when your ovulating...?

Question

Do you have period like cramps??? I am suppose to ovulate today and I am so far light bleeding and cramping??? Does this make sense?

Answer 1

Yes, the cramps are called mittleschmerz, and the light bleeding is called ovulatory spotting. Ovulatory spotting occurs during ovulation when estrogen levels drop suddenly, causing blood vessels in the uterus to release small amounts of blood. Estrogen is high right before ovulation and dips when the egg is released and then within a matter of hours Progesterone starts to be secreeted in high amounts. But during the couple of hours or so that the estrogen is low and progesterone is just starting to climb a little blood may be released. So, the spotting should occur immediately after ovulation, but for some women it will take a few hours before they see the spotting on their panties or when wiping. So, by the time you see the spotting you have already ovulated. But EWCM mixed with blood is still considered extremely fertile so it's a good time to BD.


However, if the bleeding becomes more than spotting and lasts longer than just today, then it may actually be your period coming sooner than expected, probably from an anovulatory cycle.

Answer 2

Sometimes ovulation can be painful. I know when I ovulate I can feel it, mostly on the right side and it sometimes lasts for a few hours. I never heard of bleeding while ovulating though. Are you sure you are ovulating today? Or could you be later in the month and be having implantation pains and bleeding?

Answer 3

yes it is normal