Question about mid cycle spotting - Long

Hi ladies. I need some help.

In October, I had AF on the 28th like normal. On November 14 I had dark brown spotting which continued for 5 days. It was not a lot, only need a pantyliner. I went to the obgyn and she said not to worry about it. In December I had a regular Af, starting on the 16th. On dec 27 and 28, I was having pains in my ovaries. Then on the 29th, I start brown spotting again and it hasn't stopped yet.

I have only recently begun to pay attention to my cycle since TTC. However, I never before have had bleeding or spotting in the middle of a cycle like that, other than these two times. I looked it up online and saw that some women bleed before they are going to ovulate. Has anyone heard of that/experience that? Some of the things I read online said that sometimes if you are not Oing at all you can get AF every two weeks. Also, I had to get cortizone shots both in november and in december. Does anyone know if that could have anything to do with it?

I am so confused and nervous. We haven't even really started to try because I can't seem to figure out my cycles enough so that we can give ourselves the best chance of getting pregnant. I feel like I don't know what I am supposed to be doing.

If there is any information or tips that you can give me or just send some hugs my way, I would greatly appreciate it.

Re: Question about mid cycle spotting - Long

this just happened to me last night. I didn't need a pantyliner I just had spotting when I wiped. I also had EWCM so I think I may have o'ed early.

I looked it up and in between spotting COULD be a sign of ovulation (but it could also be other things)

GL on your TTC journey!