Hi everyone,

Sorry for TMI - my periods are kinda weird and I’m just wondering if anyone else has the same thing?

Since coming off the pill in July my periods have been very regular, every 28 days (give or take a day or two), but when they arrive I get an initial bit of spotting for about 12 hours, really very light pinkish or brown blood that’s barely even there, followed by quite a dramatic flow for another 12 hours. Then it eases right off to the point where there is still a tiny bit of dark red blood but not enough for it to be comfortable using a tampon for about two days. Then I get three days of heavy flow again and then it eases off til it stops.

It’s never done this stop/start nonsense before. Is this normal?! Docs didn’t seem too worried? Plus it’s the identical pattern every month which makes me hope it’s just why my body does.

I get a lot of PMT symptoms now that I never used to (sore boobs, nausea, exhaustion) but I’ve been on the pill a long time so I can’t remember what normal is for me anymore.

I suppose I just want reassuring that this sounds pretty normal to you all xxx