Finally got my negative opk!

[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.

[nyc0404]

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

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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[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. 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.

[nyc0404]

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.

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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[atomic sagebrush]

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.