irregular periods,anyone?

[*babydust*]

me and the other half have been TTC since october 07,but i have irregular periods,so im wondering if that could possibly greatly change my chances of conceving soon?any thoughts on this subject and what i could try? also,has anyone got a positive BFP lately and been irregular?love to hear some happy stories and words of wisdom from you ladies!

 

[loopylew]

I'm stuck in irregular cycle hell, as i said in a another post my cycles range from 24-36 days so i never know when i'm ovulating other than going by cm, just getting my head round that, been trying since Sept 07 after coming off bcp for 11 years, can't remember AF before then. I keep changing my ticker monthly. If im not pg this mponth i at leats hope to get AF around 34 days so i can at least be regular.

 

[Arcanegirl]

Irregular AF can make getting pregnant difficult as you cant pinpoint ovulation as easily.
There are things you can do to help, you can use okps which will tell you when you are about to ovulate. You can also chart, evn though this doesnt tell you when you ovulate untill afterwards you can pick out any patterns on the charts that happen just before ovulation (for me it would be a dip in temps)

 

[*babydust*]

I'm stuck in irregular cycle hell, as i said in a another post my cycles range from 24-36 days so i never know when i'm ovulating other than going by cm, just getting my head round that, been trying since Sept 07 after coming off bcp for 11 years, can't remember AF before then. I keep changing my ticker monthly. If im not pg this mponth i at leats hope to get AF around 34 days so i can at least be regular.

i got so sick of changing my ticker i just left it as it is

 

[*babydust*]

Irregular AF can make getting pregnant difficult as you cant pinpoint ovulation as easily.
There are things you can do to help, you can use okps which will tell you when you are about to ovulate. You can also chart, evn though this doesnt tell you when you ovulate untill afterwards you can pick out any patterns on the charts that happen just before ovulation (for me it would be a dip in temps)

im definatly going to get opks..anything to help!!
thanks for the info

 

[loopylew]

i bought some cheap opk this weekend, tested and wasn't ov'ing when i thought i was so expecting AF to come earlier than i thought. Sore nipples have arrived so think she;s on her way. I've started writing a little chart for myself with any symptons etc for the day so i can look back. Trying not to obsess over every little twinge but looking back i think i ov'ed around cd 14-16 rather than 21-22 which i should've according to last months cycle.

 

[*babydust*]

i bought some cheap opk this weekend, tested and wasn't ov'ing when i thought i was so expecting AF to come earlier than i thought. Sore nipples have arrived so think she;s on her way. I've started writing a little chart for myself with any symptons etc for the day so i can look back. Trying not to obsess over every little twinge but looking back i think i ov'ed around cd 14-16 rather than 21-22 which i should've according to last months cycle.

i always obsess about every twinge too..everytime we BD,i always think ''i wonder if that was it''...its hard not to obsess though..im definatly going to try the opks though

 

[avistar]

I think using opks is really the only good way to know when to BD and when you are Oing...since it can be completely different each cycle!
Remember, this will not stop us from getting our BFPs!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[loopylew]

we're just tried to to BD everyother day this cycle from about cd10 i think. Can't remember when we started this cycle but it was something like that so we didn't miss the boat.

 

[*babydust*]

well we try to BD every other day,but sometimes the other half says i wear him out

 

[Mynxie]

I have irregular cycles

 

[charlie07]

Loopylew has the right idea. I am irregular, anything from 29 - 35 days. Since last August I have started writing down how I feel, symptoms of af if any, date I start spotting, date I am in full flow, etc (although I ahve been writing down the date I come on and off for the last 1 1/2). It does help.

What you can then do is take your earliest date you could possibly start and bd the day before, have a day off and bd, etc etc. Have fun at the same time, although with work, life and the stress off ttc, it could be a pain.

I have to say it's so nice to hear other women struggling like me, you now know you're not the only one in the world with a pain in the bum cycle!!! Good luck to you and I wish you all the best.

 

[*babydust*]

I have irregular cycles

how long have you been TTC ?

 

[*babydust*]

Loopylew has the right idea. I am irregular, anything from 29 - 35 days. Since last August I have started writing down how I feel, symptoms of af if any, date I start spotting, date I am in full flow, etc (although I ahve been writing down the date I come on and off for the last 1 1/2). It does help.

What you can then do is take your earliest date you could possibly start and bd the day before, have a day off and bd, etc etc. Have fun at the same time, although with work, life and the stress off ttc, it could be a pain.

I have to say it's so nice to hear other women struggling like me, you now know you're not the only one in the world with a pain in the bum cycle!!! Good luck to you and I wish you all the best.

Thanks for the reply,it is nice to no your not the only one struggling,but it would be even nicer if we could all be regular as clockwork.
i have to say i do stress alot about ttc,i dont think it helps,but sometimes you cant help it hope a BFP comes your way soon

 

[Mynxie]

how long have you been TTC ?

we started TTC in March 2005, conceived twice, and had quite a while where I had no AF at all as well

 

[hayley352]

hi im having the same problem, i came of the bcp in sept 07 after getting married. i have had a 45 day and a 56 days cycle since.
i am charting my temp each day and did see slight change but havent used opk yet, let me know how u get on.

 

[Iwantone!!!]

hey hun ill join ur club the gorls on her told me to take anga catus wat everythat is supppose to help reggukar im will try it after my evening primose runs out

 

[CherryBlossom]

does 1 day count as irregular

 

[loopylew]

Do you mean you was on one day and off the next or one day between two AF's?? sorry i've had a long day at work..minds not working properly

 

[CherryBlossom]

nah its ok i wasnt very clear.

last months cycle was 28 days this month was 27