5 days late for period negative tests

[Rachelmommyof2]

I'm never late for my period I always track it. We have been trying this month to conceive but all test have been negative although I haven't tested first thing in morning it's been afternoon time or evening. What are the chances? Also I'm having terrible bloating and feeling a little sick sometimes.

@Rachelmommyof2 hello :) is this your first cycle TTC? Were you on any birth control pills or anything before this? My first cycle off the pill I had so many pregnancy symptoms but apparently it's quite common to happen! I hope it's a good sign for you and maybe tests just aren't showing up yet though!

Try the pink line tests, they tend to show a result earlier. First Response are good. Good luck!

Late ovulation will cause af to be late by the same number of days. Doesn't mean you won't eventually get a positive, but if you ovulated later than 'normal' you'd get a positive test later too.

This is why many women track ovulation, which is a bit harder to track than just af. The time between ov and af is pretty static, but you can ovulate any cycle day.

You'll notice all sorts of things when ttc you didn't notice before!!

No no birth control, and today I did a first response it came up a white line where the positive line should be,thinking this might be a evaporation line. But I have another first response I will take first thing in morning 😬. My last period started on the 22nd July 😳 Surely I should have a positive by now if I actually was. But I can't wait any longer

White lines are indents on frer. Did you see what I suggested about late ovulation? It's a real thing, even if you generally ovulate predictably.

Echoing what @physicskate says. I track my ovulation when TTC and I ovulated a lot later this last month than I normally do. And I got a BFP two days ago!

If it doesn't happen for you this month, I heartily recommend OPKs. I used a combo of some generic unbranded OPKs (for when I was just feeling hopeful and wanted to POAS, just in case) and some pricier Clearblue ones (when my app suggested I was actually close to ovulation).

Good luck!

Update- took test this morning negative 😩. One hour later I came on AF 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️. So I was 6 days late this month, we got married on the 12th August so I'm thinking the build up to the wedding caused stress and made me late 😟 Will try again after Af, 😊