Yikes, OP. No one's been rude except you so far. PPs gave great advice. While a pattern generally forms, each cycle is different. Forest, not trees. If you're still convinced you were "late" last cycle, I'll try to help you understand why you weren't.
Your normal cycle: 14 day FP, Ovulation day 15, 11 day LP = 26 days Lasy cycle: 16 day FP, Ovulation day 17, 10 day LP = 27 days
AF actually being late is determined by how long your normal LP is, which yours is 11. Last cycle you had a 10 day LP which means you were not late at all, and in fact got AF 1 day earlier than normal like @TheBorg7of9 said. You ovulated 2 days later than normal, but that has no bearing on your LP and whether or not you are late.
I'm curious though, you said you never bled enough to fill anything (with I'm guessing 6hrs between changes), so why did you record medium bleeding for 2 days? That seems pretty light to me.
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Maybe I overreacted, but I came here looking for insights, not asking if I'm pregnant. That would be fishing. Yes, charting is new for me and I'm trying to understand why things might change after being consistent.
I sure hope this is not how new people are usually greeted. I was made to feel like a complete idiot for asking a question.
Maybe I overreacted, but I came here looking for insights, not asking if I'm pregnant. That would be fishing. Yes, charting is new for me and I'm trying to understand why things might change after being consistent.
I sure hope this is not how new people are usually greeted. I was made to feel like a complete idiot for asking a question.
People gave you legit answers. If you felt like a complete idiot, it's because you flew off the handle for no reason.
Maybe I overreacted, but I came here looking for insights, not asking if I'm pregnant. That would be fishing. Yes, charting is new for me and I'm trying to understand why things might change after being consistent.
I sure hope this is not how new people are usually greeted. I was made to feel like a complete idiot for asking a question.
Charting is looking at a forest, not the trees. Things change from month to month. We can't make you feel anything that you don't allow.
Also, it's worth it to stick around a lurk a little more. These ladies are my daily reality check. They help keep the speshul snowflake, over-analyzing every little last thing tendencies at bay. I'm sure if you stick around you'll learn a lot and learn to not freak out over little changes each month.
Maybe I overreacted, but I came here looking for insights, not asking if I'm pregnant. That would be fishing. Yes, charting is new for me and I'm trying to understand why things might change after being consistent.
I sure hope this is not how new people are usually greeted. I was made to feel like a complete idiot for asking a question.
OP no one wanted you to feel like an idiot, unfortunately the factual answers we give people just doesnt seem to go down well some of the time. We will continue to do it though because despite it being dissapointing or the OP feeling slightly foolish for a short time, it is the right thing to do.
Generally if a post appears with a list of symptoms it is frowned upon.
If for any reason you are KU you should get a +HPT in 2 days as 18 days+ after ovulation you are classed as pregnant. However as you did have a period it is unlikley and we dont like to pretend people might be special snowflakes because it is crushing it you turn out to be a regular snowflake.
Maybe I overreacted, but I came here looking for insights, not asking if I'm pregnant. That would be fishing. Yes, charting is new for me and I'm trying to understand why things might change after being consistent.
I sure hope this is not how new people are usually greeted. I was made to feel like a complete idiot for asking a question.
Actually, people were pretty awesome to you. All of the answers you got were legit, they were insightful, and they were very polite. One person mentioned they thought it might be a post looking to see if we thought you were pregnant, despite a period -- and then you blew up. That person's post was even polite, and I can see where she came from reading through the thread because you were trying to symptom-spot (tender breasts, headache..) and then tried to say you didn't have an actual period because a tampon was never full. To a regular, or someone who's been around the block a time or two -- that looks like a subtle way of wanting us to tell you you're pregnant.
Regardless. Your period was not late; it came at 10 DPO. Your average cycle length, your average period length and flow is irrelevant to whether you're "late" or not. If you usually get your period at 11 DPO, and you get it at 10 DPO, you are not late. You are on time, if not early. As for the fact that the flow was different - it happens. I used to have a "regular" 5 day cycle where days 1-3 were heavy and 4-5 were light. Now it's anywhere from 2-4 days and it ranges from all light to all super heavy. Your body is not a calendar and it can change at any point in time. That's your cycle length, and your period length/flow. It's not abnormal for there to be changes, and there is no reason to get worried because of it.
ETA: As for your BBT - mine was always still high while I was on my period and then dropped when my period was over. It could be what's happening in your case. Just keep temping to watch for the temperature change. If you ovulate, it will happen.
Maybe I overreacted, but I came here looking for insights, not asking if I'm pregnant. That would be fishing. Yes, charting is new for me and I'm trying to understand why things might change after being consistent.
I sure hope this is not how new people are usually greeted. I was made to feel like a complete idiot for asking a question.
I really don't think anyone was trying to make you feel stupid. The tone of this board is a bit different than some of the other TTC boards. I could see how that could come across strangely to a new person. Asking questions about your cycle here is a little less like asking them to your best friend and a little more like asking them to your doctor, in terms of the general type of response you'll get (and tone of the response).
But don't take our less... convivial? (I'm having trouble finding the right word) tone to mean that we're trying to be unwelcoming, rude, condescending, or anything else. That's just kinda how we are. Not to say that this isn't an amazing group of ladies once you get to know them. Because they're definitely all amazing.
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Maybe I overreacted, but I came here looking for insights, not asking if I'm pregnant. That would be fishing. Yes, charting is new for me and I'm trying to understand why things might change after being consistent.
I sure hope this is not how new people are usually greeted. I was made to feel like a complete idiot for asking a question.
We all understand charting is new for you. We've all been there! That's why everyone answered your question honestly. We tell it like it is here and we fully support science to back it up. Nobody was trying to make you feel like an idiot, I promise. Wouldn't your rather know the facts than have someone blow smoke up your butt only to be mislead?
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OP - For the record, I'm 30 years old. I started my period at age 12. For 18+ years, my cycle was 28 days nearly like clockwork. 2 cycles ago, I had a 20 day cycle and my current cycle is totally wonky too in regard to abundance of flow...It happens.
Re: BBT high after period
Your normal cycle: 14 day FP, Ovulation day 15, 11 day LP = 26 days
Lasy cycle: 16 day FP, Ovulation day 17, 10 day LP = 27 days
AF actually being late is determined by how long your normal LP is, which yours is 11. Last cycle you had a 10 day LP which means you were not late at all, and in fact got AF 1 day earlier than normal like @TheBorg7of9 said. You ovulated 2 days later than normal, but that has no bearing on your LP and whether or not you are late.
I'm curious though, you said you never bled enough to fill anything (with I'm guessing 6hrs between changes), so why did you record medium bleeding for 2 days? That seems pretty light to me.
Until next time...
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I sure hope this is not how new people are usually greeted. I was made to feel like a complete idiot for asking a question.
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Generally if a post appears with a list of symptoms it is frowned upon.
If for any reason you are KU you should get a +HPT in 2 days as 18 days+ after ovulation you are classed as pregnant. However as you did have a period it is unlikley and we dont like to pretend people might be special snowflakes because it is crushing it you turn out to be a regular snowflake.
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To a regular, or someone who's been around the block a time or two -- that looks like a subtle way of wanting us to tell you you're pregnant.
Regardless. Your period was not late; it came at 10 DPO. Your average cycle length, your average period length and flow is irrelevant to whether you're "late" or not. If you usually get your period at 11 DPO, and you get it at 10 DPO, you are not late. You are on time, if not early. As for the fact that the flow was different - it happens. I used to have a "regular" 5 day cycle where days 1-3 were heavy and 4-5 were light. Now it's anywhere from 2-4 days and it ranges from all light to all super heavy. Your body is not a calendar and it can change at any point in time. That's your cycle length, and your period length/flow. It's not abnormal for there to be changes, and there is no reason to get worried because of it.
ETA: As for your BBT - mine was always still high while I was on my period and then dropped when my period was over. It could be what's happening in your case. Just keep temping to watch for the temperature change. If you ovulate, it will happen.
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But don't take our less... convivial? (I'm having trouble finding the right word) tone to mean that we're trying to be unwelcoming, rude, condescending, or anything else. That's just kinda how we are. Not to say that this isn't an amazing group of ladies once you get to know them. Because they're definitely all amazing.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
ETA: Spelling, oops!
Me: 28 DH: 29
Married: August 2014
TTC #1 Since March 2015
Diagnosed with PCOS March 2016
SA results normal April 2016
3 rounds clomid + trigger + TI = BFN
3 rounds clomid + trigger + IUI = BFN
Uterine polyp removed July 2017
Round 1 IVF January 2018