I'll start by saying we're not trying to conceive and use condoms as birth control. I have two children already and feel like our family is complete- that said on a primal level (? 🙈) I find myself obsessing about the possibility of pregnancy.
I have a pretty regular cycle 28-30 days long every month. I'm currently on day CD 40 which has only ever happened when I've been pregnant.
With Christmas craziness I only realised I was late on day 36 so in the evening on the way home I picked up a Tesco own test as it was the only one available and took it once I got back with v hydrated urine - BFN.
I had thought being so late there was no way it wouldn't show up if I was pregnant so I didn't fuss about saving it for the FMU but now I've read forum posts of women not getting a positive test until 6+ weeks I feel like I should have made more of an effort as I'm second guessing the negative now.
It was in a pack of two so I'll do another on Friday morning.
If I was reading this myself I would be thinking of course you're pregnant! Except that from CD6 to CD9 I was poorly in bed with the flu, then the following week I was feeling run down although went to work etc. Cd18 I felt breathless and bubbly chest so went to the dr on day 19 and started antibiotics as I had a chest infection. After a few days I was feeling much better.
SO with all of that does it sound like it's not pregnancy but sickness that has caused my period to be so late? I worked out my body had waited until I had finished the antibiotics to ovulate by those calculations I still should have come on yesterday and there is no sign in sight I'm about to.
And if your period was delayed after sickness, how late was it? I am such a regular person that I'm not loving having no idea when to expect it.
Sorry it was so long, thank you for reading if you made it this far!