It would be safer to start the day you're spotting.
Any amount of bleeding or spotting "counts" if you're on hormonal birth control. That spotting is your normal withdrawal bleeding. Insert the next ring on schedule.
Spotting is just when there are small amounts of blood in your discharge. If this is just before your period then it is likely just the start of your period.
im 16 and i was supposed to start my period a couple weeks ago and i never did now i am spotting brown blood i was wondering if anyone could tell me what that means
Getting on and off brown spots basically means that you're going to get your period very soon, and it is a sign and is called 'spotting' its basically like your vagina is telling you "Im going to start spitting blood out very soon"
Spotting is normal before your period - your period doesn't just suddenly start, it starts slowly at first so only small amounts of blood will leave your body, this is spotting.
any sort of spotting either before or after is considered to be your period.
This is spotting, it's light bleeding that has mixed with your discharge. This can occur at the start of end of your period, or it may be spotting for another reason such as ovulation spotting.
Spotting is normal before your period, it's just the start of your period as the uterine lining starts to shed. You can also get spotting after your period, or mid-cycle spotting around the time of ovulation.
Spotting can be a sign a period is about to start. If you skip more than one period and only see spotting, see a doctor to make sure you are not pregnant or have a health issue that needs attention.
Sounds like smear blood. You might or might not be pregnant. Better have a proper test made.
Brown vaginal discharge can be related to your period, it's known as spotting and caused when blood mixes with discharge and takes time to leave the body (thus going brown). It can occur just before or after your period, light periods may be only light spotting like this, or brown discharge can be an indication of bleeding for other reasons like hormonal imbalance or ovulation spotting.
Start counting your period from the day you see the spotting if this happens every month. You could also do basal body temperature which will pinpoint ovulation, or use the Billings method.