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ttc question re: ovulation

WYEngTeacherWYEngTeacher member
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Do you think that being extremely sleep deprived affects a person's fertility or ovulation? DD has never sttn, but it has been particularly bad lately with her teething. The longest stretch of sleep I've had this week is 3 hours.?

I notice my exhaustion affecting me in many ways such as lack of appetite and feeling depressed. However, I now wonder if I might not even ovulate b/c of it..? I should have o'ed sometime between yesterday and tomorrow, but the typical signs really aren't there. I keep waiting for ewcm, but it really isn't appearing. I also usually have a major increase in my sex drive during o, but all I really care about is sleep right now. This is upsetting as it's our 3rd cycle ttc and I am majorly hoping for success this month because of due date timing w/ DH's work, if that makes any sense.

Oh, I'm also still bf'ing, which probably doesn't help my fertility, but I definitely have been having regular cycles since December, so it's not like I don't even have my period or something.?

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  • Nicole731Nicole731 member
    Stress affects ovulation, so I would think that it is possible since no sleep = stressful. It's also common to have an annovulatory cycle every now and again.
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  • djandkellendjandkellen

    Have you considered doing any kind of sleep learning to help your LO get better sleep, that would, in turn, help you and DH get better sleep?  It sounds like everyone needs a little more sleep.  I think once y'all start getting better sleep, things might fall a little better in to place.  

    I know it's frustrating not getting sleep and also trying to conceive.  Good luck with all of it!   

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  • trigirl30trigirl30
    Agree with pp, stress impacts your cycle.  Have you tried temping?  This would help you pinpoint when you are o'ing.
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  • WYEngTeacherWYEngTeacher member
    imagedjandkellen:

    Have you considered doing any kind of sleep learning to help your LO get better sleep, that would, in turn, help you and DH get better sleep? ?It sounds like everyone needs a little more sleep. ?I think once y'all start getting better sleep, things might fall a little better in to place. ?

    I know it's frustrating not getting sleep and also trying to conceive. ?Good luck with all of it! ??

    Gee, what a novel idea. Can't believe I never thought of it myself in the last 16 months! Do you really think it sounds like everyone needs more sleep? I wasn't sure about that. :-P

    Did you read the part where I said we've been in teething hell? That doesn't help much with "sleep learning". ?

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  • RahRah
    yes mam! if you're fatigued your hormones are probably slightly off regardless of having a normal period every month. i'd try temping but then again you must have a solid 3 hours of sleep prior to temping otherwise you will raise your body temp and therefore it's not really your basal temp. i have this problem a lot because ds will get up here and there and i have to tend to him which then throws my temps off. errr. it's frustrating. just try to find some things that relaxes you and take more naps when you can find time.
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  • WYEngTeacherWYEngTeacher member

    imagetrigirl30:
    Agree with pp, stress impacts your cycle.? Have you tried temping?? This would help you pinpoint when you are o'ing.

    Haven't tried temping yet, but I think we're getting to the point where I might go that route just to be sure. I've always been fairly certain of when I ovulate, though, and I have pretty regular cycles. This month is quite unusual in that none of my usual signs are there when they should be. I guess I'd have a better idea if I was temping. Hmm?

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  • Hibiscus2007Hibiscus2007
    I too suggest temping, it takes the guess work out.  Although it is hard to temp correctly when your LO wakes up a lot.  When it near O time for me and DS wakes up I make DH go in and tend to him so I can go back to sleep and not miss temping but we have been at this for a while so he is willing to do whatever necessary to help out.  I do think sleep deprivation could affect ovulation.  GL I know how hard it is to not get enough sleep and TTC at the same time, I swear DS knows when I'm ovulating b/c every month around that time is when he chooses to not STTN (maybe it's a sign...ugh)  But Good Luck to you!  And I hope you get some sleep soon.
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  • July28 2006July28 2006

    I definitely think that lack of sleep would affect ovulation; it seems to affect everything else in terms of health. 

    I have nothing to offer other than speculation.  However, I too am on my third cycle and as an English teacher myself, I want it to work this month because of my job.  We will stop ttc for a few months if it doesn't work this month simply because we cannot afford for me to go unpaid for the first quarter. (I get no paid leave for a summer baby and I'd hate to miss the first day of school to at least set the tone for the year with my classes.)

    I tried opk's this month, and they didn't work at all.  I still have not seen a positive result and it is day 15.  I've never temped either.  I'll start if I get af.  Anyhow, god luck and if it's any consolation, I feel your pain!

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  • WYEngTeacherWYEngTeacher member
    imageJuly28 2006:

    I definitely think that lack of sleep would affect ovulation; it seems to affect everything else in terms of health.?

    I have nothing to offer other than speculation.? However, I too am on my third cycle and as an English teacher myself, I want it to work this month because of my job.? We will stop ttc for a few months if it doesn't work this month simply because we cannot afford for me to go unpaid for the first quarter. (I get no paid leave for a summer baby and I'd hate to miss the first day of school to at least set the tone for the year with my classes.)

    I tried opk's this month, and they didn't work at all.? I still have not seen a positive result and it is day 15.? I've never temped either.? I'll start if I get af.? Anyhow, god luck and if it's any consolation, I feel your pain!

    We have a lot in common! We, too, will have to stop ttc for a few months if things don't work out this cycle. :( I am actually a sahm now, but DH is a college marching band director and if we have a baby between August-November, he would pretty much come to the hospital for the birth and then have to go back to work. ;-) Not ideal. Marching band season is nuts for him. Today is my day 15, and I do believe I ended up o'ing yesterday. I always cramp ("middleschmertz") when I o, and I did have that for a few hours yesteray. Never did get ewcm, though. We shall see....

    Hope you don't have too many papers to grade this weekend. ;-) I don't miss those days..... My master's is in reading, and when I do go back to work someday, I hope to go as a reading specialist b/c I just can't deal with the never-ending stacks and stacks of essays ever again. ;-)

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