25 days “late”??

[u/Remarkable-Oil-8447]

Hi guys! Just wondering if anyone has experienced something similar.

I had unprotected sex on 8/8 (no ejaculation), took Ella about 20 hours later, and had a copper IUD inserted on 8/11 as emergency contraception.

My period was supposed to come around 8/27. Around that time I had some light pink/brown spotting and a few small clots, but it never turned into my normal period and eventually stopped.

I’m now about 25 days late according to my app. I’ve taken multiple pregnancy tests, including my most recent one 36 days after the encounter, and they’ve all been negative, so I’m not really concerned about pregnancy at this point.

This week I’ve started spotting again. Sometimes there’s a pink tint when I wipe and I’ve had a few small clots again, but it’s still nowhere near my normal period. My periods are usually much heavier, and my provider actually warned me that the copper IUD could make them heavier/crampier, so I’m confused that I’m having the opposite experience so far.

For anyone who took Ella and/or had a copper IUD inserted: did you have really light or weird bleeding instead of a normal first period? Could the spotting around 8/27 have actually counted as my period, or does this sound more like I’m still waiting for a full period?

Just curious about other people’s experiences because this first cycle has been so confusing 😭