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Long cycles driving me mad

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Loulou922 · 18/01/2020 07:53

Hi everyone,

I'm on month 3 of TTC. My cycles have always been irregular but the past 4 months they've been 28, 40, 42 and now on 47 and no sign of af but still bfn!

I'm finding it all so stressful, I feel like I could cope better if they were more regular but each month they are later so I get hopeful, feel like I have symptoms and then nothing.

Does anyone have any hopeful stories or words of wisdom, I feel like I'm losing my mind.

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other89 · 19/01/2020 14:07

@Loulou922 Hopefully the doctor will be able to help. All I'm hearing at the moment is that it takes longer for some people to get their regular cycles back!! That doesn't help when all you want is for a 'normal' regular cycle!!

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Loulou922 · 18/01/2020 20:15

I've read taking royal jelly capsules can help speed up ovulation and I have a Dr's appointment on Wednesday. Will see if anything helps, fingers crossed we all manage to stay sane with these long cycles!

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Jurassiclover · 18/01/2020 16:34

I know how you feel, my cycle is averaging about 46 days and it's just so stressful isn't it!

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Loulou922 · 18/01/2020 16:12

It's awful isn't it! I had a copper coil and had it removed a year ago and they've never got regular since. They weren't regular before to be fair so think it's just normal for me. @danielasummer I feel like it's so unfair too! I ovulated 9 times last year so only 9 chances really. My sister is similar and conceived their first month of trying so I'm sure it is totally possible just miserable waiting all of the time. Also expensive as I've done so many tests these last few days!

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bluebell94 · 18/01/2020 16:00

CD54 here, I feel your pain. I'm so fed up with it. If I knew 11 years on the pill would do this to me I wouldn't have stayed on it. Never again Sad

other89 · 18/01/2020 15:36

@Loulou922 and @danielasummer I understand how annoying it is because it just gets up your hopes and then all you see is a BFN. I'm not sure month to month if I'm even ovulating as my two long cycles I felt like I haven't.
I came off the pill in May and since then I thought my cycles were back to normal at 31 and 30 for the first month. Then we decided to properly 'try' and that cycle was 45 days which obviously made me think I was pregnant. Then we decided to wait for a couple of months and both cycles were 31 is days and then decided to try again in December and now I'm on another 40 day + and feel again like I haven't ovulated (just a feeling) I don't know what's going on with them and my pregnancy tests have all been no's. I just want my period so I can at least try again.

danielasummer · 18/01/2020 10:53

Hi, I'm in the same boat. Mine range from 35-50 which is so annoying. It means I ovulate less times a year than the average woman which bugs me as I stand less of a chance. However, apparently long cycles don't impact your ability to conceive which makes me hopeful x

Trying2019 · 18/01/2020 09:26

I dont have any advice sorry but wanted to say i know how you feel. I had long cycles after coming off the pill and used to feel exactly the same. I thought id feel better if they were more regular but now they are its still just as stressful. What contraception did you used to use?

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