3 days late, negative easy@home tests.

[RDev1990]

So, yeah, been trying for a verrrry long time to conceive after a number of losses 💔 my cycle is like clockwork 28 days. I'm currently on cycle day 31. Hasn't happened to me before as I religiously track my cycles. I've been using easy@home strips to test, but they are all negative. I'm preparing myself to come on at any point. I don't really know what I'm looking for by posting this. I guess I feel incredibly lonely in the wait.. has anyone ever been through this? It's really extruciating 🥹 and I've essentially got no one to talk to, as if I do end up pregnant, I would want that to be a lovely surprise to the people that matter most.

I got my hopes up last month because my period was 8 days late but then it just arrived and was fairly normal. Hope it’s different for you x

Thank you for writing back @Playmobil4Eva it's such a cruel thing isn't it. Were you having period pains in the time you were late?

I've had another bfn this morning so I'm assuming this will be a no go 💔

Hi RDev, I honestly had no period symptoms so the ambiguity made it extra painful because it was hard to extinguish that little bit of hope.

Oh bless you @Playmobil4Eva that must have been so tough 💔 I have cramps and it feels like I'm going to come on but I just haven't yet 😭 hopefully this limbo ends soon!

Just keeping the thread updated for future readers :-) usually 28 day cycles. Currently on day 34. No sign of af, no bfp.

Waiting until Monday before I speak to a doctor as I'm not feeling too well. Will keep the thread updated no matter the outcome.

Updating the thread, cycle day 35, a very light pink af has arrived accompanied by very extreme pain. Far more than I'm used to and far less flow than I'm used to. So I assume my hormones are all over the place this month and the outcome was this. I'm off to the doctors tomorrow to find out what's happening and hopefully get some answers for what's been a very difficult few years of trying!

I'm sorry this cycle has been all over the place and didn't produce a pregnancy. That is very rough and heartbreaking. Hopefully there is nothing serious going on and it was just a change in the cycle which can occur every so often as we get older.

@Miraclemuma03 so so lovely of you to reply! It can feel so lonely sometimes going through all of this and the forums can also be a bit lonely when the thread doesn't pick up 😅 so I really appreciate you coming on to comment ❤️❤️ xx

Its definitely a lonely journey. If you join a ttc thread for your cycle there is loads of support from other woman who are where you are

So sorry you’ve had a stressful month!! It’s hard not to overthink everything

I normally have 27-28 day cycles and last month was 40 days 😵‍💫 no real explanation apart from maybe I was more stressed than I thought?! It was the not knowing which I found the most stressful.

Hopefully things get back to a bit of normality for both of us next cycle 🤞🏼

@ByPoisedJadeHelper what a lovely, supportive message! I'm so sorry you went through the same thing.

When you did eventually have your AF, did it seem more intense than usual? I'm having a pretty horrific time of it 😅 usually I'm light and only have a crampy day 1. However, this cycle is something else. I'm extremely heavy and my pains are very intense and have lasted for days. I'm off to the docs tomorrow and have a scan book for next week once things have settled down. X

Day 1 was a lot lighter than I would normally be but then after that a lot heavier and my cramps lasted pretty much the whole period rather than just the first couple of days!

Good that you’re getting it all checked out - I’m sure it’s hopefully nothing more than a rogue cycle xxx

Oh wow that's exactly the same as mine! The first half a day I couldn't believe how light it was then... well, it went quite the opposite 🤣
Thank you so much for messaging! I'll update the thread either way but you've reassured me that this is likely a very rogue, strange AF xxx