I hate my long cycles...

[Angel_blues]

I hate my long cycles, and to think I use to love them. I only get af 9-10 times per year... I'm on CD27 and I STILL have 7-12 to go depending on how my body feels this month. It's so unfair!

I just want to pout like a 2 year old right now...

 

[Flueky88]

I understand how you feel. Since stopping the pill, I have had a 36 and I think 38 day cycle (had light spotting on 7th of July that I believe was light and short due to not ovulating). It's awful having to wait so long to find out if pregnant and then wait through another if you aren't. I used to love bcp because I didn't worry about being pregnant when I wasn't ready for that but now I wished I hadn't started. GL and sorry about your losses.

 

[Angel_blues]

Me too, I almost wonder if they are so long because I was on a seasonal pill (af only 4 times per year) but I couldn't tell you what they were before the pill so might not matter... I think I'm extra cranky because my co-workers wife had their baby last night... She got pregnant by accident... So unfair...

Thank you

 

[Flueky88]

I took Kariva then Viorelle for a total of about 10 years. I really don't remember much about my cycle lengths, I feel like they were regular. I had regular 28 day cycle on birth control (occasionally 29). I'm sorry, it really does hurt when you want to be pregnant and others get pregnant without really trying.

 

[Angel_blues]

Yea it does, but I know if I try hard I'll get stressed and it won't happen...

 

[Flueky88]

I'm not temping cause I think it'll be too stressful for me. I'm doing opks and just having fun BD. I think I may try some grapefruit juice tomorrow. Been taking a prenatal since mid April

 

[Angel_blues]

I started temping this month and opks because my OH wants me too lol. I don't put too much weight on either of them... We bd minimum every other day normally so I don't see the point...

I've been taking prenatals, extra vitamin C & D (I work in a shop that doesn't have windows), omega 3-6-9, and cranberry extract (TMI: I get constant yeast infections this keeps them at bay). All since December...

Sometimes I wonder if OH is more determined to have me pregnant than I am! Lol

 

[Flueky88]

Yeah we usually BD every other day, sometimes longer though. I was taking vitamin D but I have slacked off since it is in prenatal and I was barely below normal in April. I'm on the road for my job so I usually get sunshine.

DH was put on Lipitor Friday. I finally researched it's effects today to fertility. Its terrible. I used the study published by national institute of health so I know it's legit! We are going to have him start fish oil, exercise (probably what the main problem is), and continue eating pretty healthy. I already use extra virgin olive oil, dark chocolate, turkey bacon, etc.

 

[Angel_blues]

I read somewhere that men taking folic acid had better swimmers, I make mine take folic acid and a multi vitamin. I wish I could remember where... Don't know if it's legit but doesn't hurt either!

 

[Flueky88]

May have to ask him about that? I'll let him do fish oil then bring that up. He doesn't like taking anything really :S

 

[Angel_blues]

Found it https://www.whattoexpect.com/preconception/ask-heidi/folic-acid-and-male-fertility.aspx

 

[Flueky88]

Thank you. I may have to get some tomorrow.

 

[Angel_blues]

I have mine on 1000....

 

[Flueky88]

He wasn't willing to take fish oil and something else yet. I did buy some spinach (I'm pretty sure its hugh in folate/folic acid) hehe 😈

 

[Angel_blues]

There's lots of stuff high in folate