Long Cycle girls TTC #2

[quote SarahTTC2020]@duckii I know, do you take anything to try and regulate them?
I'm a year off the pill, 2nd cycle tracking opk and 12dpo. Ovulated 10 days earlier than normal 🤷🏼‍♀️ and when I say normal, it's been 40-45 day cycles for a while[/quote]
No, do you take anything to regulate? It's always a guesswork when we ovulate.. never the same each month!

*blood test not text

Hi everyone me again! So I actually had a cycle last month after 9 months! Anyway I had a blood test on cycle day 21 which said I didn’t ovulate this month however, now I’m on cycle 34 and I got this on an internet cheapie this morning?! I have been feeling very groggy, tired, peeing lots! But surely a text a week and a half ago would of either picked this up or said I did ovulate?

Hi ladies, mind if I join? I'm 32, TTC#2. DC1 was a 'surprise', conceived when I was on the pill 8 years ago.
I went off the pill about 2 years ago. Cycles all over the place, but settled into something around 35-40 days in the last yr or so, with the odd 30 day outlier.

We stopped contraception last summer and adopted a 'wait and see' attitude. So far, no joy. I've been tracking CM and seem to be ovulating based on that, as I get my period 13 or 14 days after lots of EWCM and twinges.
This cycle seems to have gone haywire however. Im fairly sure I ovulated around June 10th so was expecting my period to arrive by June 24th but nothing!
I'm currently on day 57. Negative tests every time I've tested. I'm fairly sure I'm.not pregnant, as was violently ill from 5 weeks with DC1 and havent had any symptoms.
I dont mind being out this cycle, but just wish AF would get a bloody move on arriving, so at least we can start the next cycle.

Hey all!
Sorry to jump in like this, my cycle is irregular (can be from 24 to 32)
been having these strong tugging cramps and nausea for 4/5 days straight but getting negatives (could just be a long cycle this month)
(on cycle day 30 at the moment, negative test yesterday)
Just getting concerned at this point because if it is pregnancy ive read this is only to last 1-3 days wondering if i need to contact the doctors

@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.

@duckii I know, do you take anything to try and regulate them?
I'm a year off the pill, 2nd cycle tracking opk and 12dpo. Ovulated 10 days earlier than normal 🤷🏼‍♀️ and when I say normal, it's been 40-45 day cycles for a while

[quote SarahTTC2020]@duckii I would assume AF 14 dpo so cd37 in that case[/quote]
Thanks that's what I would think. I'm just too scared to test and see a bfn.. wish I had regular normal cycles! How are you getting on, what state are you at in ttc?

@duckii I would assume AF 14 dpo so cd37 in that case

Not managed to catch up as Ive been so busy with work but hope you girls are ok!! I have a Q. If I ovulated on CD23, and my average cycle length is 42 days.. my predicted AF is CD42. But will it not be 14 days from when I ovulated? Sorry if this is dumb, I have irregular cycles but usually around the 42 day mark and this is the first time I used opks! Want to know when I should test.. I'm 10dpo.

@Newbie0818 it really does! AF has arrived for me now so at least I can blame my crazy emotions over the last week on terrible PMS!

@Tink2019 it does funny things to you this ttc business doesn't it haha. My dh already thinks I'm mad 🤣

@SarahTTC2020 I should think at 12dpo you'd get a good bfp if that's the case! Did you have any signs of implantation/ any other symptoms apart from the spot thing?

How are we all doing??

I'm 12dpo and AF due Saturday... Tempted to test in the morning? I think I'm out but then last cycle I got loads of spots on my neck come up and they haven't come up this time.
Also this cycle would be over 10 days shorter than normal

@Newbie0818 you don't sound insane at all, my google history is absolutely crazy this months! I do love seeds, but I have a memory like a sieve so just think I'd end up getting confused and eating the wrong thing...and I do think my husband will think I've finally lost the plot! He just said to me "what happened to no pressure", think I might need to try ditching OPKs and temps if I can for a cycle or two 😬

@Tink2019 so it's where you eat different seeds to coincide with the follicular phase and then the luteal phase, and they support the production of oestrogen and then progesterone. So you're meant to eat pumpkin seeds and flax seeds from your period until ovulation, and then after ovulation you switch to sunflower seeds and sesame seeds until af/ bfp. You have a tablespoon of each ground up in a smoothie or sprinkled over porridge etc, but ground is best. The idea is that they support the hormones, but a lot of people try to regulate irregular cycles by using the seeds in relation to phases of the moon, so take the "oestrogen" seeds for 14 days from the full moon, then switch and take the progesterone seeds for the last 14 days until the next full moon.
Totally aware of how insane I sound but I was willing to try anything 😂 this might explain it better: www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.mindbodygreen.com/articles/seed-cycling-benefits-and-how-it-works

And totally get how you feel, these threads have been so helpful and make you feel less alone in it all :) I'll let you know how the inositol works!

@Newbie0818 glad to hear you're doing ok 😊

I've not heard of seed cycling, what is it? Be interested to hear how it goes with Myo-insitol, have also read good stuff. I think I'm going to hold off getting any until my bloods etc are back but might try B6 next cycle just to see if it helps temps and PMS. Thank you for replying, seem to be having quite a few upset / worrying days this cycle and these forums always help x

Thank you ladies for your lovely words ❤️ I'm getting there.

I haven't tried Agnus Castus and was initially going to try it this cycle, but then I came across inositol and it had such great reviews for pcos that I couldn't resist. I'm very aware that everyone is different though and what works for one lady might not for others, so I'll give it a go for a few months and see what happens.

@Tink2019 we've met on the pcos thread :) I don't have many tips other than what I'm just about to try with inositol really. I tried seed cycling this month but it's quite difficult with such irregular cycles and I'm not sure how well it works if you've got underlying issues. The b vitamins seem to have great reviews. Hopefully someone else can shed some light!

Just had a chance to read back a few messages - apologies just joined earlier without having 5 mins to read!
@Rosegold3112 fingers crossed that's an implantation dip 🤞🏻

@Newbie0818 hope you're doing ok after the news of your grandmother x

@duckii hope AF stays away for you!

@Newbie0818 sorry to hear about your grandmother, sending hugs.
Have you ever tried Agnus castus?

Hi ladies, is it OK to join you? I'm on a few other TTC threads, only just come across this one 😊 My cycles average 33 days, but do fluctuate every month - last month 28 days, this month I'm on CD38 (13DPO and AF due today - my temps have been dropping so think it's definitely on its way).

This is month 10 trying for us, so just wondered if anyone had any tips on bringing O forward / shortening cycles / trying to make them regular naturally? I have suspected PCOS and endometriosis - having bloods and a scan once AF arrives. I read B6 is good for hormone control so might try that as my temps rise very slowly after O then fall very slowly and often don't drop very low until just before next O (will attach my current chart) which I think could indicate oestrogen-progesterone deficiency? 🤷🏼‍♀️

(Sorry if any of you are on other threads with me - I've posted this chart twice today already! Just losing the will a bit now and the more I look at my temps the more they just don't look like all those other charts with pre-O temps below the cover line and an instant temp shift.)

Hope you don't mind me joining here, I used to post a bit in thread #1. Just wanted to chime in on inositol - I took Inofolic Alpha for 4 months and while it didn't make my cycles shorter, it did make them incredibly regular. Ovulation pretty much on the same day every month and 14 day luteal phase. Would definitely recommend! I have lean PCOS with irregular cycles and cysts.

@Newbie0818 was sorry to hear about your grandmother ♥️ hope the inositol works well for you
I'm on 11dpo but not a smidge of a symptom. Rhr has dropped 3 and felt a bit sad all day yesterday so expecting AF soon!

Hi ladies, I went awol for a bit as I found out my grandmother passed away on Monday morning 💔 it's been a crappy week but I'm getting there.
Starting inositol supplements today which have had rave reviews for women with pcos, so here's hoping 🤞🏼

How is everyone doing?