About 2 weeks before my period was about to start I started feeling a little sick to my stomach. Nothing too strong, but upset. My period was supposed to start 4 days ago. I took an Ept test yesterday and it was negative. I feel really light cramping, bloated and tender breasts. My husband and I have been trying to have a child for 2 years, so every month has been so disappointing. Is there a reason why my period is late? If I’m not pregnant, is there a possiblity something is wrong?
Thanks,
Melissa
Dear Melissa,
Thank you for your question. Without knowing all your circumstances, it’s difficult to know for sure what is taking place; but, then again, the purpose of this website is never to “diagnose” but rather to provide helpful informative information & to encourage readers to see their personal health professionals for any “official diagnosis.”
Having said all that legal jargon, here goes: Your symptoms that you stated sound like you are pregnant, but I’d be careful about really getting my hopes up too high, if I were you. Bloated & tender breasts, light stomach nausea and a missed period are typical indicators that someone is pregnant. Keep in mind that home urine based pregnancy test kits increase in their accuracy when you are at least a week (or more) past the time your period should have begun. The “pregnancy hormone” (hcg) increases in the weeks during your first trimester. You can read more about early pregnancy symptoms and about home urine pregnancy test kits (the articles are found near the bottom of both pages).
Now, having said all the hopefully, positive things above, let’s cover some of the other facts of life:
- The same symptoms that you might experience which can indicate that you are pregnant can also be experienced by those who are not pregnant and may indicate health issues which a professional medical physician would need to diagnose.
- Home urine based pregnancy tests are not 100% accurate. I would definitely recommend you take another one. Better yet, schedule an appointment with your physician (if you still haven’t had your period) and have a lab quality pregnancy test there.
- Periods can be late for a number of reasons. Stress is a big cause, as is sickness, poor diet or a major change in diet. Even changing your exercise routine can cause your monthly cycle to go out of whack. Now, a missed period is always one of the first indicators that someone is pregnant, but just keep in mind that it’s not a 100% for sure thing that you really are pregnant.
Best of luck to you & your husband, Melissa.
Hannah
hello my name is kelly am four days late could i be pregnant me and my boyfriend are trying for another one we have four boys already and they are all growing up do you think am
Hello my name is cassandra and im 4 days late on my period. I really want to be prego and ive been praying that i am….Ive had light cramping and feel sick to my stomach, and my head hurts sometimes….Does this mean im prego….please help!!!!!! Thanks
Well first of all, Merry Xmas to every anxious lovely lady!!
My concern is this: My period was due on 12-22, I had only one symtom: tender breast (Notice I said Had) and well no period as of yet! I’m regular (28-30) cycle and always on time!- then I’ve been very. Irratated by my 4yr old daughter, and had some side belly tuggin! Wussup?
hey i am 5 days late my nipples are sore at times i feel a little sick, slight headaches but at the same time my allergys are acting up and at times it feels like i have the bubble guts can somebody please tell me wat u think the problem might be.
hi,period is late by 5 days and i have very normal periods that come about the same time…i had a miscarriage back in april and now my husband and i have been ttc…ive taken three prego.tests all have been negative…i havent had any premenstrual syptoms as i normally do…could i be pregnant?
hi,
i have a question that i have missed my periods its almost 4-5 days, i also have done urine test and its neative. I have no signs likely to start my periods.. like brest pain etc..
but i also feel like wommiting,giddiness, morning sikness.
plz tell me , am i pregnent …
Hey,
My period is almost a week late, and I have a few other pregnancy symptoms such as fatigue, cramping, and headaches. The other day I fainted while I was at work for no apparent reason. I had eaten earlier in the day and was about to go on lunch. I had gotten enough sleep. I hadn’t been standing for longer than I’m used to. My manager told me later that she used to faint fairly often while she was pregnant. I took a pregnancy test and it said negative, but I’m not convinced. Should I wait a few days and take another one?
Hi, me and my boyfriend had unprotected sex about 3 weeks ago. We only had sex for about 15 seconds and he didn’t ejaculate. A week later I had lower abdominal cramping, fatigue, lower backaches and loss of appetite. I took a pregnancy test the day before my period was due and it was negative. Now my period is 4 days late! I’m nervous that I might be pregnant, is it a possibility? Please help!!!
My period is 4 days late and me&my husband have been trying to get pregnant I have a child from another relationship but Me&My husband cant seem to have one of our own what should I do..
hey my name is tara. i am 5 days late on my period. me and my fiance have been trying to get pregnant for a year now and have had no luck. i have a thyroid problem so i dont know if i’ll ever be able to get pregnant. does anyone have any suggestions. thanks alot :]
So yeah, I’m Christan. Um. I’ve been wanting a baby for a time now. And a few months back around Christmas, I was sure I was pregnant. But I ended up not being pregnant at all.
Well so now this is March 29th-30th and I am about four days late on my period. I’ve had cramping like a period, but I’ve read, that that could be my bod prparing for a baby as well. So should I wait a few days and go to the Health Clinic or get a test.. Could I be pregnant?
Please reply, as soon as possible. I’d dearly appreciate it.
-Christan.
ok, im 17 years old and something wrong with me i need help im scared. I have been throwing up for 10 days now. my left boob is tender. my head hurts. im sleepy all the time now. Ever y pregnancy test i have take said negative. i got on my period. but my period is different. it is way lighter in color and way lighter in flow. at first i thought i might have a virus but my boyfriend hasnt got sick yet and were with eachother all the time. what wrong with me? i need help.
I’ve answered your question here http://www.onlinepregnancytest.biz/blog/negative-pregnancy-test-light-period-throwing-up/
Thanks!
hiya im 4 days late on my period i have taken a test and its come bk that im not pregant i dont know what to do should i leave it a little long and then take another one it really did upset me when i got that result because i am wanting a baby?
Yeah, based on when ovulation/implantation occurred, it might still be early for an HPT to detect enough hCG (assuming you’re pregnant). I’d wait a week and then take another pregnancy test.
Good luck!
Hannah
my period was supposed to be on August 3rd , 2010 . but it didnt come on until august 7th , 2010 . My boyfriend and i have unprotected sex almost everyday and he cums in me everytime . i took a pregnancy test but it came out negative . could i still be pregnant ?
Marie,
If you’re not on regular birth control pills or another form of birth control, then you’re pretty much playing with fire. Though your period came on August 7, having unprotected sex regularly is eventually (i.e. maybe this month) going to get you pregnant. You might not have gotten pregnant this past month (since your period did come and since the pregnancy test was negative), but sooner or later …
im 3dys late im having lower back pain for the past couple of days but no symptoms i usually get when im due to cum on i did a test yesterday and it was negative could i be pregnant or is thid bk ache a sign of coming on soon
hi i am about 4 days late on my period i have done two tests and both negative and i only had a baby 6 months ago lol do you think i could be preg again.
Jodie,
Hmmm … it’s happened with people who’ve had younger babies, so it’s not impossible at all. I’m assuming you’ve had your period a couple times since giving birth?
Cheers,
Hannah
Hello,
I just need some opinion .
I am 4 days late ,my menstrual cycle are 26 days apart, today is day 29. Day one of my missed period I experienced cramps ,as if I was going to start ,run to the RR, to find no period yet.tender breast fatigue and super bloated. Day 2,3,4 the same symptoms were still present. I felt like I was pregnant .I was positive I was! I’m never late so I scheduled a Drs appointment. But then late night on day 4 I had brown discharge. Day 5 at 6 am no discharge… at 10 am I had dark brown discharge along with red stringy like tissue. Through out the day it continued. It lasted for 3 days….I don’t know what to think of this ? Still have my Dr appointment on Thursday.
I really need help…I had sexual intercourse on two of my high fertility days. But the first time the condom broke and he ejaculated in me..every since then i have been tired then usually like i just wanna to lay in the bed and sleep all day,i have had frequent headaches a couple times a day,frequent urination,weird cravings,lower abdominal cramps, and backaches,and nausea when i eat certain things but most of all 4 day missed period…but i took a Hpt and got a negative..can i still be pregnant??
Hiya..Erm…A few weeks ago i took a pregancy test and it was negitave. But i have had no sex since and now i am 5days late for my period an now im starting to get worried….Can i be pregnant ? xxxxxxxx
Hey!! So I’m 3 days late on my period!! I have a program on my phone that let’s me know all my monthly datails. My boyfriend and I don’t use protection & we had sex the week I was fertile & ovulating. The program has been pretty dead on when it comes to my period. So yesterday I took a test and came back negative. I’ve had some symptoms but they could also be pregnancy systmptoms. Mild cramps, breast tenderness, very emotional, and very tired.. Should I take another test?
My name is Camilla, and I’m 4 days late. My husband and I have been pretty careful, but sometimes we don’t put a condom on until he’s close. Now I’m not having my period. I’ve been pregnant before, and I know what it feels like. My breasts hurt really bad, and my girl equiptment was swollen. I’m not feeling any of that this time. Can I be pregnant, but not have symptoms?
I am 8-10 days late!Period is always on time(give or take 1 day). I have taken 4 pregnancy test and all negative. I am having slight cramps very low in my abdomen but NOT the same feeling as I get pre menstrual.On december 22( abt the time I would have started) I spotted 1 time VERY faint pink and that was it.Can I still be pregnant?? Why are the test all negative if so?
Hi Brit,
I’m not sure when you left your message but I am in a similar position. 26 years old..never ever late and I am now 4 days overdue my period. Three home tests all say negative. I have funny stomach aches that aren’t like period pain although I keep wishing this was my period…did your later tests confirm anything?
x
Hello, I am 20 years old and i had already 1 son he is 18 months now,my period was late 4 days i took a 2 times pregnancy test at home but its said negative,me and my bf had sex on my after peroid last dec 22-2010, but my periord is dec 16-2010-could i be a pregnant?
I have been on depo 4 years and I just decided to not get anymore injections in December of 2010. My cycle came down heavy on February 13 but it only lasted 4 days. The last day it ended was February was 17 which was the exact day I had unprotected sex. Now my cycle is 4 days late I tested today and it was negative. I have been very tired lately and tender in breast I’m really trying to have a baby so could I be pregnant???
Hello. I’m going 3 days late with my period (Give and take that I have my period every 40 days) and I’m going two weeks with stomach upset, nausea and vomiting occassional bathroom trips, lower back pain, fatigue and period like cramps. My husband and I have been trying for few months but no result. I took an EPT test but it comes out negative. Can I still be pregnant?
Hi my name is Shauna,
On Sunday, May 15th, 2011 I took one of those HPT’s that say you can test 4 days prior to an expected period, which the 15th was the day before. It is now May 19th and I still have not started, I’ve had a few symptoms like frequent urination, constant eating, dull to moderate headaches almost on a daily basis, and I’ve been more exhausted than usual. I also have had breast tenderness. I’m wondering do you think I could be pregnant and when should I retest since the one taken prior to my expected period was negative?
Hmmm … Those “early” tests don’t always work to well. It really depends on the person. Maybe they just want us to take them early so we’ll have to buy another one later to take the test again!
If you want to not waste money, then I think it would be safest to wait a week after your first test.
i’ve taken two tests and both have been negative, but my period is late and i have all the symptoms of pregnancy. i also read somewhere that a twin pregnancy can cause a false negative, is this true and can i still possibly be pregnant?
No, I haven’t come across that (might be one of the ever present “old wives tales.” How late is your period? When did you take the two tests? Did you take them with your concentrated, early morning pee?