43:16 +0000 MenagerieMama 2534323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjd: thanks. This is what I'm afraid of actually. I feel like being really sick may have thrown off my ovulating. And since I'm not doing OPKs I may never know! It's just weird, the spotting is sooo light but now has been ongoing several days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2534140 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:59:30 +0000 mrsjd 2534140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not what you want to hear, but whenever I spotted midcycle I was annovulatory. But I had irregular cycles, sometimes multiple LH surges with positive opks, so there was clearly something funky going on. I have non-hormonal, atypical PCOS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2534015 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 07:11:37 +0000 MenagerieMama 2534015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: nope. I was super sick so no chance of pregnancy since my period until the day I'd noticed the spotting! I really hope the weaning helps since it was bittersweet even though LO is 18 mo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2533935 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:39:32 +0000 winniebee 2533935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: also weaning was the key to me getting and staying pregnant. I think it's common to not be able to get pregnant while BF (but for me I had repeat chemicals while nursing). So I hope that's it for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2533933 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:38:08 +0000 winniebee 2533933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: no chance you are pregnant now? The only time I spotted mid cycle was when I was pregnant -- we had a surprise conception at CD5 and I had no idea until around CD 15 I started spotting. A friend suggested I test, and it was blazing :bfp: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2533361 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:19:14 +0000 pachamama 2533361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I TTCd for a year before getting pregnant naturally with my son. As soon as I started TTC, I spotted brown. It was usually before and after my period. It really freaked me out as I had never spotted before. I am not a doctor but I do believe it was due to stress, subconscious/ buried or not, over the TTC process. I believe it made my progesterone dip and cause spotting. I put SO much pressure on myself to get pregnant that I think my body was in turmoil. I had an IUI which failed but on cycle 13 after kind of giving up and realizing I had zero control over getting pregnant, we conceived with no help! Hope this helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2533355 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:58:26 +0000 whiskers 2533355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: My cycle was shortly after I weaned DD1 as well, though there was one full cycle between. That could likely contribute. All I know for sure is that was the cycle we conceived DD2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2533316 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:17:11 +0000 MenagerieMama 2533316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@whiskers: strong ovulation. I'll take it! I finally cut out LO's final breastfeeding session a few weeks ago ( :crying: ) so maybe that helped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2533006 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 08:42:20 +0000 whiskers 2533006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had ovulation spotting the cycle I conceived DD2. Never had it before or since. It actually could mean a very strong ovulation from what I've read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2533004 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 08:32:40 +0000 MenagerieMama 2533004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-midcycle#post-2532904 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:52:21 +0000 MenagerieMama 2532904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So we are on cycle #3 to TTC #2. First cycle was after getting my IUD out and was longer than usual. Second cycle was back to normal. This cycle I was really hoping it was it and this weekend should be ovulating and have been having faint brown tinged CM and today some spotting with BD. I'm worried it's going to be a funky cycle and I won't ovulate. I'm not using OPKs or temping - just using a fertile week based on when I ovulated when TTC LO (used OPKs then). We're trying a lower stress approach this time (LO was our rainbow baby after a m/c) and I"m not sure it's working for me! New this month was for the past week I've had a terrible flu turned sinus infection and am now on antibiotics, so I'm not sure if that's affected anything. I have finally turned the corner though but not back 100%. I don't recall ever having spotted with ovulation before. I can usually notice EWCM for quite a few days during my fertile week and haven't seen any yet. But I was taking decongestants and thought maybe that messed things up.</p> <p>Ideas? I am just so frustrated to think I may be out this cycle already. I know 3 mo isn't long in the scheme of things but all my close friends/family are the try one month or oops club and it makes me feel like I'm the only one not a fertile mertile and I have such bad baby fever!! Plus next cycle we'll be visiting family over my fertile week which does not bode well for alone time with DH. Sigh. </p>