Long Cycle girls TTC #2

@Newbie0818 I know it's so exciting and terrifying at the same time! Will look in to macrame, thanks!

@justlonelystars hi! Take your temp as close to the same time everyday as you can. It'll give you a more accurate chart

Hi everyone, me again!
I’ve just taken delivery of my femometer to track my BBT. I know that I need to do this first thing when I wake up in the morning but does this have to be the same time every day? I can’t find any clear advice on it

@Pol96 oh that's so exciting! You're growing a tiny human! 😱 try macrame, I've been doing that and it works well to distract as you need full concentration.

Welcome @J0202 :) we're all in the same boat, this is a great thread. It's easy to get too carried away with it all isn't it? As you said, 42 is better than 87! Let's hope you catch soon x

@xoJellyBean oh sorry I forgot you were having a month off! Do you feel relaxed about it all or is it quite hard? I was considering having a month off too but I'm too obsessed 🙈 I'm sure you'll make it through!

Hope you don’t mind another one joining..

I’ve been reading this for a while and nice to read about similar people in the same boat.

42day ish average cycles with the longest in the last 12 months being 87 and the shortest being 30. I’ve accepted 42 is better than them not appearing at all!

32 & TTC #1 for 5 months but only on cycle 3 and this month I’m all over the place with it all. Trying to add something else into the routine each month so I’m not completely overwhelmed whilst regularly thinking times running away from me (which I know is ridiculous!). CD24 currently and got round to buying the CB tests but will probably now wait till July to use them and stick with the cheapies till then.

Hope you’re all ok! X

@Newbie0818 I know it's gone very fast! I can feel that my belly is harder, and there's like a small bump and a lot of bloat going on 😂 some symptoms seem to be getting stronger (both reassuring and annoying as the nausea makes me think I'm going to be sick occasionally, thought I'd got away with very slight nausea 🙄) I desperately need to find things to occupy myself for the next few days but I'm still furloughed so don't even have work yet!

Good luck all of you going in to this next cycle, got my fingers crossed for you all!

@duckii definitely not too late, it's just a supplement so in theory it probably won't start working for 3 months at least.

@SarahTTC2020 sorry about af :( let's hope next cycle brings us better news.

@Pol96 wow I can't believe you're already passed the 12 week mark! Can you feel anything in your belly? I bet you're so excited and nervous, it will all be ok! Please do let us know how it goes :)

@hollywhooo thank you. Can the gp's do some tests for you now?

@Suki2020 ah we're exact cycle buddies, I'm cd8 too :) I'm ok, just hate this long wait! We'll keep each other company though I'm sure.

@Newbie0818 yeah I’m ok thanks, sorry I’ve been quiet over the last week it was my first week back at work and it was manic. I’m on CD8 now, so I ovulated on day 29 last cycle and day 50 on the cycle before that so thinking of starting to test on day 14 this time in case my cycle is shorter again this month. How are you today?

Thank you @SarahTTC2020 I can't believe it's come around already either.. Its gone very fast! will definitely come and update, hopefully with good news! Xx

@Pol96 can't believe your scan has come round already, wishing you all the luck for it, please come and update us xx

Thank you for checking in @Newbie0818 😘 So sorry to hear about your grandmother. I’m still here just quiet as i’ve nothing to report. I didn’t ovulate til day 109 last cycle and i’m only on day 27 so could be a long wait.
I was meant to get a referral through from the hospital in April, obviously on hold due to Covid but I’ve got a docs appointment for something else in a couple of weeks so i may mention it then. Worried my periods are still so irregular after 14 months off the pill xx

[quote SarahTTC2020]@Newbie0818 really hoping it helps shorten your cycles, that period of waiting for fw is horrible at best.
I'm doing ok, AF this morning so a day of feeling sorry for myself really! Although this was a 33 day cycle rather than 40-45 so I'm feeling hopeful that it's not a one off 🤞[/quote]
Same AF started today too! 35 day cycle rather than a 42 day.. so let's hope this next month is our month!!

Hi @Newbie0818, thanks for checking in again! Sorry to read about your grandmother 😔
I'm doing okay, 4 days (not including today) till my scan.. Currently 12+2.. I can't wait for the scan but also so scared incase its bad news..

Hope everyone is doing okay! X

@Newbie0818 really hoping it helps shorten your cycles, that period of waiting for fw is horrible at best.
I'm doing ok, AF this morning so a day of feeling sorry for myself really! Although this was a 33 day cycle rather than 40-45 so I'm feeling hopeful that it's not a one off 🤞

[quote Tink2019]@duckii did they do the test on CD21 or your equivalent? Mine are reluctant to do a "day 21" test as it's quite hard to judge when that is with long / irregular cycles (although with OPKs and temps I think I could figure it out). Just thinking that if you have a long cycle and they did it on your CD21 that could be way too early as you may not have O'd by that point.[/quote]
My average is 42 days so that would be 18th July. But AF came today, a week earlier and I just had the test done on Tuesday. This cycle was 35 days.. so maybe that's why it was low?
The doctor told me to try the test again next month, but I guess I'll never get it right like you're saying.

[quote Tink2019]@duckii did they do the test on CD21 or your equivalent? Mine are reluctant to do a "day 21" test as it's quite hard to judge when that is with long / irregular cycles (although with OPKs and temps I think I could figure it out). Just thinking that if you have a long cycle and they did it on your CD21 that could be way too early as you may not have O'd by that point.[/quote]
My average is 42 days so that would be 18th July. But AF came today, a week earlier and I just had the test done on Tuesday. This cycle was 35 days.. so maybe that's why it was low?
The doctor told me to try the test again next month, but I guess I'll never get it right like you're saying.

@duckii did they do the test on CD21 or your equivalent? Mine are reluctant to do a "day 21" test as it's quite hard to judge when that is with long / irregular cycles (although with OPKs and temps I think I could figure it out). Just thinking that if you have a long cycle and they did it on your CD21 that could be way too early as you may not have O'd by that point.

I had a "day 21" test on Tuesday and the doctor rang saying my results were equivocal at 12.5 and need to repeat. Does anyone know if this means I didn't ovulate?

Morning all, I've been a bit awol recently. I'm on cd7 again so the long wait ahead is the bit I hate the most. Last cycle was 53 days so I'm guessing 45-60 days is my "average". Feeling pretty p**d off as it means I only have around 6 chances a year IF I do ovulate 😖 really hating my body right now. BUT I'm very hopeful about the inositol bringing ovulation forward this month so will start opk's from cd10....

@Gingerandjasmine from experience, the doctors will just say wait until your next cycle if they offer any tests. I don't know what the gps are like in your area though. I'd give it maybe a week and see what happens.

@StarStarTeachMe are you sure you definitely ovulated that day? Do you temp at all? That's the only reason I know I did last cycle.

@ACMJ hmmm... that is a mystery! Have you got any frers? I'd do one of those or another brand of test and see what happens.

@MrsL2020 are your cycles ever longer than 36 days? If not, I wouldn't worry too much as long as you're tracking ovulation to time DTD etc.

@duckii sorry about af :(

Hope the OG long cyclers are all doing ok! @SarahTTC2020 @Suki2020 @Darcy86 @hollywhooo @Pol96 @xoJellyBean xx

AF here today a week earlier than expected, didn't even get the chance to poas!

@MrsL1994 Its hard to know how things will go for you. As I said above, I conceived my first child while I was on the pill! Always have had long and irregular cycles before and after being on the pill. Hopefully your ttc journey will be a smooth one.
@SarahTTC2020 a 32 day cycle sounds pretty ideal!

Hey ladies im new here so i hope you dont mind me jumping on! My average cycle is 36 days and very irregular. We have recently just started TTC and read so many horror stories on having a long irregular cycle can make it harder to concieve. I have wanted a baby for years but my husband hasnt been ready, so now he is i just want it to happen right away😔

Yeah definitely agree!! Looks like this cycle will be 32 days which is short for me, happy with that as it's closer to fw

It's very frustrating. You feel like you're missing out on opportunities to try to conceive.

[quote Newbie0818]@Tink2019 aw sorry about af but onwards and upwards.

@duckii the luteal phase generally stays the same, and you can expect af anywhere from 10-18 days after ovulation.

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Thanks. This is why it's such a long wait for each cycle and each potential chance to conceive! sorry for the negativity, can feel AF is on her way - symptoms have changed and hate waiting for next ovulation! How are you getting on?