Hi ladies!! I've got my digi opks and my new bbt ready for action! I temped this morning which was strange. Woke the house up with the alarm going off to remind me!! Lol! I'll start using my opks next Tuesday.
Re: long cycles. I used to have 35-40 Day cycles but after my last baby they just started being 27-29 days. Weird!!
On cd3 I took a home menopause test and got a positive.
It tests for FSH, and I need to test again on Sunday as that'll be one week later. I'm gutted, but from what I can gather I needn't worry yet too much as it could be nothing. Mum went into the menopause early and I've been having some symptoms like hair loss, flushes etc, which is what made me decide to test. I'm seeing my doctor in a couple of weeks anyway so see what she says.
Hmm... I wonder if that's why my cycles became shorter as well. I had an MC at 12 wks when I was 19, and now that I really think about it, that was kind of when they started shortening. Mensus only lasts about 3 days for me now (with about 1 day of spotting before, and one day of spotting after), and I have about 24 days in between AFs. It sucks because I feel like I'm always on my period. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? And what is FSH? I'm scared that I will go through menopause early as I started menstruating really young, and my mom had to have a hysterectomy when she was in her 30's. I guess lucky for her, she had all her babies at a very young age, so having it removed was more of a blessing due to the issues she was having. But it worries me because I'm 27 and haven't had any children yet. TTC is so stressful sometimes when you really start thinking of all the negative outcomes... blah!
It could be! But, it also might not be. lol! My periods have changed since having babies too. They're heavier now than they used to be, but also kind of shorter... well, the full on bleeding part is shorter - only two days. However I have lightbleeding/spotting (it's kind of borderline to which it is) for 3 or 4 days after that and a day of spotting before.
Can I ask, are you charting? I can't remember your siggy whether it had a charting link in it or not. The reason I ask is because with shorter cycles there's a risk that your luteal phase (part of your cycle after ovulation) isn't long enough. It needs to be over ten days long really to enable a fertilised egg to implant successfully. Mine is on the short side at 11/12 days, but I have managed to get pregnant four times with it being that short. I know you can take progesterone supplements or take B vitamins to lengthen it out if you need to.
... or maybe you just O super early and have a normal LP?!
I don't mind you asking at all, i'm 34. FSH is follicle stimulating hormone. The test shows when you have elevated levels, which means that your body is having to release more of this hormone because your eggs are running low. Apparently. After doing the test though i've had loads of people say not to trust them. Not because the test is wrong, but more because there are so many other factors to consider. I just worry cause my mum went into the menopause early - in her early 40's. But, i read that smoking ages your ovaries really badly and i used to smoke a lot of cigarettes. I stopped over ten years ago now, but i guess the damage will have already been done.
Don;t worry about what age you started your period, because everything i read says this has no effect on when you will go into menopause. The only thing you should look at to see when it might happen to you is how old your mum was. Did your mum have her ovaries taken out with her uterus, putting her into an early menopause, or did they leave them in?
How long have you been trying for? 27 is still young, but it does get frustrating and worrying when it starts to take time. xx
I honestly don't know if my mom had her ovaries taken out as well... I never asked! 
