Strange bleeding and late period

[HSM12]

I had like one spot of red blood in my discharge for about 4 days and on the 5th day light brown discharge and following this on the 6th day I had dark brown discharge. After that it stopped and i have been completely fine. This was 3 days before my period was due.

I am now 3 days late on my period and I’m not sure why. I have no symptoms of my period coming it is really strange. This has never happened to me before. I am on day 39 and the longest my cycle has been is 42 days.

has anyone else experienced this, it is really stressing me out. I am sure I am not pregnant which makes me feel more anxious as I’m late and this has happened.

any advice would be kindly appreciated

[Bertiepuss]

How old are you? Has this happened before?

This started to happen to me around about age 42/43. Looking back (I'm 45 now) I can now see this was the start of perimenopause and my cycles getting more and more whacky as time has gone on. Hopefully just a blip, but any change in bleeding pattern should really be discussed with your doctor.

[HSM12 in reply to Bertiepuss]

I am 21 and this has never happened before. Yes, hopefully it is just a blip in the pattern, I am hoping it might be down to stress however it is really odd to me. I still have not started my period or have had any symptoms.

[Bertiepuss in reply to HSM12]

I know I would get occasional blips from time time, so yes, stress is the most likely reason, especially if you don't have other symptoms like pain and bloating. I also have PCOS, so my cycle when I was younger and it was regular could still vary by a week to 10 days, but this was normal for me. I personally would give it another week, you may find it arrives despite not having the usual symptoms beforehand. As always, if you're worried, it's best to talk with your doctor.