NTNP 18months / TTC 1month

[Jess812]

Hello, Im new to this site and was wondering if anyone out there could help me out please?
Okay so me and OH have NTNP for over 18months but ive recorded 18 cycles as i can be forgetful when im due again! (and never got pregnant )

Well now we are TTC and this we may of decided before my ovulation this month
Im using OPK's but still nothing yet, i started testing Sept 5th, and had negatives up to date.

The thing is, im unsure when im going to ovulate as of my cycles are never exact lengths...
Here are the past cycle dates - with lengths:
Aug 20, 2010 - 20(still waiting for ovulation)
Jul 20, 2010 - 31
Jun 09, 2010 - 41
Apr 03, 2010 - 67
Jan 15, 2010 - 78
Dec 06, 2009 - 40
Nov 07, 2009 - 29
Oct 05, 2009 - 33
Aug 04, 2009 - 30
Jul 04, 2009 - 31 - (i used OPK this month as a test run and i got a positive on day 17 of cycle)
Jun 04, 2009 - 30
May 04, 2009 - 31
Mar 29, 2009 - 36
Feb 28, 2009 - 29
Jan 21, 2009 - 38
Dec 19, 2008 - 33
Nov 18, 2008 - 31
Oct 16, 2008 - 33
Sep 09, 2008 - 37


Now i can see there not average :/
I dont know what happened with me from Jan 2010 til Apr 2010, i also went to see a doctor as i did about 20 pregnancy tests through them months and was all negative.


Any help from anyone is very appreciated!!!!
Thank you!! xx

 

[Jess812]

Please somebody help me out

 

[LadyofRohan]

Hmmm....your cycle days are all over the place.

OPKs are a PITA. I would use them every day after your AF stops and then pick a week where you think you are most likely fertile and test twice a day. Sometimes you can miss the surge if you don't test twice. Remember to only test in the afternoon and try not to drink anything for an hour or so before testing so you don't have diluted urine. You may have to do this for several months until you can narrow down to the days you are more likely to ovulate in your cycle.

Have you had bloodwork done to determine that you don't have a hormonal imbalance or thyroid problem? It's something you may want to look into to rule out some other causes for your unpredictable cycles.

 

[keyahopes]

Your cycles are a bit confusing. But it seems to be an average of 31 days or so. The month you did get a positive opk shows that you seem to have a luteal phase of 14 days, which is good news.
Not sure what happened with those longgg cycles - maybe they were anovulatory? I guess the one solution for you would be temping, because its difficult to use opks with such variable cycles.
And like the prev poster said, opks are hit and miss. I've never had any luck with them. Its easy to miss the surge. Do you also look at other signs like cervical mucus etc?
Also, if you have been NTNP fr 18 months, you could ask the doc to get some tests started (if you are willing to that is).

Good luck

 

[Jess812]

Thanks LadyofRohan

I know they are
Well its strange, before i had knee surgery they used to be every 4 week on the dot. But it seems after surgery they went to pot.
Its hard trying to calculate when i think il ovulate as i dont have an average cycle length, so trying to use any ovulation calculators are usless for me.

I have had bloodwork before to see if i had thyroid problem but everything seemed to be fine. So im guessing that part was okay, but i may get it looked into as my cycles havent even settled down yet.

 

[Jess812]

Thanks keyahopes,
Yeah they have been for ages as you can see, which im glad i started recording these down.
Im just not sure if ive missed this month ovulation, as i started OPK's on the 17th day of this cycle

Im also not sure what happened with those long cycles, The only thing i could think is anovulatory like you stated.

Do you have any good sites/information about temping? That would be great!

I did record sometimes my mucus but only a couple as we was not 'trying' to get pregnant.