Can implantation happen after a missed period

by Kelly
(Fairview)

Can implantation happen after a missed period?

I have had irregular periods all of my life. My cycles have been anywhere from exactly 28 days to the maximum of 56 days. That is a total of 8 weeks between periods! It is so frustrating when I have one of my longer cycles because I am left guessing if I am pregnant or not for a long time.

I drive myself crazy and every little change that goes on with my body I associate it with a possible pregnancy. Many times early pregnancy symptoms are very similar to menstrual cycle symptoms. So what do I do? Go out and buy a pregnancy test that always shows negative.

But this time is a little different. It has been 37 days since my last cycle and I am spotting. It is lighter than my normal flow in color and actual discharge amount. This happened throughout yesterday and today it's only a trace of blood. If this is implantation bleeding I know it's still a little early for the home pregnancy tests to give me a positive, but could I be pregnant?