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!

@Aph413 thanks, fx'd for you too, it would be nice to be in the 30s at least!

@thisisouryrfx18 my ovulation date has now changed on the app to last Saturday which makes much more sense so should be in with a shot of a normal luteal phase fx'd!
How are you getting on?

I'm not too convinced on an implantation dip. We only dtd 2 days after ovulation according to any chart. I'm just excited to have shortened my cycle by 20 days. Thats 3 weeks less waiting for next time which is amazing.
I hope inositol works for you too FlapJackered then hopefully you won't have 40 days to wait to try again

I think that looks like a great graph @Aph413 I think your cycle will definitely be shorter and not to get your hopes up but that little dip could be an implantation dip!

Good luck @Veganmedic! Let's hope we get nice short cycles next time.

I am so sad this morning as Natural cycles has now confirmed my ovulation was on Saturday and we missed it and didn't Dtd. I can't believe it, after doing so well with it all cycle I thought I wasn't going to ovulate and stopped trying so much. I am so upset that now it's going to be a hopeless tww and then another 40 days before the next one. 😭

Fertility friend got in on the act this mornint and decided I'm 13dpo. Ovusense says 10. I personally have been waiting for a more obvious temperature rise but who knows. Either way if my period shows up in the next week I'll just be happy for a shorter cycle. Less than 40 days is positively average

Thanks @Aph413 I will give anything a go! Fx for BFPs for everyone

As I said up thread to FlapJackered 16-19 days before you expect your period is a good time to start testing, that's how I found my ovulation. Hoping it works again this cycle

Only first cycle but I’ve been planning to start around now so have been on vitamins and tracking cycles for a few months. Only tried opks last month & have no idea when to test-went by my Flo app and tested in run up and after predicted ovulation and didn’t get a single positive stick. Just finished AF so planning to give it a week and start testing to see if I can figure it out.

Well Flap they haven't been the same length but they're starting to average out between 56 and 63 days. Longest was 81. So I figure if I always base everything off the average of 60 which is what fertility friend recommends. Then I'll be starting somewhere roughly correct.
How irregular are yours?

Welcome Veganmedic we're trying anything and everything between us on here. Hopefully we can help you out. How long have you been trying if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks! Trying to console myself that with weight loss I’ve gone from a 90plus day cycle to 40 but impatient to figure out when I’m actually ovulating so we’ve got a chance to successfully ttc!

@Aph413 that sounds sensible. I wish my cycles were the same length each time it would make things simpler to work out. Will keep my fx'd for you.

Welcome @Veganmedic join the club 😁 mine seems to get longer with every cycle!

Hello! Been lurking for a long time but first post. Just starting TTC, also plagued with long cycle-about 40 days. Quite overweight and has improved as I’ve lost weight but still a way to go. Tried some OPKs last month but don’t think I timed them right at all. Looking forward to getting some tips on cycle shortening. I’m on pre conception vits already!

I've got a rough average for cycle length. I started out testing 10 days from the start of my cycle and slowly lost heart thinking I wasn't ovulating.
Then last cycle I decided I'd start testing and checking 19 days before the shortest length cycle I'd had. This worked, I found my ovulation and I managed to dtd 4 days over ovulation. 2 before, the day of and the day after.
By doing opks I pinpointed ovulation and obviously then I know I've got a tww to get through, this cycle I'm working entirely on the assumption it'll be the same as last month. By doing what I said I should get it roughly right.

Hopefully that made sense

Yes fx'd!
That's very restrained of you, just out of interest how to you predict when af is due with long irregular cycles? I just don't have a clue, other than a guess from supposed ovulation.

I have no tests in the house to test until my period is late. Which isnt due for another 3 weeks.
It's so hard to know whats right when ttc. I honestly feel like I'm going crazy most cycles, I think this one will be worse because I know I can ovulate so I want to catch it again. I'm not normally one for sex more than 2/3x a week like you I'm just going to throw in an extra couple of times and hope it doesn't fall off
As you said. Only time will tell for all of us. I just hope it's soon

I see - maybe it was a false positive. It was clearblue and went from nothing to a solid smiley which is peak but there was no flashing smiley which made me wonder at the time. Hmm, I suppose only time will tell!
Thanks @Aph413 it's good to have a second opinion, do feel like I am going crazy this cycle!
It's so frustrating isn't it, it sounds like you have got it right just Dtd everyday. I am just not sure DH and I can do that, I think 2/3 x a week is as much as we can handle and enjoy it. Will you test when you are 14dpo according to ovusense or wait until later?

That would make me wonder too. They say opks are no good for many people with pcos as you can get false positives. I always double check my digital with a cheap opk as I get many almost positives over a cycle but my only true positive was a digital and a test line darker than the control.
Keep temping I guess. If your temp keeps going up now I'd say definitely day 40

Me too! But then positive opk at cd19 and then natural cycles pinpointing then as ov? Not sure what to think/believe?
I don't have diagnosed PCOS but wondering if I do have it. I have very light periods and such irregular cycles it would make sense. I am having blood tests to investigate in about a months time so will see what happens!

I looked at that and would have honestly said day 40 looked more likely for ovulation. Do you have pcos? I can't remember if you said.
What day was the positive opk?

I stopped taking opks after I got a solid smiley face with clearblue that first dip (I will keep testing them next time!)
I wonder if I have only just ovulated?
It is not a clear chart that's for sure but I am confused as I thought Natural cycles was meant to be pretty good with pinpointing ovulation?

lilsquish I ordered 200 opks for this cycle too. DH looked at me like I was crazy
Flap I'm currently 11dpo according to ovusense but I'm not convinced. My cervix is only just getting high, almost where I can't reach it anymore. I'm taking 4 or 5 opks a day now since it's day 34 and I ovulated day 38 last time, also going for daily sex as long as we can manage it .
I'd say if you were 3 weeks post ovulation you should have had a positive test recently. Mine was only really obvious 2 days after my missed period but I think I implanted really late and that's why I miscarried. What does your chart look like?

@Lilsquish that sounds like a decent amount of exercise!

Ok natural cycles has now confirmed my ovulation after today's temp at 3 weeks ago?! Is that even possible does anyone know? Can you have a 3 week luteal phase?

Aw '@flapped' i hope this is your month

Iv not tried anything to shorten my cycles at all. Spoke to doc about it and she said they couldnt give me anything. Im going to have a google tho!

I dont do exercise as such but i have dogs that i take for long walks and my job is quite physical. Also renovating a house just now so doing lots this month. Ha!

That is so hard @Aph413 but a good sign your body can get pregnant. How are you doing this cycle - do you think you ovulated when your temps went up?

@tinyradish that sounds positive that they want to move forward, what is the next step for you? Do you have another appointment booked?

@Lilsquish have you tried inositol before? I am just starting to try that this time. Last cycle it was raspberry leaf tea, but that didn't seem to help. My sister's fertility expert said exercise is the key, so going to give that a whirl too even though it doesn't come naturally to me!

@thisisouryrfx18 Good luck for the appointment, fingers crossed it is something easily fixed.

I am on cd43 today, have been feeling sick for about a week and sore boobs (although I get that pre af anyway) but seeing as all bfn's and no real sign I ovulated this cycle I think it's wishful thinking.