Ovulation help! Irregular and not sure what to do.

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So first off, 3 months ago my SO and I decided to start trying for a possible baby. I stopped taking the pill after 6 years. My first period came after 21 days. The next came after 29 days. And my last two have been 15 days apart (counting from the start of each period and each flow lasting 7 days). Super discouraging! I went to the Dr. and they were no help.. just told me to keep on keeping track. The thing is, if my periods keep coming only 15 days apart... and lasting about a week each flow, WHEN AM I OVULATING?! Is it while I am on my period? And if so, HOW CAN I GET PREGNANT?
 
Good morning...

I know exactly how you feel. I never used birth control, but I have an ovulation disorder. My husband and I have been having unprotected sex since I was 17, we would just "pray and pull". I'm 25, and we still don't have any children. When we got married 3 years ago we stopped trying to prevent pregnancy.

My periods are all over the place... sometimes every two weeks, sometimes every 3 months, sometimes not at all and just spotting. So when we were fed up with not being able to track a cycle I went to see my OBGYN. He put me on Provera to bring on my period and then on CD 5 I started taking Clomid until CD 9. I did this for 3 cycles with no success. My OBGYN said at that point he wanted to refer me out to a specialist because the Clomid should have worked.

So, now this last cycle I have been working with a specialist and my husband and I did timed intercourse. I called them on CD1 and on CD3 I went in to have blood work done. On CD5-9 I was on Letrozole (similar to Clomid), but this time every couple of days they did sonograms to check to see if I was ovulating. Once my follicle was big enough (right before the egg is released) they gave me a trigger shot called Ovidrel. After that shot hubby and I had to BD for 3 days (we actually did 6 just to be sure). Now we are waiting. I went back in two days ago for more blood work and they tested my progesterone levels. They were only 11.5 and supposed to be at 20, so now I am currently taking vaginal progesterone suppositories every night and bed time. Our test date is 10/26 which is the day before our 3 year wedding anniversary. :wacko:

You could just be readjusting to being off the pill, but then again it could be a hormone imbalance that has just been brought into your awareness that is there to send a message to you.

Remember this, this is your journey and this is your body. You tell the doctor what YOU want, not what he thinks you should do. If you want to try using clomid, tell him that's what you want. And if he doesn't listen, he's not the right doctor for you.

You are the most important part in the whole equation of making a baby.

I hope this helps.

God Bless,
Rachael
 

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