Going mad waiting - any advice?

[mixie41]

Hi

Been off contraception for a year now. Had fairly regular 28-30 day cycles when I came off pill. Once it was 37 days but other than that no anomalies.

Then this month all that has gone out the window! I’m currently on day 52 (wtf???) of my cycle. OPKs day I ovulated around day 40. Can only assume ovulation was delayed because of stress as I was quite stressed around usual ovulation time.

Anyway - luteal phase is normally only 10 days long so that also seems to be longer than usual this month. Did a pregnancy test today around lunchtime and it was negative. It was a Lloyd’s pharmacy early pregnancy one. I also randomly had spotting today so thought period had started because I never have spotting before period, but period hasn’t started.

Am getting really quite emotional about it now as really just want period to arrive if I’m not pregnant so I can put this month behind me and look forward! Any suggestions/ideas/advice? Do I need to see GP?

Thanks

anyone had any sort of similar experience to this?

Perhaps if this spotting doesn’t become a full period, this is implantation bleeding? Maybe speak to your GP too if you’re worried. Hopefully you have ovulated late and will soon get your BFP

I would go to the gp tbh I'm the same just 12 days late though, maybe try a test with first mornings urine. Are you ill or anything sometimes getting a cold or an infection can stop your period from starting

I'm having similar, been off the pill 1 year cycles were 35/36 days first couple of cycles after stopping the pill then went to 30 day cycles and been 30 days bang on since until last month was 36 days, had light spotting that seemed to come and go from around day 33 and period was very light and shorter than normal. I was hoping it was just a once off anovulatory month but now on CD 32 and no sign of anything

I was the same as you last month. My cycles are 28-30 days without fail!
Last month I was CD49 before AF showed up. I had a horrendous UTI and within 2days of antibiotics AF started. I can only put the delay in ovulation down to infection.