AF issues

DramaMama6

This is just a rant, I need to commiserate or whatnot....I am in no way saying that I have the worst AF issues. I just have issues with my own AF irregularities and feel the desire to display them on the interwebs as a way to deal with my frustration...

That being said, I am currently on CD9 with AF... She's been hanging around quite a bit the last couple of months, last cycle 9 days :> cycle before was like 14+ and many cycles have been 10+. She's wearing out her welcome and needs to go. I'm hoping she's gone by the time I visit my new Ob/Gyn on Monday so I can see what's going on with my crazy body.

Ok, sorry. Rant over. I'll just go crawl in a corner with my pretzel chips/ cream cheese and binge watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Minnie1155

AF is evil! Your pretzel chips and cream cheese sound delish, I never thought of that combination. Hang in there and I hope AF is gone soon!

oandmplus1

ugh, I thought my 7 day AFs were annoying, that does sound awful. 

lalala2004

That sucks. Is it heavy the whole time? Do you take PNVs with iron?

MNturnsVA

Boo!!  love me some cream cheese and just about anything!!! Ha ha ha!

Good Luck for your dr appt!

0Face

Blah.  I've had one that lasted more than 12 days and I was ready to stab anything.  You are a saint.  Good Luck and I hope your OB/GYN can help.

dixie7701

SO grateful that I don't have those issues! I just wanted to chime in on the cream cheese. My favorite thing is cream cheese covered in a raspberry chipotle sauce with wheat thins. SOOO good

DramaMama6

@lalala2004 They kinda have this bell curve thing going on. This cycle I've had a fairly even mixture of light, medium, heavy... The last couple of cycles have been long with light flow. I am taking a PNV (gotta do the gummies so that I'll actually take them, because they taste like candy!)

@dixie7701 I too love that combination. I also like cream cheese with chunky salsa and surprisingly cream cheese with shrimp cocktail sauce is pretty good too.

hunnybunny17

Wow, I'm sorry- that sucks. I hope AF leaves soon and your OB/GYN can help you. I think PP is asking about iron because an iron deficiency can cause heavy bleeding. Gummy PNVs do not contain iron.

DramaMama6

@hunnybunny17 I checked that out after I said it and noticed they don't. Seems like I need to stop at the store and get an iron supplement too. Boo.

CosmoAnne1

I feel your pain. My AF is 5-7 days with most days heavy .... Ugh hopefully your new Ob will have some answers. Just make sure to write down all questions you have so you don't get flustered or forget any questions.


Hot chettoes and cream cheese OMG so yummy!!!

mrstmoose

AF is always a solid 6 days for me but isn't heavy the entire time. Regardless, it's a rough time for all of us!

indulgentgypsy

@DramaMama6 I binge Buffy last week this week it is Angel, Next week will be Firefly

mommyportz

@DramaMama6 I hope you get some answers!

And I binge all the things!!! And Pepper jelly and cream cheese with wheat crackers. :x

mrsE2015

Minnie1155 said:

AF is evil! Your pretzel chips and cream cheese sound delish, I never thought of that combination. Hang in there and I hope AF is gone soon!

I totally second this!!!

lalala2004

DramaMama6 said:

@hunnybunny17 I checked that out after I said it and noticed they don't. Seems like I need to stop at the store and get an iron supplement too. Boo.

There are some PNVs that contain iron that aren't the traditional pill form. They aren't gummies, but they're chocolate! 

I was thinking of trying them myself, but I haven't yet: https://www.bellybarproducts.com/new-products-page/

DramaMama6

Well, I went to DR. today...he thinks I just had an annovulatory cycle mostly due to being overweight. FF thinks I O'd on CD21. I didn't use any OPKs during the past cycle because the cycle before I never got a +OPK. Either way, I asked him to run tests on my thyroid to make sure that's not an issue (I have long cycles, low BBT, and I'm overweight.) So...we'll see how that goes. On to cycle 3, just finished AF today!!!!

Here's cycle 2 chart:

Everycol0r

My AF is typically 7-10 days. Sucksssss

ETA: I just hope that means I have a nice juicy uterine lining

cattlebride

Good news is hopefully it won't be that way next cycle. I had spotting/af for 12 days last cycle but typically its only 5 days. I hope your af visits change as well. Fx for a shorter stay from that b!t*h