Freaking out about possibly being pregnant ant?

[Flowersinthewindowstill]

Disclaimer to say I've been going through a very stressful time lately and I think I probably am not pregnant, but can't shake this feeling of worry.

I'm nearly a week late with my period. I didn't track it strictly till lately but have been doing so on Fitbit and it seems quite accurate. I have the mirena coil and sex quite infrequently (long distance), so it's pretty unlikely. But the things worrying me are:

I'm late
Sore boobs,weird stomach twinges, on/off naseau, severe mood swings, back ache, run down/tired.

I took a pg test but did it wrong (not first wee, drank loads of water before, had so little pee it was less than a dribble.) The test was negative, but I'm worried it might not be 'cos I did it incorrectly. I'll take another if my period is more than 2 weeks late in total.

I'm guessing negative pregnancy test, coil and infrequent sex make it unlikely I'm pregnant, but I can't shake the worry. I'm not in the financial position right now, at an exciting point in my career, worried about telling my boyfriebd if I was and even more so my parents. They'd be supportive, but also probably embarrassed by me getting pregnant as I'd be practically the youngest in the family to have a child (even though I'm not particularly young.) And my boyfriend doesn't even live in the same city, but we've been together a good while.

As I mentioned, I've been going through crazy stress, severe anxiety and a lot of emotional ups and downs prior to this. I think stress might have delayed my period.

Am I even at a stage where I should worry?

I think you're worrying for nothing tbh.

Yes, I know I probably am. It's just because I'm normally like clockwork so a week late is quite a lot for me.

I also had the experience my coil coming out three years ago unbeknown to me, which is also meant to be really rare.

@Flowersinthewindowstill if it's causing you stress I would get another test and do it sooner rather than later. First response early response are good ones, just make sure you do it first thing in the morning as that is when any pregnancy hormone is at its strongest). The sooner you know one way or the other you can move on.

Given that you're already late, a pregnancy should almost certainly register on a test so, if I were you, I'd take another to put your mind at rest.

PMS symptoms mimic those of early pregnancy

If you've had a negative test a week late, you're not pregnant.

Take another test tomorrow, all supermarkets, garages, even Amazon sell them.

Crazy stress can delay your period, as can 100 other things that aren't pregnancy (though pregnancy would too!).

You can track ovulation with resting heart rate on your Fitbit (have a google). Most people have the same number of days between ovulation and the start of their period. So if you ovulated later than you normally do, your period would be late.

Bodies aren't clocks.