Here is what is going on:
For the first time since I was a teenager, I'm spotting, rather heavily. Not a full blown period, but spotting. I'm starting to get crampy. I haven't spotted before my period in almost 20 years. It's normally just the opening of the flood gates on day 1, then the joy of the next week.
Now here is why I'm concerned: I'm only on CD24, 6DPO. I know I ovulated: I had positive OPK, temp changes, and I had the O cramping.
My last three cycles have been 30 days, 25 days, 29 days (my norm, my iui cycle, took progesterone for a week) and now this. If it goes the way it did in earlier years, I should have my full blown period in about 2 days. I had a major drop in temp this morning (from 97.88 to 97.08), but haven't been temping all that long, so have no idea what that means.
I am under a bit of stress lately. The parents are visiting in a couple of weeks and I have to get the house ready for that, I'm starting school tomorrow, I'm not exactly happy at work.
I know stress can mess with your cycle, but can it really mess with it this much? Maybe this is just a little blip?
I was planning on having another IUI in September, but I'm wondering if I should be holding off on it until my cycles straighten out again. I know stress can affect your chances of conceiving, so maybe it would be a good idea to wait? I really don't want to wait. I have that little voice inside of my head telling me not to.
I don't know anymore what to think *she says in a whiny 5-year old's voice". I can just hear my Auntie Katie saying "Uff-da, now that's a pickle your thinkin'"
Any advice?
For the first time since I was a teenager, I'm spotting, rather heavily. Not a full blown period, but spotting. I'm starting to get crampy. I haven't spotted before my period in almost 20 years. It's normally just the opening of the flood gates on day 1, then the joy of the next week.
Now here is why I'm concerned: I'm only on CD24, 6DPO. I know I ovulated: I had positive OPK, temp changes, and I had the O cramping.
My last three cycles have been 30 days, 25 days, 29 days (my norm, my iui cycle, took progesterone for a week) and now this. If it goes the way it did in earlier years, I should have my full blown period in about 2 days. I had a major drop in temp this morning (from 97.88 to 97.08), but haven't been temping all that long, so have no idea what that means.
I am under a bit of stress lately. The parents are visiting in a couple of weeks and I have to get the house ready for that, I'm starting school tomorrow, I'm not exactly happy at work.
I know stress can mess with your cycle, but can it really mess with it this much? Maybe this is just a little blip?
I was planning on having another IUI in September, but I'm wondering if I should be holding off on it until my cycles straighten out again. I know stress can affect your chances of conceiving, so maybe it would be a good idea to wait? I really don't want to wait. I have that little voice inside of my head telling me not to.
I don't know anymore what to think *she says in a whiny 5-year old's voice". I can just hear my Auntie Katie saying "Uff-da, now that's a pickle your thinkin'"
Any advice?
