what is it?

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-05-2004
what is it?
4
Sat, 05-29-2004 - 1:45pm
hey girls!

my husband and i are ready to have a baby. i've been off the Ortho Cyclen for about a month. if i counted correctly, it was a 24 day cycle, becuase i got my period on the 26, and i had gotten it on the 2nd(of may) as well.

my question is this. is it normal to get a "mucus" type period. i had never experience this kind of period before. sorry if i get a little graphic, but here goes.

t's like blowing your nose on a tissue, and it's kinda sticky.

that's how i'm getting mine. not very dark in color, and quite a few "clots".

is this normal??? i'm freaking out. i was on the pill for about 2 years, for the exception on 2 months when i was very sick and had to stop taking it. but even then, i didn't get it like this.

any info would help. thank you. Rosie

ps. i'm also getting extremely sharp pains in my breasts. it's like someone were poking a knife from within me, out. right in the middle. is this normal too?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
In reply to: orangeposies
Sat, 05-29-2004 - 3:32pm
could it be that you're describing cervical mucus? It's like "egg whites" and sometimes signals ovulation...check out this site....(check into the fertility awareness spots)

http://www.tcoyf.com/
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-30-2004
In reply to: orangeposies
Sat, 05-29-2004 - 3:44pm
It may be, beign on bc for a decent amount of time, that you ovulated during your cycle,...fertile cervical mucas starts out kinda cloudy, and snotty, then as you ovulate, it becomes just like egg whites - you can stretch it between your fingers. So maybe you ovulated during your cycle, and next time around your body will be more on track. I have had the snotty periods, and while my Husband and I were ttc our second daughter, I conceived the next month after a snot session :) I don't know about the pain in your breasts, but it just may be a hormonal thing. Good luck ttc,

**baby dust**

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-05-2004
In reply to: orangeposies
Mon, 05-31-2004 - 9:31am
hello!

thanks for the info and the page!

so what you're saying is that i ovulated while on my period??

i'd never experienced that before!

it's monday morning, and saturday night, my period stopped.

pretty weird, but i'll see what happens the rest of this month.

thanks!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
In reply to: orangeposies
Mon, 05-31-2004 - 10:08am
Hi orangeposies,

If you have a very short cycle it is possible to have a mucus type period and be fertile during your period. Wishing you sucess TTC.

Hugs!

      Jill