Thread: Is this a light period? or spotting?

I'm very confused as to what the difference is between spotting and a light period..my last regular period was June 17th.. im typical a 37 day cycle on average and its always very heavey throughout the whole time..i was not expecting my period until btwn the 24th-26th.. but on the 20th i was feeling very light and mild cramping and then i noticed some small amounts of pink/brown discharge when i wiped.. but there was not blood in the toliet and no blood on the pad.. i thought i was just getting my period early (which never happens) and i thought the flow would increase.. well its the 22nd now and the flow really have not increased that much. Now when i wipe its a bright red/dark red blood.. theres only a dot of brown/dark red blood on the pad and that was from over night. Theres maybe a drop or two of blood in the toliet and thats it..typically when i have my usual flow.. i go through about a good 5 pads a day onto of several thick tampons..all jumbo size and i bleed through all.most of it..period typicall lasts 4-5 days...now ive been spotting/having a light period for 48hrs now..and ive only need one small pantyliner..and have two small spots of brown blood on it.. thats it.. dont need a tampon or anything and no cramps anymore...i typically feel like blood is always gushing out of me.. but this time i dont feel anything.. i just feel like i have a good amount of discharge..so someone please help me out..does this sound like im spotting? or is it possible that im just have a REALLY light period?

Kinda sounds like you are trying to get going on a period, but just having a hard time.