second.time
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Hello everyone! A little backstory: I had my first son in 2012. I was 27 when he was conceived on the first try (I know, I got lucky). Back then, I had cycles that averaged out to 25, with plenty of 26/27 /28 day cycles in the mix.
Now I'm 32 and finally ready to start trying for a second baby, but I'm anxious about my changing cycle length. I got my period back very soon after giving birth, and it's now shortened. My cycle tracking app says the average is 24 days, but when I averaged out my periods over the past year, it's only 23 days.
The good news is that I have a predictable cycle going on: period lasts five days, EWCM starts very soon afterwards and lasts for maybe a week, then I get increasingly crampy/moody for the next 10-12 days until I have my next period. And I had some blood work done earlier in the year on day 20 of my cycle and noticed that my progesterone, luteinizing hormone, etc., were all at normal ranges for an ovulation woman in her luteal phase.
My question is: do you have any success stories or words of advice about conceiving with a short cycle? I'm assuming I just need to start trying much earlier in my cycle. Thanks, and good luck to all of you!
Now I'm 32 and finally ready to start trying for a second baby, but I'm anxious about my changing cycle length. I got my period back very soon after giving birth, and it's now shortened. My cycle tracking app says the average is 24 days, but when I averaged out my periods over the past year, it's only 23 days.
The good news is that I have a predictable cycle going on: period lasts five days, EWCM starts very soon afterwards and lasts for maybe a week, then I get increasingly crampy/moody for the next 10-12 days until I have my next period. And I had some blood work done earlier in the year on day 20 of my cycle and noticed that my progesterone, luteinizing hormone, etc., were all at normal ranges for an ovulation woman in her luteal phase.
My question is: do you have any success stories or words of advice about conceiving with a short cycle? I'm assuming I just need to start trying much earlier in my cycle. Thanks, and good luck to all of you!