Another new mom in the house...messing with my cycles?

[cappuccinosmom]

This is just out of curiosity, I'm not worried or anything.

My little sis just had her baby. I am pretty sure I was having "sympathy" symptoms of pregnancy at time. She had her baby, and I was there for the delivery and spent a night at the hospital as well. Now she's home, and there's a newborn squalling (making me instinctively want to hitch up my shirt and feed him, but he's not mine and I have no milk anyway )

I noticed some spotting yesterday and today. Pretty minimal but I *never* have spotting between periods. Seriously, never.

Is it possible that her cloud of hormones has made my hormones a little wonkier than usual?

[Mamato3wild ponnie]

If your really "intune" with your energy and your sisters....quite possibly your body could be reacting to her hormones. I truely believe this can happen. Ina May Gaskins talks about this in her books.

[MaerynPearl]

yes... but also the stress you are obviously going through dealing with the changes could also cause mid-cycle spotting.

(even if you are excited, excitement is a form of stress!)

[cappuccinosmom]

True, it could be stress. Definitely high stress and crazy around here (in a good way).

Af came a full week earlier than expected. Which is good because dh returns next week and I am so glad I'm not going to be cranky and in pain the first week we've seen him all year.