I have been on birth control since November 2007 am very anal about taking my pills on time every night. Usually I am pretty regular -- my period will come any time between Sunday & Tuesday, but never later than on a Tuesday, however, these past few months I have been getting it on Sunday. It was due on July 11 & it is now July 19 -- 8 days after my supposed period was due -- I am getting kind of nervous. My boyfriend & I usually only have sex without a condom once a month, & the last time we did that was on June 23. I am going to take a HPT on Thursday morning (my boyfriend wants to be with me when I take it), but I am nervous it could be something else because I have had light brown spotting since Friday. The spotting is not enough to fill up a pad & is only on the toilet paper when I wipe. A few times when I wiped, the spotting seemed to be "chunky" (sorry for the visual image). & also something I might mention is on Sunday, July 4, I bled after my boyfriend & I had sex, then had black spotting two days later.

Also, I feel bloated & have very tender breasts. This morning, I felt a little bit nauseated, but that could be due to my nerves over this situation.

Does anyone have any advice because if my HPT turns out negative, I want to make an appointment with my doctor, but I'd like to know if it will be worth paying out the ass for since I have no medical insurance.

Thank you to all who respond!