Spotting

Amanda • I`m 24 literally married my best friend of almost 10 years May 9th 2015. He has 2 boys 6 and 2 we have been TTC our first baby since March2015. I thought this would be easy as pie, ha I sure was wrong
Do you count spotting as your period? Like the last day were its really light or the night before you really start you have some blood? Or only regular flow days?