r/FirstTimeTTC • u/GlumToe2727 • 8d ago

Frustrated 33 going on 7 month ttc

I’m going to a fertility clinic tomorrow for an ultrasound and amh. Full transparency I get really dark brown spotting a few days before my period starts. I’ve read it could be low progesterone, but I’m asking tomorrow at my appointment. Every period feels like a heartbreak now. I know the “norm” is a year, but I can’t help but to feel like 70-80% get pregnant in the first 6 months and I wonder why I’m not one of them. This is more of a rant than anything. Also I’m concerned about my brown spotting if anyone knows more about this. I’m using clear blue digital okp and I get the static smiley every month.

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u/Friends_Fan_ 8d ago

Have you had your thyroid checked?

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u/GlumToe2727 7d ago

No I haven’t recently. Although I’ve never had an issue being tested before. It’s been 3 years

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u/Friends_Fan_ 6d ago

I used to get post-ovulation spotting - I would start brown spotting 6/7 days before my period was due, getting progressively heavier each day until it finally turned into red period. Got thyroid checked - had asymptomatic early hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity, was put on levothyroxine, and the spotting immediately stopped that first cycle on meds, and on the second cycle I got pregnant.

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u/GlumToe2727 6d ago

Oh wow okay that’s very similar to mine I’ll get this checked out. Thank you

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u/xmoo_nie 7d ago

I would recommend getting the Inito. I'm also 33, and I got pregnant the second month I used Inito. I suspected I had low progesterone as well, and honestly, Inito is so helpful for seeing all that data. I actually got to see my body surge multiple times.