How late has your period been? Pls stop me from getting over-excited!!

[Caz10]

AF is one measely day late, and I am trying not to get over-excited and trying to avoid testing for at least another few days. My cycle is normally a very very regular 28 days, and I can't remember being late before, but I am well aware that I wasn't quite so desperately counting the days before! I know of friends who have been 4 or 5 days late before (on regular cycles). How long do you think before I could start to get my hopes up? a week? 10 days? Would be interested in hearing other people's tales, thanks.

Or you could buy a test and put you out of your misery.

But if it's negative it's a waste of money, isn't it? And if it's negative you won't have the four or five days of believing that you might be.... but you won't have the disappointment of it being negative after those days of believing

And it might be positive.

BUY A TEST and put me out of my misery

I stupidly tested a few days ago which came up negative - I know that could mean a yes OR a no, I am just trying to work on the "presume it's a no then be happy when it's a yes " school of thought!

To try and help you with your "presume it's a no then be happy when it's a yes " school of thought! - then perhaps some statistics to help you save money on un-necessary tests then:

To quote from this thread :A very wise woman (MrsMcJnr) once posted - "Remember ladies that the percentages of those who get their BFPs on set dpo are as follows:
10dpo=35%/
11dpo=51%/
12dpo=62%/
13dpo=68%/
14dpo=74%/
15dpo=80%/
16dpo=88%/
17dpo=92%
and there are some who have not got their BFP until 21dpo!!"
Armed with those percentages you should never want to test early and risk all that (perhaps)unnecessary disappointment!

So assuming that you are regular in ov in around the middle of the 28days, you are possibly 15dpo and so you only have an 80% chance of getting a positive pregnancy test now, even if you are pg. Just waiting a couple more days would help to give a more certain result and if you are just a little late in the arrival of another cycle, you will have saved yourself some money.

Having said that: if you are like me then TEST!!!! as I would want to know as soon as possible....

Really I think it is impossible to not get excited - even at only one day late, but it would be easy for your ovulation to have been delayed and cause you to be unusually late. So try not to get your hopes up yet, in a weeks time, then I will be eagerly trying to pursade you to test. I hth

Thank you thank you - these figures have convinced me to hold off, at least for today! I just dread the feeling of stupidity and disapointment when af arrives...it is amazing what you can convince yourself of!

Thank you again, I will wait as long as I can!

I can't remember how late i was but i do remember having this metalic taste in my mouth all the time and that made me sure i was pregnant before i took the test

Mine's been late by a couple of days and I wasn't pregnant.

Yum03 - I have that written in my diary. I still tested on 12dpo and got my BFP though

Caz10 - I really do feel for you, I've been in your postion, hoping and fearing, I hope it works out well for you

mine was 84 days late once for no reason!

i concieved the cycle after though

84 days oh help!! Congrats on the one after though!

mine was 28 days late, exactly. I had simptoms, nausia/metalic taste in mouth/sensitive to smells. I went to gp who told me I was probably pregnant as sometimes tests don't come back positive, and that "I'll eat my hat if you don't get a positive test in two weeks". I convinced myself I was pregnant. I wanted to tell everyone I was pregnant. I did the test and it came back negative, I became less hopeful. And then exactly 28 days after my period would have been due my period came. no pregnancy, and no explanation as to why.

Yikes what a shame, you must have been gutted, I'm sorry. Bodies are very, very strange things indeed aren't they?!

Caz10 - fingers crossed for you!