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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Is it true that cycles of longer than 40 days

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nappyaddict · 03/10/2013 17:30

Mean that you have not ovulated? On another forum someone's fertility consultant told them that only in rare cases do women with cycles of this length ovulate.

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lighthousesea · 03/10/2013 23:00

I fell pregnant straight away and my cycle is over 50 days.

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nappyaddict · 03/10/2013 22:48

Nesswalk Did you ovulate every cycle from November until the month you got pregnant?

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allchatnicknamesgone · 03/10/2013 22:28

Someone misunderstanding or misinterpreting what a consultant has said possibly. I think it is true that those woman with longer, irregular cycles may have more difficulty conceiving because O time is never consistent, but I've never heard that long cycles mean you don't ovulate at all. I know we should stay away from Dr Google, but I reckon for this question, it may be helpful?

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nappyaddict · 03/10/2013 22:01

Now I am confused as to why a consultant would say this if it's not the case!

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allchatnicknamesgone · 03/10/2013 18:46

No. I had a child 5 yrs ago and my cycles were completed irregular and at times riduculously long. They only actually settled down and could be guaranteed to happen once a month after I'd given birth. It's not true. Don't worry. Think of all the people who don't know there are pregnant until loads of weeks have gone by because they didn't think they 'missed' a period.
I think age comes into it to.. I read that as we get older out cycles get shorter and its natures way of giving you as many possible chances before the eggs run out (sorry no-one likes that thought).

Nesswalk · 03/10/2013 17:57

Since having the implanon removed last November my cycles have been varied between 28 and 55 days. Due to similar fears you mentioned I started to chart my BBT which always showed a marked increase even on longer cycles. I am now 9 weeks pregnant and I ovulated on day 30 of last cycle. Hope this gives you some comfort

breakingbadaddict · 03/10/2013 17:52

I hope not! Lol! I thought it just meant you ovulate late? Hopefully someone wiser will come along with an answer soon.
I'm irregular so have been clutching at straws trying to read my CM, temp. I got EWCM on CD28 last month so was hoping that was my indicator. I don't know if you still get EWCM if you don't ovulate. Now at CD40 and no sign of AF, my last cycle was 53 days though so I'm not holding my breath!

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