Over a Week Late, Negative Test, Where is AF?

[ohloverx.livejournal.com]

Hey, everyone!

So, I usually have a 28 day cycle (I've been tracking my cycles for several years and that is the average, though it is usually between 26-29 days). My period was due around last Monday. As of right now (8 days late according to the app I have on my phone), I've had nothing. I took a HPT yesterday morning first thing and it came out negative. I've been cramping on and off for a couple of days, but obviously nothing has happened. I felt like I was PMSing about a week ago (cravings, mood swings, sore nipples, spotty acne), but most of that has subsided. I'm still cramping, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that AF is just very late (my fiance keeps telling me she's just stuck in traffic!).

I'm getting married in 18 days (yay!), and I've been stressed to the max, so I'm guessing that would be the cause for the late period. However, last month was also late, though only 4 days. Should I continue to chalk it up to stress or could something be wrong with my cycles that I should get checked out? What is the likelihood of getting a false negative a week out? I shouldn't Google search these things as all of the stories I've read have been about women who didn't test positive their whole pregnancy or until they were three months along, so I'm freaked out even more as we DON'T want to be pregnant yet.

Any thoughts? Suggestions? Advice to calm me down? Thanks in advance!

Comments

[ohloverx.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I feel weird if I forget to write something down because I've been doing it for so long!

Ugh, I so don't want to wait that long. I mean, if I have to, I have to, but that is the last thing I want on my mind the week before the wedding, y'know?

I feel like I ovulated around two-and-a-half to three weeks ago as I do remember having what I believed to be discharge due to ovulation and it being that time in my cycle, but I could be off a bit. I should start tracking that, as well, to give me a better idea. I used to be able to feel myself ovulate because I'd have sharp pain, but the past few months I either haven't noticed, or it happened while I was asleep.

I guess I have a bit of a waiting game, then. Not too thrilled about it, but what can I do?

[gryphonwing.livejournal.com]

Someone else will know better than I do when a blood test would be accurate... ovulating 2.5 weeks ago could mean the sex on the 24th and 28th are your candidates. Which we kinda already knew anyway.

At least you'll know before the wedding, right? Yeah, not much of a silver lining, but I'm trying. Best of luck. **hugs if you want 'em**

[ohloverx.livejournal.com]

I know this is a couple of days late, but I want to thank you for all of your answers. My period did show up late yesterday afternoon and it was such a relief! It's more painful than usual, but I'll take it! I really think stress had a lot to do with it, and I completely forgot that I was really sick with the flu around the time I would normally ovulate which might have also thrown my cycle out of whack. You did such a great job at giving me good information and calming my fears, so thank you again! I really appreciate it!