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Conception

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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Long cyclers we re the last ones standing in the tww and we re not taking it anymore guzzle down your grapefruit juice and pop those b6 pills..short cycle we re coming for you!

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thisisouryrfx18 · 17/04/2018 16:37

Looking for luvely ladies with long cycles who want to swap tips on how to shorten your cycle..doesnt matter how bonkers I ve tried it all !😘

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thisisouryrfx18 · 18/04/2018 10:06

On and off for 2yrs now! Between health problems and family troubles things keep gettin in the way but im on cd4 ive been reading up on the soy and im getting really excited bout what ive read im gonna go buy some today and start taking it asap lol what cd are you on? Are you gonna try it this cycle?

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Aph413 · 18/04/2018 09:30

If I'd known before the coil I don't think I would've had it. Or maybe a non hormonal one. Its so incredibly frustrating, how long have you been trying now?

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thisisouryrfx18 · 18/04/2018 07:37

@Aph413 thats gd at least it shows your body was regular before the coil I think over time it will shorten I know thats not much use just now when ur ttc its soo frustrating isnt it? I ve always had long cycles thought it was gd when I was younger less periods if only I knew the grief it would cause later on lol

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Aph413 · 17/04/2018 23:16

I had the mirena coil removed in August after 5 years, no periods in that time but before that my cycles were a wonderful 29 days.

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thisisouryrfx18 · 17/04/2018 21:07

42 days on average but the last one was 33 days which was a miracle! wonder if anything im doing is making a difference or if it was just a flook lol cant believe how long yours are have you just came off the pill or are they always that long?

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Aph413 · 17/04/2018 20:15

And I'm back! Grin. Honestly so far I've only tried weightloss diet and vitamins. I've got b13 folic acid vitamin d and evening primrose oil. Oh and so much grapefruit juice. I'm tempted by acupuncture but I seemed to remember reading something about it stopping you giving blood unless it was done somewhere registered? Not 100% on that. May still give it a try even if it just helps me relax
We've been trying for 8 months now but that's only been 3 cycles so far.
How long are your cycles?

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thisisouryrfx18 · 17/04/2018 19:03

Bump

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thisisouryrfx18 · 17/04/2018 18:09

How long have u been ttc?

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thisisouryrfx18 · 17/04/2018 18:08

@Aph413 thats really interesting thanks i ll google that! what do you think about acupuncture? Ive been thinking bout giving it a go for a while now

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Aph413 · 17/04/2018 17:42

Soy isoflavones supposedly work a little like clomid and can help bring ovulation forward which will in turn shorten your cycle. You'll have more luck googling soy isoflavones than just soy but I forgot to use the full term for it Blush

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thisisouryrfx18 · 17/04/2018 17:33

Oh yeah and upping my vitamin c intake supposedly helps

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thisisouryrfx18 · 17/04/2018 17:32

Welcome @Aph413 ! No havent heard of that tbh so far ive just been trying to exercise, eat more healthy in general, take iron supplements, conception vits and drinking raspberry leaf tea. Google doesnt seem to help much so how does the soy work is it a supplement or do you just eat more soy products?

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Aph413 · 17/04/2018 17:22

My cycles are between 60 and 80 days. I'll take any advice you've got. I was considering soy for my next one, have you tried it?