I had my progesterone blood work done on Saturday at 5DPO (that's when my doctor does it). Starting Sunday (6DPO) until today (8DPO), I've had very light brown spotting/discharge/CM. I don't even want to call it spotting because it's so light. I've worn a pantyliner but it's so light I haven't needed to replace it during the day. Honestly, if I wore dark underwear and didn't check when I peed, I probably wouldn't even notice it. It happens "most" (again, using that word lightly - no pun intended?!) in the morning but then almost nothing during the day. I called my doctor's office to find out if I should be taking progesterone again (I was told not to this cycle because of all the testing). My doctor isn't in the office today but the nurse was going to ask someone else and call me back. She did mention that my progesterone levels were 12.55 at 5DPO. So, is that normal? I'm just at a loss for words and what to do now... I was thinking low progesterone was my problem due to the spotting but now I don't know. If my doctor's office doesn't call back today, I might just take the progesterone on my own? Any input/advice??
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Following!
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I think that's normal (above 10), and not bad for 5dpo...are you sure it couldn't be implantation bleeding?
ETA: Peeked at your chart and I'm voting for IB. I had it days 7-9!
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Just following as well. Sorry, I have no advice
I'm a total creeper and was checking out your chart, and was thinking how great it looks. I hope this is a positive sign of IB for you!! Fingers crossed ....
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@spaniellove: The only other time I spotted at 6 and 7DPO was my chemical cycle. Every other cycle it was 2-3 days pre-AF (when I wasn't taking progesterone), would get heavier-ish over time but sometimes stayed brown. I thought IB was like once and done?
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@LindsayInNY: I know some women have IB over several days, for what it's worth.
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@theotherstark: Thank you
I feel like I can't ever get my hopes up or down anymore, LOL. They're just neutral!
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@LindsayInNY: I really thought I was getting AF super early and maybe something was wrong. Of course that was the only cycle they didn't check my progesterone. I'm hopeful for you!
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@spaniellove: You had it three days?! Was it light, colored, etc?? ETA - I might take progesterone anyways tonight, just in case...
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@LindsayInNY: (Everyone's IB is different so don't worry about this part!) It was a little different from my normal pre-AF spotting...kind of funky-colored. Like not red, and not brown. And certainly not a full flow. But I needed a liner.
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@LindsayInNY: I understand your confusion; to me, your spotting sounds like IB, my friend's IB was very similar. And your chart looks awesome...and I agree with @SpanielLove: that your levels do not really indicate that your P levels are low.
I just had a Progesterone level test at 5DPO done today and it was 16.2, so that's good (at least I ovulated this cycle). My only concern is if that's too high to actually only be 5DPO? Maybe I'm farther along than I thought...which means that our BD session on CD 18 was no help for us at all. Hmm...
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@sarahnicole218: How did you determine O? If you're pretty sure of that then I wouldn't worry! It's not a rule that progesterone is supposed to be at 10 at 7dpo...that's just a minimum. My RE likes to see it at 15 by then if possible, but again that's his minimum. It sounds like your numbers are on track!
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@LindsayInNY: Just chiming in to say that I also had what I must have been IB on 7DPO & 8DPO (or days 6 and 7, depending on how accurate my ovulation date was). If I had to characterize it, I would say that it was a bit of CM tinted slightly reddish brown, and extremely light. I definitely wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't been obsessing over it. Crossing my fingers for you!
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@spaniellove: Well...here's the deal. Unfortunately, after a falling out last week, I had resorted to storing my thermometer far FAR away from my nightstand. So I missed my temp on CD 18...but then of course, I had crazy O pains on CD 17 and 18, so I wanted to check on CD 19 to see if my temp was up, and sure enough, it jumped a little bit. And then it jumped A LOT on CD 20. So I'm pretty sure I O'd CD 18, but I suppose there is a chance it was CD 17.
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@spaniellove: I guess I should chime in that it was a Clomid cycle too and I just found out that P levels should be higher on Clomid anyway. Ok...feeling better.
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@sarahnicole218: That probably explains it
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I really don't have any advice to offer other than I always spotted during my cycles - usually once or twice randomly, around O and then a few days after O.
The only time I had progesterone checked was in early pregnancy and it was right on track for pregnancy.
I also have some PCOS symptoms and weird long cycles, but the spotting doesn't seem to have affected me otherwise.
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Update from my doctor's office. They got a hold of my doctor, she said to start the progesterone unless I experience AF-like bleeding. Great but wtf, there's a seriously "telephone game" style communication going on! It's no where even close to AF-like! Oy. Well, luckily I have some leftover progesterone at home...
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@LindsayInNY: I was just coming on here to say take the prog! Glad your office called back. I really think it's IB and you should start the prog:)
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Just chiming in with everyone else that I'm REALLY hoping it's IB...FX for you!!!
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@LindsayInNY: I'm glad you are starting P. Fx!!
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I hope this is it for you!
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@LindsayInNY: was this a non-clomid cycle?
I THINK when I did my testing years ago, my non-clomid progesterone test (mine was 7DPO) was a 1.1. It jumped to 27 on clomid; they wanted to see over 10 for natural cycle and 15+ fit clomid.
I THINK those were the numbers.
Are you done with the testing? Could the progesterone interfere with more testing?
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: I haven't been on Clomid. I was just going through all testing this cycle and couldn't be on progesterone. This was the last of it. I have a physical in a couple of weeks but that's all.
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@LindsayInNY: oh okay! I think your numbers were good then
HOORAY!!!
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Hope you don't mind me weighing in on IB....I started the same exact spotting you're talking about (don't even need to change the panty liner, "heaviest" in the morning and only when I wipe, etc.) at 8/9 DPO. I got my (faint) BFP at 9/10 DPO in the afternoon. That spotting continued for a full week (with one particularly big blotch of red that had me convinced it was all over), and then faded and went away completely at 15/16 DPO. Fingers and toes crossed I'm still pregnant at exactly 6 weeks and haven't seen it since. I know I'm only one person, but since it sounds sort of similar I thought I'd share.
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@ChiCalGoBee: I'm trying not to get my hopes up anymore, just in case. I'm staying neutral I guess? I changed my panty liner when I got home around 7:30 and have had one small dot since then. Not even enough to really warrant needing the panty liner in the first place. Sometimes there's nothing there when I wipe either. I feel like 6DPO is really early though?
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@LindsayInNY: Have you explored the possibility of endometriosis at all? Spotting between periods can be a symptom. Do you also have painful periods or anything?
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@CatchAFallingStar: Nope, not painful at all. And ultrasound and HSG were both normal.
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Took progesterone last night and still had some brown dots this morning. Nothing when I wiped before though. I thought it would stop with the progesterone?
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@LindsayInNY: Nope, progesterone doesn't necessarily stop spotting. I had both IB and other spotting while on Endometrin 3x/day!
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I don't have any advice, but I've got my fingers crossed for you!
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@spaniellove: Really? I didn't have any pre-AF whenever I've been on it so I figured this would be the "cure" now. Interesting...
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@LindsayInNY: I didn't mean to try and raise hopes-I just thought I'd share my own experience with light brown spotting after ovulation. I also was told IB was only for a day or so from what I'd heard and read, but it lasted a week for me. Sorry if it wasn't helpful.
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@LindsayInNY: fingers crossed for you!
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@LindsayInNY: Like I said, I'm hopeful for you
Where's that four-leaf clover emoticon when I need it?
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@spaniellove: Haha, right?! Because I'm in a "meh" state of mind lately!
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@LindsayInNY: So...when are you testing? I've been chart-stalking...
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@spaniellove: I always wait until the weekend. So either Saturday (12DPO) or Sunday (13DPO)? Haven't decided yet. It's sad, I don't even know how many DPO I am without looking at FF! My temps have been a bit higher than usual lately but that might be weather-related. When the temps are all over, it's hard to get a good temperature in the bedroom so I end up waking up feeling warmer than usual.
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@LindsayInNY: fx for you! glad they started you on progesterone tho, that is good! I had some weird super light spotting before we got our bfp. it wasn't red but not brown either and was just the tiniest bit.. hoping this is your cycle!!
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