Lighter AF's

[True Blue]

I have noticed my flow is lighter some months since December (this being the 3rd light month)
There's minimum blood loss compared to a regular AF for me.
My flat temps are only because my 1/100th temp was so erratic I'm back to a basic 1/10th thermometer.
Lighter AF isn't something I should worry about, is it?

TIA.

[sc1411]

True,

I don;t think it is a big deal. Mine are different from month to month, I never give a second thought to it:)
Probably, heavy AF is smth you need to worry about.

[True Blue]

Thank You sc1411 :)

If I wasn't preparing to sway I would be thankful for the lighter months and cursing the heavier ones :D
I always worry (unnecessarily thankfully) that everything will go wrong before I get there.

[XXforhubby]

I always had lighter AF's and I have two boys! Oddly enough, since I have been swaying for a girl for DH, my AF is shorter and heavier!


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[True Blue]

Thank you ladies, you have put my mind at ease :)

[atomic sagebrush]

Tell me more about what is happening, what was it like before, etc.

I always have short, light AF (3 days) and have all boys.

[True Blue]

I have always had quite heavy AF after first day - TMI alert - I use tampons and they would be soaked after an hour on the 2nd to 3rd day and then settle down. AF lasted 6 days light first day heavy 2nd/3rd medium to light remainder with maybe spotting on 7th day.

Now I am having trouble getting tampons in or out as they are still quite dry :oops: sorry TMI - they have more CM than blood. There is red bleeding it is just very light. If that makes sense.

[True Blue]

It's sounding like this might be good for my boy sway :D
( always clutching any available straws!!)

[Rosie85]

I had very light periods before conceiving ds2 and ds3. Dont remember much about before ds1. Maybe it does mean something. ..hoping it does because my periods were ongodly heavy before conceiving this baby.

[XXforhubby]

Me too! Even though mine were the same length, five days, the first two days were ridiculously heavy! I would bloat so bad I would look 3 months pregnant!


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[maidentomother]

I've always had light, short AFs, usually 3 days and I conceived at least one boy that I know of. My AFs have been extra light and short lately and it's really worrying me. Like 1 day of light flow. I know my 3 day AFs were just fine, I had a good lining and hormone levels back before they got so light recently. It will be interesting to see the results of my blood work from last month. I'll let you know what they are.

With my normal AF it was unusual for me to go through tampons quickly and often I'd pull a partially dry one out after 12 hours. Usually that would happen on the 3rd/4th and lightest day.

[atomic sagebrush]

I have always had quite heavy AF after first day - TMI alert - I use tampons and they would be soaked after an hour on the 2nd to 3rd day and then settle down. AF lasted 6 days light first day heavy 2nd/3rd medium to light remainder with maybe spotting on 7th day.

Now I am having trouble getting tampons in or out as they are still quite dry :oops: sorry TMI - they have more CM than blood. There is red bleeding it is just very light. If that makes sense.

That is still in normal range although gosh that would be frustrating for me anyway. I also have the same prob. with tampons, just be sure you do change them by the time and not by the amount they're used to prevent toxic shock syndrome.

[atomic sagebrush]

I had very light periods before conceiving ds2 and ds3. Dont remember much about before ds1. Maybe it does mean something. ..hoping it does because my periods were ongodly heavy before conceiving this baby.

I am not convinced it means anything because several of us have gotten girls with really unusually light AFs but I do know of many women who have girls and always have heavy AFs - the heavy AF's may be depleting and = more girls conceived.

[True Blue]

I am not convinced it means anything because several of us have gotten girls with really unusually light AFs but I do know of many women who have girls and always have heavy AFs - the heavy AF's may be depleting and = more girls conceived.

That could make sense - anaemia has always become an issue for me so it could be something.