[kimmy87]

Hi, I'm 19 and Currently 2 and a half weeks late with my period. I have an irregular period. But for the past few months they have been way off scale

Around September 11-15 I had my cycle, however prior to that cycle I had very dark brown discharges, almost black for about 2-3 days. It was not watery nor was it very mucus-y, though it had some consistency to it. But it almost looked dried up in a way. Anyway, the next cycle I had was around October 24-27th. During this time since I had a 2 week gap in between my cycle I was scared that I might have been pregnant. I did not experience any dark brown discharges, neither did I feel any normal pregnancy symptoms or even regular menstrual symptoms. But none the less, I had my period. Now it's December 12 and I am once again waiting for my period to come. It has already been (more or less) 2 and a half weeks since my previous cycle. I had taken a pregnancy test on the 30th of November, a week after my period should have been due more or less and it came out negative.

However unlike my previous cycle in October, this time I did experience some brown discharges. Saturday Dec 9 during the evening I went to go pee, and as I cleaned myself up. I wiped up a trail of light brown mucus-like substance with a small lining of red blood (which also had the consistency of mucus). Anyway, I did not think much of it at the time, only that maybe my period was well on it's way. I put on a pad and went to bed. The next day I woke up to a fair amount of this brown discharge, this persisted till Monday Dec. 10. Tuesday Dec. 11, there were only a few spots of this discharge but it was shades darker. I put a tampon on today fearing that I may bleed or leak out since I was spending the day with a few friends. When I did pull it out however in the evening, the tip of the tampon had traces of the same dark-brown/black substance that I would normally experience from before.

I know enough to know that this isn't normal. Am I pregnant? If so, shouldn't I be experiencing other symptoms as well? Please any advice would be appreciated.

I do have an active sex-life with my S.O. and we have intercourse about once a week on Tuesdays consistently since that is the only day I get to spend time with him. We have used condoms and on some occasions we have not, he just pulls out way before he cums.

I've been reading experiences from other women and they say that their discharges are coupled by some symptoms, I'm not experiencing any weird symptoms like lower back ache, headache, vommitting, craving, etc. Right now though, my stomach feels gasy and empty. (maybe that's just from constipation idk). I have been under some stress as of late, staying up late and getting literally zero sleep trying to catch deadlines and study for final exams. Also some emotional stress from my personal life. My SO and I have been fighting and things at home have been rocky. I'm planning to wait out this week then take another test to see whether any changes have occurred.

Is it all just from stress? I am worried about my health and going to a doctor as of now is an option that I do not have. I will not disclose the reason for why, but as of now I will not be able to visit a physician.

Sigh, please any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.

[simoneaugie]

Dark brown discharge can be old blood. Old blood can be a sign that you miscarried. It can also be just like you said, a period just starting up. You have been under a lot of stress lately. The female body reacts.

If I were you, I'd mark a calendar for your cycles. You probably already do that so just add a quick daily symbol for discharge consistency. When we ovulate the discharge gets very thin. Then it thickens up again. That may help you track what your body is up to.

You are probably just stressed out, not pregnant. Drink plenty of water and walk more (unless you already do) to get your bowels active again. Bowels can affect mood, a lot!