Confused over late period and BFN

NickaDee07

Hey ladies.. 

 Firstly, I haven't been on here since my sons pregnancy(over a year ago).. Totally missed The Bump

Okay, anyway! Due to me being pretty awful at keeping track of my period in my head, I have two apps on my phone that not only can keep track of them but tell you when you're fertile and when you're ovulating (really cool. It's how I got pregnant with my son)

One app says according to my recent periods my cycles run every 23 days. Which would mean today I am 5 days late. The second app said the same thing but before conceiving my son my cycle was every 28 days, so I changed it to that and it then said I was suppose to start today. AF never came so I took a test. It was negative!

 Now, Stupid me got all nervous and took it immediately after I bought it... Tonight... Really? lol

  If my app was right about my recent(past 3 months) period cycles being 23 days and I really am 5 days late.. Why wouldn't it show up positive even if I took it at night? I have had some stress.. Some meaning life changing.. But, I'm not some wreck crying or worrying all the time. I'm pretty much at peace with all of it now so I don't know why stress would cause it to be late...

This was a dollar store test but I've heard they're pretty good and usually very accurate. Any suggestions? What's wrong with my body!? LOL 

 

Thanks girls  

toomanycats1

Sorry but it's possible that you ovulated late and it's coming up negative because you aren't pregnant.  Or, maybe you are pregnant, but it's still too early to tell and you aren't technically "late" yet.

Maybe you should start temping or testing with OPKs, these will give you a more accurate indication of when you O'd than the apps that are out there.   

Wait a few more days and take a test again if you are still late.  Good luck!   

Adam&Eve2

Those phone apps are not very reliable. They make every cycle the same and its not. You might have O'ed later than usual or not O'ed at all. Unless you temp and use OPKs there is no way to know for sure.

The general rule is that you keep testing every so often till you get a BFP or you hit 60 days with no period. Then call your doctor.  

kcisthebombdotcom

There probably will never be a woman ever who will have the exact same cycle length every single cycle for her entire adult life. Just because your cycles follow a common pattern does not mean that it's out of the norm to have an odd cycle every now and then. Yes, stress could cause delayed ovulation or it could just be a fluke cycle where you ovulate late/don't ovulate at all. You have no reason to be nervous over it. If it's negative, you're not pregnant. If you're trying to get pregnant, you could potentially get a positive result in the next few days (or weeks!) if you ovulated late but had good timing.

ks3pink

Sorry but I didn't read past "I have two apps". Apps tell you NOTHING! Next!

NickaDee07

ks3pink:

Sorry but I didn't read past "I have two apps". Apps tell you NOTHING! Next!

Aw, bless your heart.
I really don't understand why you would be so ignorant. So what if I'm using an APP to track my period. Guess what.. It's never failed before until now. Does that make me less of a women or human being because I use an app to track a damn period? Really? Does that make me a disgrace? Instead of spreading hate on this site how about try just helping people out. That's what this site is for. Not to get all your personal frustrations out on others. Thanks.

 Thanks to everyone else. I was just freaking out. AF came today. 

kelle017

NickaDee07:

ks3pink:

Sorry but I didn't read past "I have two apps". Apps tell you NOTHING! Next!

Aw, bless your heart.
I really don't understand why you would be so ignorant. So what if I'm using an APP to track my period. Guess what.. It's never failed before until now. Does that make me less of a women or human being because I use an app to track a damn period? Really? Does that make me a disgrace? Instead of spreading hate on this site how about try just helping people out. That's what this site is for. Not to get all your personal frustrations out on others. Thanks.

 Thanks to everyone else. I was just freaking out. AF came today. 

Umm. Chill out.  

An app may tell you when you start your cycle and may guess when you ovulate but the only way to know exactly for sure is to temp your bbt.

 

ks3pink

kelle017:

NickaDee07:

ks3pink:

Sorry but I didn't read past "I have two apps". Apps tell you NOTHING! Next!

Aw, bless your heart.
I really don't understand why you would be so ignorant. So what if I'm using an APP to track my period. Guess what.. It's never failed before until now. Does that make me less of a women or human being because I use an app to track a damn period? Really? Does that make me a disgrace? Instead of spreading hate on this site how about try just helping people out. That's what this site is for. Not to get all your personal frustrations out on others. Thanks.

 Thanks to everyone else. I was just freaking out. AF came today. 

Umm. Chill out.  

An app may tell you when you start your cycle and may guess when you ovulate but the only way to know exactly for sure is to temp your bbt.

 

Exactly. We get these questions all the time. Lurk! I didn't temp when ttc but I didn't think my ticker was the end all be all. I had a tubal ligation with my last c/s and my cycles have been 29 days and then 32 days. Our bodies do not always work the sane way each month!

ASmallWonder

NickaDee07:

ks3pink:

Sorry but I didn't read past "I have two apps". Apps tell you NOTHING! Next!

Aw, bless your heart.
I really don't understand why you would be so ignorant. So what if I'm using an APP to track my period. Guess what.. It's never failed before until now. Does that make me less of a women or human being because I use an app to track a damn period? Really? Does that make me a disgrace? Instead of spreading hate on this site how about try just helping people out. That's what this site is for. Not to get all your personal frustrations out on others. Thanks.

 Thanks to everyone else. I was just freaking out. AF came today. 

Snort.  The person who thinks a computer can tell when your body is ovulating is the one calling someone else ignorant.  Awesome.