Grrr....

I wish this post was going to be really cool, but its not. In fact, if you're a fertile person seeing this post on my FB profile update, I think it is safe to say you can skip this one because it is probably full of terminology that you aren't familiar with. To the rest of my loyal readers, read on and give me your two cents.

So on CD 21, which was 5dpo, I had some very light spotting. Because of my past history and spotting so far ahead of when AF is due, my heart fell when I saw it. Early spotting was the whole reason we started seeing an RE 3 years ago. At the time I thought it was because I was miscarrying because it lasted for a week before AF showed, but it turned out it was because I had low progesterone and wasn't ovulating. So add that to the fact that I am not sure I got a positive OPK this month (if you want picture proof, see below and tell me what you think), and I'm not feeling so great about things, and not even just this month, but about my fertility in general.


I had been trying to not think about it because it is also entirely possible the spotting was brought about from my surgery incision still. I have had days since the surgery where I will randomly cramp and spot a little, so it isn't unheard of for me lately. Not only that, but it all stopped completely by the end of the day and then I didn't have anything the next day.

Today, however, was a different story. It was lighter than on CD 21, but it was still apparent today on CD23 (7dpo). And because it showed up again today, I am more convinced that it is most likely due to low progesterone.

The sucky thing is, I called my doctor's office on CD21 as soon as I saw the spotting to request a blood draw to test my progesterone levels. They hadn't called me back by 4:00, so I called my RE and left a message with them, asking them to please order one STAT for the next morning so I wouldn't have to go all weekend wondering about the results. Well the next morning my doctor's office called me back and told me to come in on CD21. I was disappointed when I told the nurse that was the day before. "Oh. Oh.... well let me talk to Dr. L and see if there is anything we can do. I'll call you back." I bet you don't have to be a psychic to guess what she said when she called me back. "It's too late now." Thanks. Thanks a lot.

Granted, when I have spotted in the past with low progesterone, it has been constant and pink and for a full week before AF is due. This time it is barely perceptible and it comes and goes. So I'm not 100% convinced it is a progesterone issue versus a cranky uterus.

I am going to have to go with its not a pregnancy simply based on the fact that I have no other symptoms. That and I just don't feel it, you know? I'm not getting that, "I could be pregnant" vibe. I'm getting more of an, "Okay, don't freak out. This doesn't mean we'll have to do treatments again" vibe, and the only reason I've got that is because I had a low progesterone spotting cycle the one before I got pregnant with my daughter.

Anyway, enough about me. What's going on with all my lovely blog friends? I'm off to find out.

Update: There was zero spotting again today on CD 24 (8dpo). I wonder if there is a pattern going on here, and I'll spot again tomorrow.

Have you ever just wanted to punch your uterus? I sure do right now.