Thread: Stringy periods

I've been trying to get pregnant for about a year,the last few months I've had really strange periods. My breasts will get really sore about 2 weeks before,I will get very bloated to the point I'm miserable,then when my period starts it will be brownish in color and with strings in it, and I will cramp really bad, I feel like my insides are being ripped out. Has anyone had these symptoms? Or know why my periods have changed to this. I'm 34 years old and have a 5 year old.