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Stayse3

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How often can stress affect your period?

Last nov/Dec I was under a ton of stress through something with my other half and going through alot of training at work to become a manager, how I made it through some weeks I'll never know! But I still had AF visit during the worst week and after that me and my OH decided to see what would bring us when it came to a baby, so I downloaded glow, remembered roughly when AF came and low and behold, when they predicted the next date it was pretty much accurate and has been ever since.

Now it's nothing, but I'm 2 days late....but I did have my period last month, although I don't remember it being as heavy as it normally it, but never the less, I bled for 7 days, as is normal for me, I just didn't have the real heavy flow for the first 3 days or indeed the pains and aches....that I can recall anyway. We had dtd before this period in question, but not around my predicted most fertile time....but can fertile times differ? Can they be earlier or later? Anyway....the thing we went through last December is now rearing it's ugly head again, my other half's quite ill and I'm still working alot, big stress won't come til the summer but seeing as the worst week of my life last year didn't affect my period, but now I'm two days late yet had a period last month and so far over the last 2 days I've had one small amount of brownish discharge and that's it.

Can stress affect your monthlys one month and not the next? Or would it always disrupt your monthly cycle? Cos it's never affected me before this and I don't see how we could be pregnant if I had a period last month and haven't dtd since before that period that did appear.

Probably over thinking, but a little guidance and friendly words of advice would be great. My world could be turning upside down this summer but it could of last Christmas, so why would stress not affect me then but affect me now when now is only news about it, yet last Christmas it was actually it
 
As a very simplified view, if you have already ovulated then your period will come as normal. If you haven't already ovulated then being excessively stressed can delay ovulation, which in turn will delay your period as most ladies will have a consistent LP and will always bleed so many days after ovulation.

Having said that there are many ladies all over the world who suffer huge amounts of trauma and stress and it doesn't affect their cycles at all. I think it depends on a great deal more factors than just stress as well as how your individual body works.

Hope you are ok, if you are finding things tough is there someone you can speak with about it?
 
I have a couple of friends but that's about it, it's quite a sensitive subject and one I suspect alot of people would judge others on without knowing everything first, I have no time for those people and they have no need to know what I'm going through. My work are gonna be giving me a number to a councillor but apart from that I just work 50+ hours a week and sleep and worry haha
 
Have you taken a pregnancy test? Yes your fertile period can vary, and periods are sometimes randomly late.
 
No not yet, I'm only two days late and with stress and having a period last month since we've had sex, I don't expect to be pregnant
 
I've had a regular 24/25 days cycle for some time now and normally my app is spot on....so I'm 2/3 days late, but when we last dtd I don't know when exactly it was....Wether before or after my supposed most fertile period or not....if I'm not on by tomorrow, I have to go into town anyway, which would be the best early test to buy? If cheaper ones work fine then that'll be good as I've had alot of stuff gone out this month so saving all I can haha
 
After Google-ing a bit.....not always good in some cases haha and finally finding my cervix. It doesn't feel soft like lips but not like the tip of my nose, in between that feeling, like uh....under the tip of the nose the bit separating the nostrils is like softer but still firm, something like that. I'm not sure of my normal positioning but I had to use my whole finger too reach it and I couldn't find an opening.

I am getting some stomach cramps now, nothing huge, just mild but could be because we had a belated pancake day and I had too much sugary goodness haha would the cervix normally be open a day or so before your period starts or would it stay closed until it literally starts shedding?
 
3/4 days late but looks like AF has appeared, not gonna tell the app yes yet until it's been an all day thing haha
 
Sorry Stayse. I never noticed my AF could be late until I started TTC. I notice that both ovulation and AF can vary by a few days. Don't know about the cervix question, I don't ever check mine. I use cheap pregnancy and ovulation tests from Amazon - same ones that the NHS use. You can buy in bulk and then test as much as you want without feeling like are burning through money.
 
Got a link for those amazon tests?

I am gutted, had a friend tell me she's pregnant and that they only started trying in Feb, happy for her but also feel down about it
 
Thanks, have added to bookmarks and found out another friends having a baby. Feeling more down now
 

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