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whatyoudotome24
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A little confused and frustrated
whatyoudotome24
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Hi Ladies,
I really just needed a place to vent/possibly see if anyone is going through what I am.
My typical cycle is anywhere from 25 - 29 days, usually resting in the earlier part around 25 - 27 days. Last months period came at 31 days, which was slightly unusual for me, but not unexplainable. I had just gone on my honeymoon in October to Cuba (was married September 2012). While there I had gotten my period, as expected (horrible timing!), but I also got terribly sick with a throat infection (luckily met a nurse who took care of me and we still had an amazing time!). So, because of the travel and the sickness, my period was slightly later than it normally is. That didn't really throw me off, I was expecting it a little bit.
Please keep in mind, that my husband and I are not trying to conceive, but we weren't using protection -- just the withdrawal method. We weren't trying, but we weren't really preventing. If it happened, it happened. Also, I have been making efforts to make myself healthy recently. I am quite overweight, and have lost just shy of 50lbs since July -- slow and steady! So I really don't think the weight loss should affect my cycle much, seeing as it's been 5 months, and a large chunk of that weight loss was right at the beginning (almost half of it) and my cycle wasn't affected then. I have ALWAYS had a quite regular cycle.
My last period was on November 12th and finished November 16th (which is typical). It was a completely normal period (besides being a couple days past my normal cycle time). I was expecting my period this month around December 10th. It didn't show up, but I didn't think much of it, considering that the previous period was slightly late. Day 32 and still nothing. A little concerned, but not too much. Day 35, starting to get pretty concerned and decide to do a test and it was negative. I figure it might be too early, and the test was one that wasn't necessarily kept at room temp (older test from previous pregnancy "scare").
So I go to the dollar store, purchase a few more tests, and decide to wait until this weekend. Today is day 40. Still no period. I am having some strange symptoms that I don't normally associate with my period -- sore back, slight nausea, increased urination, some small dizzy spells, and a ridiculous amount of gas (mostly burping). Took a test this morning (with first morning urine) and still negative. I took another test just to be sure the first wasn't defective (from the dollar store -- was a little skeptical) and that was negative as well.
I know it could be too early, since I am technically nine days late. But I'm just confused and frustrated because I have never in my life been this late. I know that stress can delay/cause you to miss a period, but there honestly isn't anything that I can think of that would have stressed me out like that. I've been in WAY more stressful times in my life and have never missed a beat with my cycle.
Is anyone experiencing something similar to myself?
I really just needed a place to vent/possibly see if anyone is going through what I am.
My typical cycle is anywhere from 25 - 29 days, usually resting in the earlier part around 25 - 27 days. Last months period came at 31 days, which was slightly unusual for me, but not unexplainable. I had just gone on my honeymoon in October to Cuba (was married September 2012). While there I had gotten my period, as expected (horrible timing!), but I also got terribly sick with a throat infection (luckily met a nurse who took care of me and we still had an amazing time!). So, because of the travel and the sickness, my period was slightly later than it normally is. That didn't really throw me off, I was expecting it a little bit.
Please keep in mind, that my husband and I are not trying to conceive, but we weren't using protection -- just the withdrawal method. We weren't trying, but we weren't really preventing. If it happened, it happened. Also, I have been making efforts to make myself healthy recently. I am quite overweight, and have lost just shy of 50lbs since July -- slow and steady! So I really don't think the weight loss should affect my cycle much, seeing as it's been 5 months, and a large chunk of that weight loss was right at the beginning (almost half of it) and my cycle wasn't affected then. I have ALWAYS had a quite regular cycle.
My last period was on November 12th and finished November 16th (which is typical). It was a completely normal period (besides being a couple days past my normal cycle time). I was expecting my period this month around December 10th. It didn't show up, but I didn't think much of it, considering that the previous period was slightly late. Day 32 and still nothing. A little concerned, but not too much. Day 35, starting to get pretty concerned and decide to do a test and it was negative. I figure it might be too early, and the test was one that wasn't necessarily kept at room temp (older test from previous pregnancy "scare").
So I go to the dollar store, purchase a few more tests, and decide to wait until this weekend. Today is day 40. Still no period. I am having some strange symptoms that I don't normally associate with my period -- sore back, slight nausea, increased urination, some small dizzy spells, and a ridiculous amount of gas (mostly burping). Took a test this morning (with first morning urine) and still negative. I took another test just to be sure the first wasn't defective (from the dollar store -- was a little skeptical) and that was negative as well.
I know it could be too early, since I am technically nine days late. But I'm just confused and frustrated because I have never in my life been this late. I know that stress can delay/cause you to miss a period, but there honestly isn't anything that I can think of that would have stressed me out like that. I've been in WAY more stressful times in my life and have never missed a beat with my cycle.
Is anyone experiencing something similar to myself?
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Re: A little confused and frustrated
Keep testing, and call your doctor when you get to day 60. Meanwhile, learn more about your cycle (the tutorials at fertilityfriend.com are great) so you understand more than "I've never had a longer cycle than X days, something must be wrong."