So I was supposed to start my period on the 8/6 and instead it started on the 8/2. It started as just light spotting and then the 8/3 it got a little bit heavier. The 8/4 and 8/5 it was a normal period and the 8/6 it was done. But later 8/6 it was just spotty, by night it was just brownish discharge. 8/7 every couple of hours or so I’d have brown discharge and then it would stop and repeat all day. 8/8 (today) I am still spotting tanish/ brown discharge off and on. The problem is is that I’ve had no signs of my period except for the 3 days of actual bleeding and that’s it.

I typically get super bad cramps (so bad I sometimes have to miss work) and really tired. This usually starts 3-4 days before my period and lasts the whole 4/5 days. Then the final day of my period I usually spot in the morning and by night it’s done.

This cycle has been weird and I’m a bit worried. I’ve never had brown/ tan discharge and I’ve never experienced no cramps when on my period. I did have unprotected sex multiple times with my husband since my last cycle but not sure if I could be pregnant considering I had a period. I’m too afraid of disappointment (a negative) to take a pregnancy test and just want to know if others have experienced this or if it’s normal even though I’ve never experienced this situation.

So for the long post. (Off birth control for 9 months and been having periods for 11 years)