? about periods

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Registered: 07-02-2003
? about periods
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Thu, 08-28-2003 - 5:27am
Hi all,

Since dd was born (15 months)my periods have become longer and heavier. Well the first 4-5 days seem "normal" or how they used to be... starting out heavy and becoming lighter....so light that I think it's over.... then the flow suddenly gets really heavy again and this can last another 2-3 days. My last period lasted 8 days. Well the 8th day was very light but it was still there. My cycles have also become more irregular, lasting anywhere from 25 to 32 days. So it is entirely possible that I could have AF until day 8 and O on day 11. Surely that's not enough time for the lining of the uterus to build up again? It's not the kind of thing I talk to my friends about.. so it's hard to know what "normal" is. I think I'm on the longer/ heavier side of normal but I'm not sure. I'm sort of reluctant to go to the doc as I know 5 months ttc isn't very long and my periods are probably normal. know what I mean? I don't want to look like I'm making up problems! I suppose what I'm asking y'all is ...does anyone else have long periods combined with irregular but mostly short cycles and could this be a factor in ttc. Or is there a possibility that there is something else influencing both (e.g fibroids or something).

Thanks in advance

Polly

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Registered: 05-24-2003
In reply to: babandus
Fri, 08-29-2003 - 10:54am
Hi Polly,

I'm sorry...I really don't know the answer to your questions, but I wanted to "bump" it back up to the top of the board to see if we could get some answers for you! Good luck!!

ADC ~ TTC #1, C5, CD6

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