Irregular cycles and the TWW

[emiliet123]

I know we all start to feel a little crazy at the end of the TWW, but does anybody else find it even more difficult with irregular cycles?

I am never dead on 29 days, for example, the last 8 months have been: 32, 28, 26, 26, 29, 31, 31, 32. I'm on day 27 at the moment and I feel like my brain is about to explode. We're desperate to get pregnant again after a loss at 24 weeks in January, but at the same time, I don't want to start temping or peeing on sticks again because it's so utterly heartbreaking if you do it by the book and it doesn't work!

At what point do you say "I'm late" if your cycles are completely on their arse?

Mine are quite irregular Too and I go by my longest cycle, which is 32 days! After 32 days I would say I’m late, up until then I’d say it could still arrive. Best way I could
Come up with personally lol!!
So sorry to hear about your loss, hope you are okay ❤️

Cheers @EllyNC :) That's what I have been trying to do, it just feels like my tww is SOOO long!

Although yesterday I had a full-on meltdown, crying for no reason - which tends to happen around two days before my period arrives... so I kinda feel like I'm out for the month :(

How long have you been TTC? (Sorry if that's too personal!) x

I've always had very irregular periods, length of cycle fluctuates by weeks rather than days. I personally found that tracking my temperature (I used fertility friend app) reduced stress and saved me from repeatedly testing.

I’m in the same boat. Cycles range from 28 days to my longest being 38 days. This month is my 7th month trying, last month felt particularly cruel in that it was the 38 day cycle and my period started when I came home from buying 2 pregnancy tests feeling full of excitement!

I’m in my fertile week now and so so hoping for some good news to end the year on!

Fingers crossed for you too!

Oh wow @happyrascalsmummy - a week between would be giving me nightmares! When you track your temp, what does it look like in the week leading up to your period?

@MrsXx4 oh gosh I'm so sorry, that must have been so downheartening! It always seems to be just as you give in to test that it shows up! I've done it before too.

Fingers crossed for you both - If mine hasn't arrived by next Wednesday (my birthday) then I'm testing!

I really can't remember how it looked sorry, I don't have the app installed anymore to view. I just looked for ovulation day and implantation dip.

I came off mini pill in May this year and found my cycles to be long ever since. The first cycle 54 days, second 48, third 42 so I noticed a trend of 6 days shorter each time. Currently on CD36 today. I got peak ovulation using clearblue OPK on CD27 this month and CD25 last month. I was on combined pill for 10+ years before the minipill for about 2 years so guess its going to take time for my body to figure things out!

Ive been counting my DPO since I had my peak on clearblue and using the ovia app to track cycles to try and see trends etc

I was stressing this month, as I had a really bad mood swing, which for me is usually a warning that my period is coming in two days.. but it lasted for the next four days and this morning I got my BFP!

And then... I cried. Proper sobs. Now I'm terrified in case it goes tits up. I can't even say the words - I've just said "I had a positive test".

Oh congratulations!!!! This is amazing news!!

I hope I am lucky this month too! I’m just at the start of the two / three week wait! I don’t hold out much hope as we missed a crucial day to try!