Anyone who is ttc having trouble with their cycles due to previous bc use?

[ImSoTired]

Lovetoteach I think you're just fine. I think it's all just the bcp really. I know it's SOOO hard not to worry(I do a lot of worrying too) You will either normalize soon or eventually get answers from your dr when you can go. I don't know what 2 periods a month means but if your dr said that you were normal then it's probably just normal for you. I hope something happens for you soon.
Rachel I get sore boobs a few days before I get AF. It sucks but I take it as a heads up to af. You are lucky you don't get it. While on bc I never got sore boobs but before and after I do. I hope you get a clue about what is happening to you soon. I know it's so confusing.
Today I got an opk similar to yesterdays but I had a lot of creamy cm. Like abundant which is unusual for me because I usually have to search for it. Oh well, I dunno! Hope you girls are doing fine.

 

[Rachel789]

Yea I am talking like I def O'ed I still am not 100% sure. I have been having a lot of cm myself the past couple days, it is cloudy and stretches a little. I don''t know that I would call it ewcm but I really don't know what to call it. It isn't quite creamy either.

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Yea I am talking like I def O'ed I still am not 100% sure. I have been having a lot of cm myself the past couple days, it is cloudy and stretches a little. I don''t know that I would call it ewcm but I really don't know what to call it. It isn't quite creamy either.

I think you did, your temps are pretty high. I just don't know for sure when you ovulated.

 

[Rachel789]

I was just reading a website where users were posting their experiences with light bleeding around O time. I thought these two posts were interesting:

"According to the book Taking Charge of your Fertility by Toni Weschler, a day or 2 light bleeding right around ovulation is normal. It is another fertitlity sign that can help us identify where we are in our cycle. Its usually the result of sudden drop of estrogen just before ovulation & tends to occur more often in long cycle.
I personally have this kind of bleeding and had a cycle length of around 35 days. Was pretty worried initially & even had an ultrasound done to check for cyst but everything turn up fine. But after reading the above mentioned book, make me feel really relieved cause me, too, suffered from an early miscarriage 2 wks ago. "

"I have this and so did my Mum. The most interesting explanation I saw was that it is due to a drop in oestrogen just prior to ovulation. I only get it some months - maybe that's when I'm actually ovulating."

So I am wondering if I did O when I thought (CD39) and maybe due to the Vitex my body and hormones are adjusting and maybe due to the drop in estrogen the day before I Oed (CD38) That triggered a bleed which was light for about 2.5 days then was just redding brownish spotting the last couple days.

 

[Bean66]

Rachel that's really interesting. My SIL is giving me that book. I'll have a look when I get it.

 

[Rachel789]

I have been putting off buying it but I am starting to think I should make that purchase, it sounds like it would be a very helpful tool to have! In fact I am going to go on Amazon and purchase it when (if) AF shows.

If you get it before me and you find that section let me know what it says!

 

[Bean66]

Will do.

I have a feeling the witch is going to show!

 

[Rachel789]

Will do.

I have a feeling the witch is going to show!

So do I, I am just not feeling it this cycle. As I didn't the past couple cycles. I think when I finally am pregnant I will know!

 

[Rachel789]

arggg I just keep getting more and more confused. Sorry for TMI but I just had a ton of very stretchy almost snot like cm. It stretched about 3-4 inches but had a creamy/cloudy look to it and was pretty slippery feeling. No clue what this could mean after O, if I did O.

 

[babygrump]

I know, it is really confusing. I almost wish I could have a CM specialist do a home visit and interpret mine for me. If there were such a thing.

CD 56 and counting. I had some yellowish/light pink spotting this morning that only lasted for one bathroom trip, so I'm like, double-u tee eff. Where is my period?!

 

[Rachel789]

I know, it is really confusing. I almost wish I could have a CM specialist do a home visit and interpret mine for me. If there were such a thing.

CD 56 and counting. I had some yellowish/light pink spotting this morning that only lasted for one bathroom trip, so I'm like, double-u tee eff. Where is my period?!

haha that is so true, that would be great!

hmm maybe the spotting is a sign AF is on its way. Or it could just be mid cycle spotting. Do you know if you have O'ed yet?

 

[babygrump]

Rachel789, I have no idea what's going on, to be honest. I just started looking into all this stuff and it feels like a whole new world, hehe.

But I think it's really nice that there is a sense of community around this topic. It's heartening to know that women around the world can meet up and offer advice and support. I don't think I could talk this way to neighbors as, you know, you have to face them everyday. ;P

 

[Rachel789]

Yes it is so nice to have you ladies to talk to about this stuff!!

I have been reading about stretchy/ewcm after O and it seems it happens to a lot of women before AF shows up. So I am thinking AF may be its way soon. I wouldn't mind so much if I thought I would O like a normal person and not have to wait 40 days for the third cycle in a row. Ugh I hate this.

 

[babygrump]

It's such a weird feeling, being torn between wanting to believe in success and at the same time not wanting to get your hopes up. ]:

I've had kind of thin, watery cm that makes me feel like I'm going to start any minute, and I've read mixed messages on that, too. Some list it as a symptom of pregnancy while for others it's fertile mucus. So who really knows?

Do you, personally, usually get EWCM before AF?

 

[Lovetoteach86]

It's such a weird feeling, being torn between wanting to believe in success and at the same time not wanting to get your hopes up. ]:

I've had kind of thin, watery cm that makes me feel like I'm going to start any minute, and I've read mixed messages on that, too. Some list it as a symptom of pregnancy while for others it's fertile mucus. So who really knows?

Do you, personally, usually get EWCM before AF?

I do, I usually get the wet feeling like AF has arrived, but it's just lots of wet cm for a few days until AF shows up.

 

[Rachel789]

Well last cycle I noticed some of the same cm I saw today. That was around 9dpo. If I did o this time I think I'm around 7dpo. My luteal phase is about 12-13 days

I am not sure I would quite call it ewcm. Because its more of a cloudy whitish color. Its hard to explain but confusing. I wish I could go back to the days where I didn't notice different cm and it all looked the same and didn't matter!

 

[Bean66]

I have been putting off buying it but I am starting to think I should make that purchase, it sounds like it would be a very helpful tool to have! In fact I am going to go on Amazon and purchase it when (if) AF shows.

If you get it before me and you find that section let me know what it says!

Will do.

I have a feeling the witch is going to show!

Will do.

I have a feeling the witch is going to show!

So do I, I am just not feeling it this cycle. As I didn't the past couple cycles. I think when I finally am pregnant I will know!

Just looked back!! This was meant to say I have a feeling the witch is NOT going to show!!!! No matter which day you O'd your chart looks good.

 

[Hotpink_Mom]

Morning and evening ladies, How is everyone?

 

[ImSoTired]

Hi girls. Temp went down a bit today and I'm waiting for ff to take down its' makeshift crosshairs. No big deal though, I know I didn't O. Going to keep taking opks and start checking cm. I think I'm cd14 and my luteal was 12 or 13 days last cycle, so I'm sort of expecting not to O for a few more days because my old normal was 30 -35 day cycles. Gonna keep waiting and watching so we can bd on the best days. FX'd this is my lucky cycles. How is everyone else doing today?

 

[ImSoTired]

Wow Rachel, your chart looks great! I'm sending your way!