Short cycle ladies!

[Wouldloveanother]

Would anyone be interested in a short cycle ttc thread, or just short cycle chat in general?

My cycles range from 25-29 days but usually 26 or 27. Period starts 15 days after ovulation like clockwork. Got a positive OPK today on CD9, assuming I will ovulate CD10 and this one will be 25 days. I’m worried this is too short, although I recall worrying about the same thing before conceiving my now 2 year old - so assuming this is normal ‘for me’.

interested to hear from others😊

@Wouldloveanother yes I have a beautiful DD who is 3.
So trying for number 2...

The OPK says that day 10 is a High reading..I'm using Clearblue digital ones...so to get the peak I must ovulate, day 12?
Is that right on a 24 day cycle?

Hey, I also have a regular but short cycle (21-24 days) but always seemed to have positive OPK on day 11 or 12. It took about 6 months TTC but got a positive in December and in less than 2 months! On the month we conceived I didn’t pay as much attention to the OPK, we just tried regularly before during and after ovulation rather than just focusing around ovulation time, not sure if that made a difference!

*due in less than 2 months

Generally ovulation happens 12ish hours after the peak, so I would say day 11 in your case. What day do you start dtd? (If that’s not TMI!)

@Wouldloveanother have been TTC every other day...starting on day 9. But that hast always be possible with DH away with work on occasion.
Looked at my last few months on my Flo app and DTD was day 8,10,12 and then 16!

Think we are not DTD enough!!

Have you had a positive OPK yet @Wouldloveanother?

I’ve just tested again tonight as had a strange feeling something would show and I’ve had the flashy smiley! So hoping my static will show in the next couple days xxx

Got a positive last night, but I think it was the tail end of the surge - it’s a bit fainted this morning. Here it is anyway! Fingers crossed you get the static soon and can get to work!

@Wouldloveanother how you getting on? Xx

after the flashy face I continued to get them for the next 5 days until I ran out of tests so just continued with the Premom ones think I hit my peak around CD16/CD17 so if I ovulated on just say CD18 I’m around 6DPO now xx

Hi Lolly! Very excited to say I got my BFP a few days ago 😊 just got to keep my fingers crossed now. When are you planning on testing?

@Wouldloveanother congratulations 🎊

@Wouldloveanother oh wow that’s amazing! Congratulations xx

I’m really not sure I was guna wait till after the weekend unless AF suprises me! I’m CD24 now, how many DPO were you when you got your BFP?

Thanks! Got my BFP on CD21 - faint but quite clearly visible. I also got my BFP with DD on CD21 - think I ovulated on CD12 so was 9dpo or thereabouts. Its very early though and then there’s a long wait to see if period turns up 😬 so if you can hold off, do! I have no willpower…

Yeah I think I’m going to try my best, maybe till after weekend! My previous cycles have been 29/28/24/23/21 days long so has slightly decreased each month by a day or so! This month I have began taking pregnacare pre conception and it does suggest on the box that women have reported changed to the length in monthly cycles!

in now CD25 so praying 🙏🏻 Xx

I'm new to this, I had the Mirena coil for 5 years before I had it removed in January, we've been TTC since. My cycles are 23-25 days and I don't know anyone in a similar position to me. I bleed for 7-8 days, does anyone know if you can ovulate near the end of your period? I also only have one ovary due to a dermoid cyst destroying my other one during lockdown 🤦🏻‍♀️ So stressed with all this!

@Callie25 thus was my exact situation two years ago. I had three mirenas in a row. When I got it taken out in Jan 2020 I was having 23-25 day cycles, ovulating on day 7-9, often when I was still spotting or lightly bleeding. I took vitex supplements which I think helped me. It took 9 months to get pregnant. On the month I caught, we did it on cycle day 7 I think, and not again as we were taking a break. I've got a healthy baby now. Since giving birth, my cycles are 27-29 days and way less bleeding. I hope this helps and wish you luck..

@WolfMother326 could I ask how you knew you ovulated so early day 7 and 9.

I also have short cycles, average regular around 24 days.

I have used OPK's Clearblue digital ...have had a high read from day 10

Hi @appleaday12. Sometimes I got a high reading as early as day 8 or 9, but the month we conceived we only did it on day 7. I think it's probably smart to just do it every other day all throughout your cycle. I have a feeling I got the high reading on OPK after I'd already ovulated.

Yeah this is month 9, so I'm hoping I'll get lucky this time. Ovulation test was postive on Sunday which was day 7, so we've tried our best since. Let the TWW begin!

I've been using first response OPK's this morning and I'm not getting a positive dark line , on Day 10.
The Clearblue digital gave me a flashing smiley face by now.
I know the first response predict only 2 days..

I'm a 24 day cycle average.
I'm getting myself in knots over this I need to stay calm!

Good luck to you both.

I seriously cannot recommend enough just having sex every other or every third day from around day 5, not checking ovulation. Less stressful and you're sure to catch it.

@WolfMother326 will try ! I think I'm not DTD enough and going too early not late enough

I agree, I didn't used to test and I was so much less stressed 😂but now I've started it gets a bit addictive doesn't it

It's so addictive! But I found it also caused stress in my relationship demanding sex on certain days haha. Just doing it regularly took the stress off.

also I ovulated way earlier than I thought. I think I got the solid smiley when I had already ovulated but maybe that's just a wrong guess.

The stick OPK’s positive is usually at peak so static smiley stage not flashing smiley

i occasionally have 24 day cycles and get a positive CD11/12 so likely ovulate CD12/13 on these cycles. At CD10 mine wouldn’t be positive

@summerdays12 the above message us for you 😊