Is this my period?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-05-2004
Is this my period?
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Sat, 03-06-2004 - 2:09pm
Hello to all! Another question for you....

This is my first month being on OTC-lo, and I am a day 1 starter. Around day 19 or 20 I started spotting a brownish-discharge, and then last night (day 22) I started bleeding, but it is very very light. (Before BCP I bled pretty heavy for 5 days.) Is this my period since I just started my inactive pills, or is this my body just adjusting to the BCP?

Thanks in advance!

SARA

 

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 03-06-2004 - 6:14pm
Hi luvbert,

If you are on your placebos then yes, what you are experiencing should be your period. As your body adjusts to your pills over the next few cycles, your period will stabilize at what will be your pill-period, often lighter and shorter than when cycling naturally. I hope that is the case for you.

Good luck.

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-05-2004
Sun, 03-07-2004 - 12:21am
Just one more question...as the day has gone by I have fluctuated between having very very light bleeding and no bleeding at all. Is it still safe to assume this is my period??

SARA

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 03-07-2004 - 8:43am
I would think so. It may pick up, or it may not. If AF stays light like this for the next cycle or two you will have a pretty good idea of how she’s going to be for you on this pill.

Good luck

      Jill