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My period started yesterday which was full flow. today i see like 3 drops on pad. at times blood on toilet paper but none on pad. is this spotting.

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Spotting: It is spotting but it may accelerate in the days ahead. Some women don't have a regular pattern of heavier flow for the first 2-3 days and then lighter one to the end.

Dr Baez and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/16/2013

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Help! day one if period full flow. Day two three spits of blood on pad. Day three one spit of blood for while day. Is this period or spotting.

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Its normal to have low blood flow during your period?mine started yesterday and at the beginning it was some spotting but then stared the blood.i filled a pad last night but today its less.and the last cycle was 26 but before it was 30/31/32?

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