One day of spotting? Pregnancy?
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One day of spotting? Pregnancy?
| Mon, 06-19-2006 - 7:18am |
I experienced very very light spotting last Tuesday into Wednesday. The kind where you just see it when you wipe. That was 5 days before my expected period. I started the placebo pills yesterday (Sunday) and I usually get my period sometime on Monday afternoon, which is today. I have read on the web that 1 day of spotting could mean pregnancy. I'm freaking out about it. I took my pills everyday and only 1 time was I late by 1 1/2 hours. I haven't had any kind of spotting on these pills for the past 4 months and when I did, it was the type that lasted for 4-5 days. I've had a pregnancy test sitting in the bathroom since earlier this year but am terrified to use it. Sometimes I take the pills without any liquid or with hot coffee, does that make a difference? I'm sure it doesn't, but I'm a little on edge righ tnow!

I've heard spotting can happen for any number of reasons. I'm not completely sure as to what all of them may be, but I know pregnancy isn't the only one. I'd wait a few more days to see if Aunt Flo shows up. If she doesn't come by the end of the month, I'd go ahead and run a pregnancy test, just to be sure. Run it at the end of the week or a day that falls about two weeks after the last time you had sex without a condom. If that turns up a negative result, just talk to your doctor.
Good luck. :)
Hi mapper71, welcome back!
Jill
I doubt that the spotting is anything serious. IC with DF after 4 months may well have triggered your bleeding. BCPs can make the cervix bleed more easily when it's bumped or in the interval since you saw
Jill
A little spotting a few days before AF is due is also very common. I'm betting she will be along any time now. Let us know ok?
Jill