Is it implantation bleeding?

DH and I are TTC. I miscarried back in December and am on my third
cycle of clomid since then. The last two cycles have failed and I am
waiting to see about this cycle. My cycles are very irregular and
clomid also makes my cycles longer...about 34-36 days. On Friday (Day
36), I wore a tampon when I went to run an errand, in case my period
came. When I came home and took it out, there was mucous (sorry) and a
little red blood on it...but nothing ever came out the rest of the day
on my underwear. Later that day, I put another tampon in and went to
the store. When I came home, I took it out and there was mucous and a
small amount of brownish blood on it. But, again, no blood was in my
discharge that night. Today, Saturday, I went to the bathroom and when
I wiped there was some mucous along with some pinkish discharge. Could
this be implantation bleeding? I took a HPT yesterday and it was
neg...I guess it is too early. However, I don't seem to have any other
signs of being pregnant. No sore breasts or cramping. Any insight would
be appreciated!

JC

I had implantation bleeding on the 23rd day of my cycle, also while on
clomid. To keep my cycles regular, I took provera to start my period to
maintain a 28 day cycle. My bleeding was very light, brown in color, and
mucousy. I also had bloating and cramps. It only lasted for less than 24
hours. 3 days after the spotting, before my period was due, I took a First
Response hpt and it came back faintly positive...

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DH and I are TTC. I miscarried back in December and am on my third
cycle of clomid since then. The last two cycles have failed and I am
waiting to see about this cycle. My cycles are very irregular and
clomid also makes my cycles longer...about 34-36 days. On Friday (Day
36), I wore a tampon when I went to run an errand, in case my period
came. When I came home and took it out, there was mucous (sorry) and a
little red blood on it...but nothing ever came out the rest of the day
on my underwear. Later that day, I put another tampon in and went to
the store. When I came home, I took it out and there was mucous and a
small amount of brownish blood on it. But, again, no blood was in my
discharge that night. Today, Saturday, I went to the bathroom and when
I wiped there was some mucous along with some pinkish discharge. Could
this be implantation bleeding? I took a HPT yesterday and it was
neg...I guess it is too early. However, I don't seem to have any other
signs of being pregnant. No sore breasts or cramping. Any insight would
be appreciated!

JC

"JC" wrote in message
oups.com...
DH and I are TTC. I miscarried back in December and am on my third
cycle of clomid since then. The last two cycles have failed and I am
waiting to see about this cycle. My cycles are very irregular and
clomid also makes my cycles longer...about 34-36 days. On Friday (Day
36), I wore a tampon when I went to run an errand, in case my period
came. When I came home and took it out, there was mucous (sorry) and a
little red blood on it...but nothing ever came out the rest of the day
on my underwear. Later that day, I put another tampon in and went to
the store. When I came home, I took it out and there was mucous and a
small amount of brownish blood on it. But, again, no blood was in my
discharge that night. Today, Saturday, I went to the bathroom and when
I wiped there was some mucous along with some pinkish discharge. Could
this be implantation bleeding? I took a HPT yesterday and it was
neg...I guess it is too early. However, I don't seem to have any other
signs of being pregnant. No sore breasts or cramping. Any insight would
be appreciated!

JC


My question would be how long it has been since ovulation. It being day 36
(normally the end of your cycle) with a neg HPT may not bode well, unless
you didn't ovulate until day 24-26. What I mean is that if you are more
than 14 days post-ovulation and have a negative pregnancy test with a fairly
sensitive test, you are probably not pregnant. If you are 10-14 days
past-ovulation you *could* get a positive result with a sensitive test, but
a negative test really can't tell you anything.
Different brands have different sensitivities.
Here's a chart of various brands of HPTs and their sensitivity level.
http://www.craigmedical.com/pregnancy_chart.htm
Here's a chart of HCG levels in early pregnancy. If you didn't do an HCG
trigger shot, you can count number of days past-ovulation plus one.
http://www.ivfer.com/hcg.htm#HCG%20L...ly%20Pregnancy

As far as symptoms, I had plenty of symptoms for unsuccessful cycles but
didn't actually have any when we finally succeeded! In fact, I had hardly
any symptoms period. If it hadn't been for the blood HCG tests and then an
u/s, I would not have believed I was pregnant during the first trimester.
If you haven't had more of a period by Monday, I'd ask your Dr. for a blood
HCG test. If you have a pos HPT, you don't need a blood test to confirm
pregnancy, but might want to do the two HCG blood tests a few days apart to
assess if the pregnancy is progressing. Depends on if you are a "want to
know every detail" person or "enjoy the moment" person.
Good luck!
Amy

FWIW, you shouldn't use tampons when you aren't actually having your period,
or use too high of an absorbency for light bleeding. This can cause toxic
shock syndrome.

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FWIW, you shouldn't use tampons when you aren't actually having your
period, or use too high of an absorbency for light bleeding. This can
cause toxic shock syndrome.

I was thinking the same thing in regards to using a tampon preemptively. I
think it's safer and smarter to carry tampons and use a panty liner until
you actually begin to spot or flow, rather than shove a tampon up there
"just in case." Not good!
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Jamie Clark wrote:
"V." wrote in message
...

FWIW, you shouldn't use tampons when you aren't actually having your
period, or use too high of an absorbency for light bleeding. This can
cause toxic shock syndrome.

I was thinking the same thing in regards to using a tampon preemptively. I
think it's safer and smarter to carry tampons and use a panty liner until
you actually begin to spot or flow, rather than shove a tampon up there
"just in case." Not good!

Great minds... I was thinking, "Am I the only one who read the box?"

This is why God invented pantyliners and purses.

I can't help but wonder if a lifetime of using tampons "just in case"
could cause fertility problems... It probably hasn't been studied, but
you never know.

Amy

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Jamie Clark wrote:
"V." wrote in message
...

FWIW, you shouldn't use tampons when you aren't actually having your
period, or use too high of an absorbency for light bleeding. This can
cause toxic shock syndrome.

I was thinking the same thing in regards to using a tampon preemptively.
I
think it's safer and smarter to carry tampons and use a panty liner until
you actually begin to spot or flow, rather than shove a tampon up there
"just in case." Not good!

Great minds... I was thinking, "Am I the only one who read the box?"

This is why God invented pantyliners and purses.

I can't help but wonder if a lifetime of using tampons "just in case"
could cause fertility problems... It probably hasn't been studied, but
you never know.

Amy

Well, it would certainly dry you out!

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extended into the whole coffee table...nothing is safe!

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This was first time I have done this and it was only for 30 minutes at
most. This was not the purpose of my post. Please focus on the main
point. I NEED information on others who have had implantation bleeding.

Thank you for your help!
JC

"JC" wrote in message
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This was first time I have done this and it was only for 30 minutes at
most. This was not the purpose of my post. Please focus on the main
point. I NEED information on others who have had implantation bleeding.

Thank you for your help!
JC

Well I learned something new from your post, even though you found it
irrelevent. There are a bunch of reasons I much prefer my Keeper
[http://www.thekeeper.com] to tampons, and now I can add the health risk to
the list. :-)
--
Jacqueline
#1 Due late Jul/early Aug

"JC" wrote in message
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This was first time I have done this and it was only for 30 minutes at
most. This was not the purpose of my post. Please focus on the main
point. I NEED information on others who have had implantation bleeding.

Thank you for your help!
JC

Yeah, but this is Usenet. Thread drift is a fact of life... : )
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JC wrote:
This was first time I have done this and it was only for 30 minutes at
most. This was not the purpose of my post. Please focus on the main
point. I NEED information on others who have had implantation bleeding.

Thank you for your help!

Oh, all right. When asked, "Is JC pregnant?" the Magic 8 Ball says,
"My sources say no."

Better luck next month...

Amy (who did not experience any implantation bleeding, and who thinks
that a pregnancy would be ENTIRELY too long if you found out that you
were pregnant at 2, 3, or 4 weeks - as I found out at 7 weeks and it
still seems like for-freakin'-ever)