Question about brown flow (TMI!)

Wallflower · #1 July 17th, 2009, 09:11 PM

well, AF is here with a vengeance today...you would think she was made at me or something, as crappy as I have felt today!

My question is, all day yesterday I had brown, old blood looking flow. There was only a little on my underwear, but it was there every time I wiped, so more than just a spotting amount. Since it was brown (all except for a tiny bit of reddish pink at the end of the day) would you count that as just spotting, and today as CD 1? I want to make sure my chart is accurate.

Effervescence · #2 July 17th, 2009, 10:22 PM

I am pretty sure that you would count the first day of full, red, flow as CD 1, and not spotting or brown. Maybe someone else here can give more advice

Admin-pattyandthemoos · #3 July 18th, 2009, 07:21 AM

I agree. I would count it as spotting. Once you start seeing a red flow, I would mark that as day 1. Cycle day one is when you have a red flow not spotting.

Tammyms · #4 July 18th, 2009, 09:10 AM

When I was on BCP my flow was always HEAVY and brown, never had red. I have decided how much I know thoroughly hate BCP! lol

Wallflower · #5 July 18th, 2009, 01:22 PM

Thanks ladies, that's what I thought, but I like to double check with my Charting friends!

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Originally Posted by Tammyms

When I was on BCP my flow was always HEAVY and brown, never had red. I have decided how much I know thoroughly hate BCP! lol

Oh YUCK, that's not cool!
I'm with you, I HATE BCP too! I only took them for a year, but I am convinced they are partly why my cycle is kind of wacky and I have really long periods now (9-10 days). I wish I had never taken them!