Lighter AF's

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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

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.

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