What is going on? No period negative test

[hmmmbaby]

My husband and I have been TTC our second for about six months. It's strange because I fell pregnant the first month of trying for all three of my previous pregnancies (two miscarriages).

I usually have a cycle that's 23-25 days long. I'm currently on day 30 and have used a number of first response tests over the last week - all with negative results. I don't feel pregnant.

On the days leading up to when AF was due I felt like my period was coming. I get a sort of "heavy" feeling down there and a slight bloody odour (so sorry -TMI).

On the day that AF was due (day 25) I had some light brown watery blood but that's it. I'd wondered if it was implantation bleeding.

I don't get cramps since I had my first baby so I don't get those warning signs anymore. But I have had some sharp pains in my left pelvic area since AF was due. And I wondered whether it could be an ectopic. But apparently not, I'm still getting negative tests.

Can it really just be a missed period? It's so strange for my cycle to be so long.

Any ideas if I should be worried?

It's most likely that you simply ovulated later than you normal do (cd9-14, I'd guess for your normal cycle). It's not at all unusual. It means af would be late by the same number of days (or you'd get a later positive test).

Thanks @physicskate I guess time will tell..

I was using a fertility monitor though which didn't indicate late ovulation

Fertility monitors are not foolproof. They only indicate when your body has geared up to ovulate, not that you actually have. The lh hormone has to surge before you ovulate, but it can also surge and then you don't go on to ovulate (normally due to small or major changes in routine, diet, sleep, stress, exercise, you name it). Generally, your body would then attempt ovulation again a few days later. If you stop testing after the first surge, you wouldn't detect the second surge. It doesn't mean the second one didn't happen though, if you see what I mean.

Tracking your bbt or resting heart rate can 'confirm' that you actually ovulated a few days after the fact; this wouldn't help you plan sex accordingly if ttc for an individual cycle, but allows you to see that you did actually ovulate (though this isn't quite foolproof either)...