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Menstruation

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Michelle de VriesGuest ·
Hi ladies,
I stopped the pill at the end of January, hoping to fulfill our wish for a child.
I keep a precise record on an app of when I started my period and when my fertile days were.
Now I have a question about my menstruation. Every month before my "real" period, I have 2 days where my discharge has a brown/red color. So I'm not really on my period until after those 2 days, then I'm really on my period. So far, it's been exactly the same every month. Now the question is whether I should count those 2 days as part of my period or not?

Does anyone else have this?
Regards, Michelle

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  1. SS21 #2

    hi hi,

    if you have the same AP as me, it says you have to start counting from the very first moment you lose blood!
    How long would your period last with those 2 extra days?

    I had this too while I was on the pill. They say it's old blood, and that's how it started, so I knew I had to be prepared for what was coming next hehe.

  2. Michelle Guest #3

    With those 2 days added, it would be 9 days. I use the Maya app. But I don't fully trust that app, so sometimes I calculate it online anyway.
    So you're saying I shouldn't count those 2 days?

  3. SS21 #4

    I did count them in! I have a period calendar.

  4. skullie #5

    The first day of your period is the first day that the bleeding continues.

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