No bashing or negativity....ten days late w/ period...

Congratulations. :flowerforyou:

Did you increase your exercise regime at all?
I have heard that people who are training for marathons and things sometimes miss their period by a few months.

A. You wouldn't be having any pregnancy symptoms this early.
B. I've had two periods on one month, but the only time I have ever missed one was when I was pregnant.
C. You should be able to get a positive result by the time your period is late. It takes roughly 10 days for implantation and the necessary build up of hormones to take place.

Are your cycles normally regular? Sometimes stress or change can cause it to be late (i.e. trying to lose weight, starting a new diet, fasting, new exercises).

Could be possible that you are pregnant too. When my friend was pregnant with her son, even after blood test, they told her she was not pregnant because, even though she had the HCG hormone, the level wasn't high enough for them to conclude that she was pregnant. 3 blood tests later, they finally agreed with her that she was pregnant.

I've done that before for absolutely no reason. Several of my friends have, too. Our bodies are not machines and are not perfect -- there will be an occasional blip. Before I started losing weight, mine was very erratic and now pretty normal. But have I had a month or two over the last couple of years that was weird? YUP. So, I wouldn't worry for now. Just keep doing your thing and give it another few days before you check anything. Hopefully it's a blip. Unless you want to be prego! In which case, that's a different reply! LOL Either way, good luck!

I had two pregnancy tests both negative and a light period, then went for a blood test and found out I WAS pg.

Congratulations!

The times I've missed periods without being pregnant are due to stress and being pre-menopausal.

If you're really concerned about finding out if you're pregnant or not, try Planned Parenthood. It's been 20 years since I went to one, but at that time they did a sliding pay scale for people who couldn't afford insurance or pay for a GP visit.

Pregnancy tests are one of the top things shoplifted in the world (made this up), give it a whirl if you are that worried.

I have been ttc, this going on a year next month, so paying attention to my period is deffinatly something im USED to! lol. anyways i wanted to share with you my experieinces with this. There has been a few times this happend to me and was never pregnant very frustrating! but the first time it happend i was off bc for 4 months and was late, so i thought this was it! i took test after test and were all negative. 2 weeks later i started, then more recently i was 2 month late! yes 2 whole months!! it was agonizing, however every test yet again were neg. I had a few that even had evap lines (only the walmart 88 cent test). Finally started. I can tell you that if its negative more than likley your not and not to worry, i do have 2 children already and both times a nice dark positive when monthly was due!

I have been 10 days late without being pregnant a few times. With the pregnancy tests available today, it is VERY rare to get false negatives that late. The two times that I was pregnant, I received positives before my period was even due.

And I agree with everyone else who suggested Planned Parenthood. They're a wonderful organization, and you can get a blood test there very cheaply.

Your local health department should be able to give you a test as well...ours does (this does vary from place to place) for a nominal fee (or even free) And as others have stated Planned Parenthood is a good resource.

Definitely see a medical professional

A lot of things can affect your period. I miss periods all the time. Sometimes I miss them when I'm under a lot of stress, have recently traveled somewhere, have exercised a lot, or increased my daily activity. Also, if you've recently moved into another house with more females or have started hanging out a lot with another female friend, that can affect it as well because, by nature, your cycles will try to sync. Sometimes even a change in your diet can affect it as well.

You wouldn't have any pregnancy symptoms yet, though. So I wouldn't count on those to give it away. However, having a late period or even missing one completely is a pretty normal thing and you shouldn't be too worried. If there's a direct reason why you're worried (like if you had unprotected sex) and you're really unsure, than I would just wait until you can go to the Doctor and get the blood test to be 100% sure. Sometimes pregnancy tests don't work right for some people, I've seen it happen a lot on I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant (whether they didn't use it properly or what, I don't know).

I hope this helped you! Good luck!

When I was 20 mine stopped completely. I ended up going to the women's health clinic because of the sliding scale payment fee also. So basically it was free. It took six months or more for them to get it to start. I had to take birth control pills to kick start my hormones and it has been working fine for the last 30 yrs. ButI know how scary it is. Don't worry this is more common than u think. But until you r sure treat your body like you are pregnant. No drugs alcohol etc just in case!

A. You wouldn't be having any pregnancy symptoms this early.
B. I've had two periods on one month, but the only time I have ever missed one was when I was pregnant.
C. You should be able to get a positive result by the time your period is late. It takes roughly 10 days for implantation and the necessary build up of hormones to take place.

Just have to disagree with "A" above. Everyone is different. I think in the majority of times that may be true. But not EVERY time. I started throwing up and fainting within days. This was confirmed when i went to the doctor and they calculated the dates of conception and delivery. And they were spot on.