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Are my cycles regular?

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Happilymarried155 · 23/03/2012 10:06

Hi,
Might be a really silly question, I've always thought that my cycles were pretty regular but have started to monitor them over recent months, my findings are listed below!! I'm not sure they are! What is classed as irregular?
35 days, 33 days, 31 days, 29 days, 30 days, 30 days, 32 days, 33 days, 33 days and 30 days!

Thanks for any help!

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KatAndKit · 23/03/2012 10:56

Yes, although they aren't exactly the same each month, you don't consistently have cycles above 35 days so that is considered to be regular. You're having one every month so that's fine.
If you are about to ttc then be aware that your cycle is longer on average than the "textbook" 28 days. So instead of your most fertile time being around about days 14-15, it's more likely to be days 16-18. I'd recommend concentrating your efforts between days 12-20 of your cycle.

winkle2 · 24/03/2012 12:33

Sounds like my cycles. They have ranged from 27 days to 34 days the past 6 months. Since I've been tracking OV I've ov'd on day 16 and 18.

I start dtd every other day from day 10/11 to day 20

HaveALittleFaithBaby · 24/03/2012 12:41

Mine were similar initially and have more recently they settled into a pretty regular 26 day cycle.
I found charting helped because I was never quite sure when Af was due, I got a better idea from my temp patterns.

ninani · 24/03/2012 16:50

Yes they are and listen to what the other posters have told you about which days to TTC.

Happilymarried155 · 24/03/2012 17:33

Thanks guys, have been using opk and do tend to ovulate between day 14-18, been dtd every other day until I get my smiley face and then every day for a couple of days after, it's been a year now though and in getting fed up. I've ditched the opk this month and hoping that a more relaxed approach might work this month as the opk obviously aren't!! Also taking pregnacare vitamins, stopped drinking caffeine and cut down on alcohol :( still no BFP!! Can't really think of anything else I can do!

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