Brown spotting and negative tests

[LittleWolf]

My body is acting weird at the moment. I'm 13 DPO, I've been spotting brown blood for 2 and a half days so far which started just when I expected my usual pre-period spotting on 11 DPO which normally lasts for a day then I get normal flow with painful cramping the following day.

I've tracked my cycles for 6 months and my body runs like clockwork. I ovulated on cycle day 17 based on OPK and BBT. I have a 10-11 day luteal phase, day 11 being the day of my usual spotting so my period is late. The spotting is very light, with a mild ache, I'm bloated, dizzy and have lower backache at night.

From 5 DPO onwards I've had a constant mild ache, almost crampy pressure.

On 8 DPO I had massive BBT drop, I felt so nauseous that I actually vomitted once and then once more on 9 DPO.

The temp dip and the spotting are 2 days apart and I was wondering if it could be implantation blood that has been slow travelling out of my body? How long does the actual process of implantation take? I've read that an egg burrows in and then burrows again to go deeper?

I have insomnia right now, my chart is up and down and I have no idea what to think. I'm sure my dates are right, so why would a sensitive pregnancy test be negative at 13DPO, it wouldn't would it? The pregnancy tests are cheap 'one step' strips, and First Response 6 days sooner.

I've given up wondering if I'm pregnant anymore and feel worried about what's going on with my body? I'd rather my period just start so I can move onto a new cycle.

 

[Laura butchers]

Little wolf big hugs!

This can be a stressful enough time as it is. I would personally wait until the browness/spotting has gone and then retest if AF hasnt arrived.

Xx

 

[Sunflower1]

I think you're going to have to wait it out unfortunately. x

 

[Laura butchers]

Has af arrived yet xx

 

[KatD]

Could you maybe attach your chart?

I'd be surprised if you weren't pregnant by the sound of things...and yes, brown spotting two days after a temp dip might very well be IB as this is old blood, also the amount you are experiencing sounds about right, too.

You might need to either do a blood test for HCG or wait a few days. Either way, I would love to see what your temp pattern is looking like if you care to share.

 

[Crumble]

As KatD suggested, I would go for HCG blood test.
Fingers crossed for you darling, just try to not stress about it, our body sometimes react to our stress with weird reactions.....lots of and for you!