Thank you for the reassurance, Catherine! I just realised what a long post that was, you've done well simply getting to the end of it!

I guess what really worries me is not so much the fact that the spotting occurs - it has just been brown, went for three days the first time, and only half a day the second... but it's the apparent link between the spotting and reducing the dose of a drug I'm supposed to be weaning myself off!

I'm starting to think the prednisone is doing a little more than just reducing my joint pains... I'm on quite a few different medications, and while they have all been checked and are safe in pregnancy, I'd really rather not expose this bub to any more than is absolutely necessary.

BW