Finally got my negative opk!

Yes that's normal, and good that AF is here. We want that sloughing of the lining to get rid of whateve is left.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

Yes that's normal, and good that AF is here. We want that sloughing of the lining to get rid of whateve is left.

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My AF is weird..I only bleed at night/morning when I get up and the rest of the day dry. Is that okay?? Never had a period like that

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It's probably not a "real" period in that you likely did not ovulate and this is just the rest of the lining coming off. I would absolutely expect a very strange flow this time but it will still act as a reset for your hormones.

Just for giggles, let's have you eat a couple spicy meals (garlicky, if possible) and take at least one hot bath. I'd like you to have a bit more of a bleed than what you're describing just to make sure everything is cleared out. :heart: Don't go overboard, just a couple spicy meals and a hot bath, maybe one beer with the meal.

No cranberry for now, I know you want to use it, let's make sure we know what's happening before u start that.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

It's probably not a "real" period in that you likely did not ovulate and this is just the rest of the lining coming off. I would absolutely expect a very strange flow this time but it will still act as a reset for your hormones.

Just for giggles, let's have you eat a couple spicy meals (garlicky, if possible) and take at least one hot bath. I'd like you to have a bit more of a bleed than what you're describing just to make sure everything is cleared out. [emoji813] Don't go overboard, just a couple spicy meals and a hot bath, maybe one beer with the meal.

No cranberry for now, I know you want to use it, let's make sure we know what's happening before u start that.

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Thanks Atomic..no cranberry. Funny i had some hot sauce with my meal and soon enough I bled a bit...how weird/cool? Did the hot sauce do something lol

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I know it sounds weird but yes it can be practically instantaneous. the capsaiscin (sp??? sorry, I mean the good juju in peppers) is a vasodilator and can make your vessels relax, so you'll bleed a little more freely. Some other elements of spicy foods like garlic are blood thinners and can also make you bleed a bit more and that is very effective too (and immediate). TMI alert ne time I ate 1 clove of garlic in a salad when I was just coming off my period and had on a panty liner. I went to the store right after that and OMGosh it was a disaster - through the liner and all over the place even though AF was over.

So in dietary amounts ONLY but can help get things moving a little when we want to be sure some bad stuff is totally flushed out. :)