Do you start counting your menstrual cycle when you first begin to spot or when you first bleed?

Answer 1

Start when you first see blood of any color. But not all women are on a 28 day cycle.

AnswerI would have to disagree from my own personal experience...when I get my fertile mucus, it's usually 14-16 days counting from my heavy bleed not my spotting.

It depends, it is usually 28 days but of course everyone is different, you should get it every month and then mark it on a calendar to see a pattern, which will help you know when you have regular periods.

Answer 2

I count from the day it starts bleeding. However some people count from the last day of spotting until their next period. This can be quite confusing so what I do is I'll mark the first day of my period w/ a little dot on my calendar and then count twenty-eight days until the next one should occur...

Answer 3

The first day of your cycle is the first day of actual bleeding.

I was wondering the same thing since it changes the actual day of your ovulation. What I found in my research was that the first day of your period is ANY bleeding at all.

Answer 4

Actually you want to count your first day of full "flow" as your first day. Your actual shedding of the lining, that causes your cycle bleeding, is what counts as the first day

If you have to use little to no protection, then its not your first day yet

Answer 5

You start to count from the first day of 'true bleeding', this is day one of your menstrual cycle. You then continue to count up until your next period (the day before it starts), and that is one menstrual cycle. The average cycle is 28 days but don't worry if your cycles are a different length, and anything up to a weeks variation from one cycle to the next is normal.

Answer 6

yes and no. its when lots of blood comes out of your area....>.<

Answer 7

yes u do count the the first blood as the start of a period it usually last up to 7 days