Long Irregular Cycles 'r' Us

[dawny690]

Can I join too please im currently on day 70 and 42 days late I usually have 28 day cycles but this one has gone completely mental no or sign of and im 22dpo!! Sending you all huge x

 

[thatstory]

Hi girls, usually i have an estimated 38 day cycle but could be less or more than that
Now i am 12 days late but i am waiting to made a test because :

i have no symptoms and bad feeling
this is my real first attempt...and as we say in Italy..che CULO..(translate: too luck)

So...i am waiting...

 

[littlestar]

Congratulation Dawny, I guess your in the first tri now!

I'm Day 22 and think i'm 1 DPO by think i mean i've have all the physical signs but as the doc has told me absolutley no temping i can't be totally sure with the matter!

i had three days of good opks and one (out of the 3) day where the lines were totally strong and neither me nor hubby could tell which was strongest. i had cramps on that day too and now my CM has dried up and cp lowered a little so i guess i'm past my most fertile!
Welcoming in the TTW at least chrimbo will help it to go that much quicker!
now looking for a early 09 BFP!

 

[Erised]

Oh, that would be a brilliant start of the year!!! Lets hope you're right =) Are you planning on testing at all, or just gonna wait to see if AF shows up? Good luck!!

I'm still in the same boat as ever. This cycle is about as long as my previous, and nothing good for it. I've been to see the GP and all my blood tests came back normal. I'm due an ultrasound in Jan to see if there's any signs of cysts. Hopefully that will bring me some answers

 

[littlestar]

Erised
I've been taking vit b complex and i'm certain they've helped shorten my cycle my recent one was 47 days although i didn't ovulate it was my shortest yet.

 

[Lucy Lu]

Hello ladies,

Wondered if I could join your group? - think my 13, 5 and 8 week cycles so far make me eligible lol!!!

My last af was 3rd December so I'm watching CM at the moment and praying ov comes soon! I read my cycle totally wrong last time around - thought I had pg symptoms (really odd stomach cramps and lots of CM but not EWCM) - with hindsight this turned out to be ov I think since it was a fortnight before af arrived! Eek!

If it happens the same this cycle, at least I know what I will be looking for as it was all so distinctive - no signs yet - just bd'ing all the time at the moment just in case and because it's good fun anyways lol )

Have also started temping so that I can see if I'm even ovulating, and if so, when the 2ww actually is, so I don't go spending a fortune pg testing unnecessarily again!

Good luck and lots of baby dust to all! xx

 

[littlestar]

Welcome Lucy the more the merrier - it is a little quiet around these parts at the mo due to christmas with families etc but we'll be back in full force soon!

 

[Erised]

Welcome Lucy =)
Hope you'll indeed realise your ovulation symptoms on time this cycle so you'll be in with a good chance of a BFP! If you've started temping, you might want to start an FF account too if you haven't got one already. It's a nice way of keeping track of your temperatures, plus if you add your ticker to your signature we can all see how your cycle is developing =)

I'm still waiting, I've been spotting for around 2 weeks now and it's only getting less. I don't think there will be much hope of me ovulating without meds anymore. It's been nearly 8 months now and things seem to only get worse. I've started taking raspberry leaf tea and would be taking my pre-natal vits if it wasn't for the fact I picked up menopause pills instead I'll look for some B vits when back in England as well, surely Tesco must sell them?

 

[littlestar]

best place for Vit B Complex is Boots, you need the complex because if one of the other b's falls out of balance of the others you can get funny side effects.

 

[hayz1981]

Hey girls

Please can I join you? I'm on cycle day 60 something. Keep getting small patches of EWCM then nothing for ages. temps are low and have definitely not O'd. Not sure what the hell is happening but this is my longest cycle ever. (I know my chart looks empty - I'm still temping and they're still low, but I just cant be bothered to keep updating the temps anymore until I actually see a change.

Most frustrating thing is that once AF turns up I'm about to have first cycle using Clomid. But cant take it til she shows!!

xxx

 

[hopedance]

can't they give you something to force a bleed? that's what they said they will do for me, rather than wait for a period, since it might be a very long time til i get one..

i got abnormal hormonal results in my blood tests, so am having a scan soon to confirm a diagnosis of PCOS. i wish i'd just randomly ovulate and get pregnant before the scan, that would be such a nice suprise, heh.

 

[littlestar]

They can give you something to make your period start but it is much better to try and stimulate your hormones naturally that to keep pumping yourself with synthetic hormones.

it took 81 days for my first period to arrive after coming off the pill having been on it for 13 years, and as much as i wanted my body to sort itself out meds aren't always the best route, they can sometimes add to the problem, or mask the real issue.

Good luck with your ultrasound Hopedance i hope it gives you some answers.

 

[hayz1981]

They can give you something to make your period start but it is much better to try and stimulate your hormones naturally that to keep pumping yourself with synthetic hormones.

it took 81 days for my first period to arrive after coming off the pill having been on it for 13 years, and as much as i wanted my body to sort itself out meds aren't always the best route, they can sometimes add to the problem, or mask the real issue.

Good luck with your ultrasound Hopedance i hope it gives you some answers.

I'm still holding out for a natural bleed but nothing is happening as yet. Had another patch of EWCM on NYE but then gone again yesterday.

The doc said the same sort of thing - that she could give me progesterone to force a bleed but she doesn't want to unless she has to as it's probably not great to mess about with my hormones.

Any tips for sorting my body out naturally so I either Ov or bleed?

xx

 

[hayz1981]

can't they give you something to force a bleed? that's what they said they will do for me, rather than wait for a period, since it might be a very long time til i get one..

i got abnormal hormonal results in my blood tests, so am having a scan soon to confirm a diagnosis of PCOS. i wish i'd just randomly ovulate and get pregnant before the scan, that would be such a nice suprise, heh.

Good luck with the scan. Hope you dont even need it!!

xx

 

[littlestar]

The doc said the same sort of thing - that she could give me progesterone to force a bleed but she doesn't want to unless she has to as it's probably not great to mess about with my hormones.

Any tips for sorting my body out naturally so I either Ov or bleed?

xx

i know it's never easy to hear these words and i hate myself for saying them - but try not to worry and try to relax.

i have relaxed for two cycles now and i have FINALLY had my first normal Cycle since coming off the pill this month - 29 days!

my last cycle was 47 days (anovulatory), managed to get Hubby a semen analysis and confirmed there's no issues there, my ultrasound in August was totally ok. One thing i do know for sure is the longer your were on the pill for the longer it will take. it's 10 months since i came off the pill now and it will be a year for us TTC at the start of March, i am on my 6th Cycle now, so somewhere amid the paths of time i've lost 4 cycles, 4 extra chances to conceive but i don't dwell on the what could have been, i've stopped worrying about the TTW (for now anyway) and i'm going with the flow.(literally the is here atm )

2009 is going to be a great year for us in here!

 

[BizyBee]

Can I join? I am an irregular cycle misfit! I have only had 3 cycles in the last 6.5 months. Haven't had my AF since 11/17 and who knows when plans on arriving.

 

[Erised]

Always welcome to join, though we already can't wait to see you leave (due to pregnancy of course!).

Your cycles sound very similar to mine, around 80 days each. Do you know if you ovulate at all? I don't and found that after around 80 days my body will bleed anyway, even without ovulation. Hope your cycles will sort themself out soon so you'll be in with a better chance of falling pregnant

 

[BizyBee]

Thanks Erised! I am not positive that I ovulate. I tried predictor kits but I kept running out due to my long cycle. I had a couple tests that I thought were positive, but I doubt they actually were since it happened a couple times in each cycle. I want to start temping once my next cycle starts.

 

[Erised]

You can start temping mid cycle you know. I did Just be aware it's very addicting, and you will do it every day from now on. If you've got really long cycles it doesn't matter if you start somewhere in the middle. You'll soon figure out around where your normal BBT lies, and from then on you should be able to tell any drop or rise. Combined with OPK's it's a pretty reliable way of telling whether or not you've ovulated.

Good luck when you do start! Fertilityfriend.com is a great way of keeping track of your temperatures, as you probably noticed within a day of browsing this forum

 

[BizyBee]

Well then, I will start temping ASAP! I wake up at a later time on the weekends, will it affect my results?