So confused...need help/opinions!
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| Fri, 04-24-2009 - 10:25am |
This has been the most bizarre cycle so far. Hopefully some of you might have some insight and can forgive me for all the TMI!
I haven't been able to temp consistently this month, so I used OPK's to estimate my O day, which should've been around April 11th. About 8dpo (dpo's are all estimates, obviously, since I haven't been great about charting) I started spotting light brown, and that continued all the way until 12dpo, so about 4 days altogether. By 12dpo there was a tiny bit of bright pink and a lot of what looked very much like EWCM, except thinner and less stretchy (see, I told you, TMI! I use a Diva Cup so I get to see all this in excruciating detail, lucky me.) Today (13dpo) there's been nothing, and a cheapie internet test came back BFN.
I would chalk this up to an extended version of my typical pre-AF spotting (I usually only get it for one day), except the other weird thing is that when I apply pressure to my boobs, thin white fluid comes out (like skim milk). And as of this morning my cervix had retreated back to more of a high position, although it's kind of fickle so who knows if that means anything.
Any ideas what could be going on? I'm reasonably sure I'm not pregnant, since I feel like the 20 mIU/mL-sensitivity test I took would have been positive at 13dpo if I were. I'm thinking maybe progesterone deficiency is to blame for the lengthy spotting, but the boob weirdness has me stumped. TIA!



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Kim
Hi hun,
what you describe sounds like a hormonal problems. Especially the milky discharge from your breasts when you are not lactating indicates that your prolactin levels are likely off. This will impact your ability to get pregnant. The good news is that it's easily detectable and treated.
Good luck and hope this helps!
Layla