Ok so this is long so I apologize but I felt that I needed to be a little more specific.
A lil back ground ttc for 8 cycles for #1. I'm 27 and Dh is 33 So I am mainly sharing my story because I was never able to find enough info about monthly spotting 7 days before my period every single month for the last 2 years! It was so frustrating because every doc I went to told me it was normal! Well I honestly never believed that. I also had a bad case of appendicitis 13 years ago and my mother never stopped putting it in my head that the docs said I would have scarring. So because I was spotting and having horrible menstural cramps plus the appendicitis I decided that I wanted to be proactive and investigate further.
We started with my investigated cycle blood work and ultrasounds and everything looked good except that after my first blood work up they had noticed higher then normal prolactin levels tmi but I always thought it was a bit weird that sometimes I had a small white dried mucus in my nipples. I thought it was like dry skin. Well apprently if your prolatic levels are high it can affect you from ovulating. After only being on the med for 3 weeks my levels normaled out and I ovulated on cd 17.
On CD 10 I went in for an Hsg test. Let me just say it was very uncomfortable but well worth it obviously because I was able to find out that I had opened tubes and no scarring. I was so relieved so hubby and I decided last min during ovulation week to relax and go on vaca.
Well on vaca 5 days after HSG hubby and I were bding and a gush of liquidy pink fluid came out and freaked us both out! Turns out it was left over dye from the test and hubby must of some how put pressure and made it come out. Gross. After that I spotted pink cm for a week! I thought I had an infection but wasn't sure to take the antibiotics just in case there was a lil bean.
On 7 dpo I started spotting....as usual but this one was different. It looked like implantation because my heart started racing when I saw it. It looked like day one period. Red mixed with mucus on tp. I called the doc office and asked about a possible infection but the nurse said no I would of got one only a couple days post Hsg not two weeks. She said it sounded like implantion for the timing. I got off the phone crying because I was mad she put that in my head to get my hopes up. I said to myself noooo way it's just my reg pre period spotting.
On 11 dpo I had no more spotting didn't think anything
12 dpo I was off work lying down bored and all I could think about was how I thought I was preg. I had a feeling of a dull pressure but not cramps. So mid day I peed on an internet cheapy. Nothing so I got in the shower....got out and looked once more and saw the faitest of line I could only see it when I held it up to the light. I was still in denial.
Decided to hold my pee a couple hours and took two more one internet cheap and a clear blue -/+ the internet cheapy did the same thing and the clear blue came up + instantly. So I rushed to the drug store to buy a clear blue digital. Pregnant 1-2 weeks Showed hubby and he didn't believe it.
14 dpo no spotting no period no symptoms. Poas fmu and it was still so faint. I went for blood work and they called me same day and it's BFP hcg level at 77. Approx 4 weeks.
So for you chronic spotters out there don't give up hope. I am also convinced the Hsg did some spring cleaning ;) Baby dust to you all! Xo