I am a newbie to all of this. By newbie I mean to thebump and TTC. This is our 1st month TTC. AF has been MIA for two days now. I am somewhat crampy, boobs are sore and my emotions are all over the place. I POAS Monday when AF was supposed to be here with FMP but I got a BFN. I used an early PG test but it was the equate brand. Any suggestions on when I should try to retest or what brand is best to use? Please help before I drive myself crazy stressing about the possibilities.
Re: When should I retest?
Hello and welcome. Don't stress. You likely ovulated late, it happens all the time. I would probably test once a week until AF arrives or you get a BFP.
Carina 12.28.2010 | Aurelia 9.23.12 | Chart - Round 3
Are you charting? If you don't know when or if you ovulated, then you don't know if you are late. Most women's cycles are NOT 28 days, with ovulation on CD14.
I would test every week or so until AF comes or you get to CD60 with no AF. Then call your doc.
Unless you are actually charting (as in taking your temps, etc) then you really have no when/if you ovulated. I would sign up for Fertility Friend by clicking on any of our chart links, read the tutorials, and start charting.
It's likely that you just ovulated later than you think. Other than that, the general rule of thumb is to test once a week until AF shows or until you hit 60 days and then call a doctor.
Hope that helps! Good luck.
In a text book they are, in real life that is most often not the case.
you meant to say that most are NOT 28 days, etc.... ? Right?
TTC#1 Chart
TTC#2 Chart
IUI #1 - #4 (repronex trigger) = BFN
IUI#5 on 10/28/2008 ** BFP 11/10/08 ** EDD 07/21/09 *** It's a GIRL (07/14/09)
med/treatment free BFP 06/28/10. EDD 03/05/11 *** GIRL #2 (02/23/11)
beta#1 @ 17dpo = 1296 .... beta#2 @ 19dpo = 3034
it's the Bug and Baby Belle!
Oops! Yes, I did.
I'll edit that now!
I was kind of wondering about that when I read it... I figured that you should know better!
I know and I do! I'm posting at work and I got distracted and had to hurry up and finish and minimize the window haha
Haha, I know how that goes! Don't want to get caught Bumping at work.