Am Instagram Question

I’m not a regular user of Instagram, but if I get a notification on my phone that someone I’m following had uploaded something (reels I think) and I start to watch it but then click out of it, I’ll later go back to their feed and won’t be able to find it, it’ll only show stuff up to the previous reel.  Usually it pops up later I think, but why is this? At first I thought it might be content that’s only up for an hour or perhaps one view but I don’t think that’s the case here.

There’s posts, reels, and stories on Instagram. Posts show as default on their feed. You need to select to see their reels in their feed (play icon I think) . And stories are similar to Facebook if you’re familiar, by clicking their profile pics, or they’re listed at the top of the homepage.

The notification could have been for either of those 3.

Can’t find it in either of those 3!

Maybe it’s me, I’m going to have to pay more attention next time I watch one!