What the heck's going on?

[diannescruffy]

Today is day 7 of AF, normally it's 5 days in total. Day 1 was only light, day 2 even lighter, day 3 & 4 nothing, day 5 heavy, yesterday and today extremely heavy with clots. Really weird, normally I get cramps and back ache for the first 2 days but didn't have any until yesterday. I'm normally fairly regular, on the occasion it may come early or late but nothing like this.

Regards,
Dianne

[AnyDream]

Maybe your cycle was actually a little bit longer than usual, meaning the lining of your womb thickened up more than usual. The first few days could've just been like hormone-withdrawal spotting, with the "real" period starting yesterday.

Only reason I suggest this is because this sounds similar to a perimenopausal pattern of longer cycles and heavier bleeds with a bit of spotting thrown in to make life all the more exciting .

[willow5]

Maybe your cycle was actually a little bit longer than usual, meaning the lining of your womb thickened up more than usual. The first few days could've just been like hormone-withdrawal spotting, with the "real" period starting yesterday.

Only reason I suggest this is because this sounds similar to a perimenopausal pattern of longer cycles and heavier bleeds with a bit of spotting thrown in to make life all the more exciting .

Yeah that ^^ It sounds a lot like what my mum, aunt and friend had when they were perimenopausal.

[diannescruffy]

Thanks girls, I thought it could be my body changing, my moods have been really bad the past few cycles too so exciting times ahead it is .

Regards,
Dianne

[Charlotte91]

I have a feeling my Mum's cycles started to go like that. She's 48 now and very menopausal.

[mumto4+1]

Is there any way you could have been pregnant?

[LysnDan]

Oh dear! I'm only 25, and have the same thing happening this month. Day 1 extremely light, day 2&3 was slightly more, day 4 and 5...just about stopped, and day 6 and 7...heavy as!

It could be hormone changes unrelated to menopause, couldn't it?

[diannescruffy]

Mumto4+1 there is that possibility that I may have been pregnant. This is totally insane, day 8 heavy again and the blood is bright red still, is that normal? How long does perimenopause go for, are we talking years?

Regards,
Dianne

[LuluHB]

It can be years Dianne. My mum went through years of perimenopause and then a fairly drawn out menopause itself. Obviously my experience of it was cut short last year by pregnancy so don't know if it would have been continuing now or not.