Possible I'm pregnant or not?

[whatisgoingonadviceplease]

I'm 39. I tracked ovulation this month and I got a peak on day 17, all other days were low LH. We had sex on day 18. My cycle is anywhere between 26-30 days. Today is CD 31, still no period. I've had 2 negative pregnancy tests with a cheap brand off Amazon (same batch) which I've since checked reviews for and there's a few cases of false negatives (and false positives), so they don't seem to be the most reliable brand. If my ovulation day was correct (day 17 peak) then I'm 14dpo today and I tested negative with those cheap tests on 12 & 13 dpo.

Can anyone shed any light on what's going on here? Could I still be pregnant? Thank you

Do you know how long your luteal phase is?
Mine is always 14 days so I can pin point exactly when af will come.
So if yours is 14 days and your peak was day 17 then O day would be 18 and af would be due on day 32 if that makes sense?

Ah so if I got my peak on day 17, ovulation was day 18? Which means today is actually 13 dpo, and not 14 as I'd thought? That means my negative tests were on days 11 & 12 dpo - perhaps too soon to tell?

I don't know how long my luteal phase is as I don't reliably track ovulation - only started this month. But I do know that my cycle length is always 26-30 days - never more. And today I'm day 31 and still no period?

Does anyone have any other advice? I'm going insane and now thinking this is probably menopause instead of pregnancy 😕

It could be either. I was testing negative on 12dpo on the cycle I conceived. Genuinely thought I was out and stopped testing and just waited for period. Which never came. I even had the usual period pains etc and went and bought period supplies.
I'd wait a couple of days then test again. But try not to get your hopes up because ovulation could be a few days out and your period a bit later.

I wouldn't jump immediately to this being the menopause as opposed to just a slightly unusual cycle! Typically ovulation occurs within 24 - 28 hours of a positive OPK, so assuming ovulation on Day 18 or 19, you'd be at 12 - 13 DPO. So it's possible that your period will arrive in the next day or two.

It's also possible that the surge on Day 17 was a false surge and you didn't actually ovulate - this isn't uncommon, and even people with regular cycles can have the odd month or two when they don't ovulate or have multiple surges and ovulate late. If that's the case, you'll just need to wait and see what happens - hopefully you'll have clarity one way or another soon!

If this is your first cycle tracking ovulation, stick with it - you'll soon start to see the patterns to your cycle and get a sense of what your normal is.

Thanks @Elisabeth3468.
I do have some twinges that I usually get before my period but still nothing. What's thrown me is that I never go past 30 days - my normal is 26-30 days. I'm wondering if it could be menopause at 39?? Or is that a bit early? One of the things I read is that cycles can become longer when in peri menopause so I'm worried that's what's happening 😢

Thanks @mandarindreams
Perhaps you're right. Maybe I need a few more cycles before I write myself off. Just feeling so disheartened and thrown off by the random cycle which doesn't fit my norm.

I track ovulation using my temperature which tells me exactly what day I ovulate on. I actually ovulate a day or two after I get my positive LH test so you might have ovulated later than you thought.
You may also not have ovulated at all and that’s why your period is late. You can have a positive LH but not actually ovulate!

So I've just done a clearblue (other two were pink dye cheap tests). Not even the smallest hint of a line and I'm CD 30 today. What is going on 😢

Sorry - I meant I'm CD 31 today, and no period still. This is really out of the norm for me.

Could be you have ovulated a bit later this cycle and your period will arrive a few days later
I wouldn’t be too worried about it, I’ve had the odd weird cycle then the next one back to normal. I’m 39 too and also concerned about peri but I wouldn’t think that unless I’d had a good few months of weird cycles

Im now having light spotting - brown / pink - nothing like my usual period. Could this be implantation bleeding at 13 dpo?? Or is that too late? I don't usually get anything like this on my period, it's usually bright red from day one.

On my last cycle I'm not exactly sure when I ovulated as I didn't catch a peak but my periods always arrive on time give or take a day absolute maximum.

Currently pregnant and didn't get a positive test until three days after my period was due so there's definitely still a chance. Don't know the science behind why it happened but there's definitely a baby in there now 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hope you get an answer soon either way.

Still light spotting this morning, not proper bleeding. Light pink blood, not enough to need a pad really and only when I wipe. Nothing like my usual period which typical typically arrives (at the latest yesterday on day 30) with full force, bright red blood and heavy.

What on earth is going on???