One day of spotting? Pregnancy?

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Registered: 10-29-2003
One day of spotting? Pregnancy?
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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!
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Registered: 06-10-2006
Mon, 06-19-2006 - 8:07am

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. :)

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 06-19-2006 - 8:28am

Hi mapper71, welcome back!


      Jill

    

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Mon, 06-19-2006 - 11:51am
So why do you think the 1 day of very light spotting? Wouldn't it continue for a few days? Of course I haven't had sex for 4 months and never had the early spotting and now the one week my fiance is here and I do have sex, I get the spotting after he leaves.
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 06-19-2006 - 12:29pm

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

    

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Mon, 06-19-2006 - 12:56pm
Well Aunt Flo is due right now! I started the placebos yesterday so anytime now!! It usually shows up between late Monday morning and late Monday afternoon. Well I'm in theat time zone right now. Of course it has shown up late Sunday afternoon or Tuesday afternoon. But if I get through tomorrow and still nothing, I will be very upset. The lasst time I had sex with fiance was Friday and I didn't bleed a bit until Tuesday. Even after 4 days the bleeding could come from intercourse??
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 06-19-2006 - 1:22pm

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