Missed period--Inducing, but what if pregnant?

[singlegirl.livejournal.com]

Hello all,
First off, I just checked the memories for this community and have taken some notes down about inducing periods using parsely flakes. I happen to have some at home that I use in some recipes, so I will be trying that when I go home this afternoon.

So here's my deal: My period was due last weekend, as I ovulated on the 20th of December and I normally have fairly regular cycles. My luteal phase (time between ovulation and AF, for those of you not charting or doing other fertility stuff) has always been 13-16 days. Today, day 18, I still have not seen her.

However, on Friday, day 13, I had some light pink spotting and just assumed I'd wake up with AF the next morning. I'm a little confused as to what is going on.

I suppose it's possible I could be pregnant, but I have no symptoms of pregnancy. Other than sore nipples, which I frequently get around the time I'm supposed to get AF, so I'm not too concerned about that.

Basically I guess I'm wondering what happens if it turns out I'm pregnant but I try this parsely tea anyway? I have read that the parsely tea is not harmful to an embryo, but just wanted some reassurance. Why don't I just take a pregnancy test, you ask? :) Because I don't think I'm pregnant and feel silly spending that much money on something that will just tell me what I already know! :)

Thanks for the help! Oh, and how long does this tea take to work? If I drink 4 cups today, can I expect AF tomorrow? Or the next day?

Comments

[psycheague.livejournal.com]

If you don't get her in a few days, definitely try a pregnancy test so you can make decisions and such about it.

I don't know anything more on the subject than that - just that I was as sure I wasn't pregnant as you are now and I ended up being so after noticing I was late after three days. :c/

[singlegirl.livejournal.com]

Did you have any symptoms?

Thanks for the reply. I guess it doesn't really matter about the parsely tea because I tried it last night and found it so disgusting I couldn't even finish one cup!

I am definitely late, but it has happened to me a few times before so I'm not too concerned about it yet. I think I'll see what happens over the weekend and then take an hpt. :)

[psycheague.livejournal.com]

My symptoms were normal "period" symptoms without the actual period : tender breasts, crampyness, gassiness, irritability, water weight gain, etc.

Best of luck to you.