When would you take a test when you are not trying to get pregnant but your period is late?

Question

My husband and I aren’t trying to conceive right now, but honestly I would be thrilled to be pregnant again! How long would you wait to test if your period was late and the only form of birth control used was condoms?

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I always say a week after missed period, but I hated to test for no good reason and it wasn’t unusual for AF to be a few days off. When I was 5m PP and was a wk late I tested and for a positive. But I don’t know I always just say a wk.

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I selected five or more days but it depends. My cycle length can vary by 5 days or so from one month to the next. If you’re monitoring your cycle so you know when you ovulate and can predict to the day when your period is due then you could check earlier.

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I'm not regular at all. So I said 5+ days. If you're pretty regular though, I'd test within a few days of missed period.

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I'd wait 3-4 days. I'm usually pretty regular, but there have been times I was a day or 2 late in starting. Once I was a whole week lately (recently gotten off birth control with that one). But 3-4 days seems like a good amount of time to check

When would you take a test when you are not trying to get pregnant but your period is late?

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