Long cycles

littlewifey · August 2011

I can make no sense of my chart. It's killing me.

I've been trying to stalk charts with longer cycles in an effort to reassure myself that I'm not completely wonked, but it appears that my pattern is running completely to the contrary of others (whose seem to make sense).

Aside from wanting some feedback, I guess I could have posted this on MMPPBF ;(

Rejufsovelem · August 2011

The last 2 months my cycles have been long. I'm still waiting for AF, I had some spotting yesterday and the day before, but no AF.

I feel your pain.

littlewifey · August 2011

I didn't see that you've O'd-- is that the norm for you?

I think the hardest part is knowing that having such long cycles means I only have about 3 days out of every 50 to conceive... which often feels like an impossibility,

I'm sorry you're dealing with this frustration, too!

AmandaBoud2011 · August 2011

I just want to say, I feel your pain. My cycle is long and I don't understand it either. Don't worry, you always have a chance to O even if its later in your cycle.

It just sucks to have a long cycle because it feels like you only have this small window in such a long time to actually conceive, and for us, it can be easy to skip BD'ing since we've been trying for EOD for so long now, and it feels like O will never come.

Good luck, and keep BD!

Rejufsovelem · August 2011

littlewifey:

I didn't see that you've O'd-- is that the norm for you?

I think the hardest part is knowing that having such long cycles means I only have about 3 days out of every 50 to conceive... which often feels like an impossibility,

I'm sorry you're dealing with this frustration, too!

I started charting mid cycle last month. I came off of BC about 7 months ago and they were all about 30 day cycles. But the last 2 months have been a lot longer.

beccabride2be · August 2011

i know how you feel, my chart doesn't make any sense to me either! Im still on my first charting cycle but on CD 55 and no signs of AF or BFB! Its so frustrating!

FutureMrsDrew73110 · August 2011

I can definitely relate to the long cycles. Today is CD 65. I haven't even started charting yet to know if I even O'd b/c I was going to do it when my next cycle began and that hasn't even happened yet. I'm getting negative HPT's and the doctor doesn't want to see me until CD 90, if I get that far. UGH Very Frustrating is right!!

ansi29 · August 2011

My last cycle was 47 days long. I started temping and using OPKs mid-cycle this cycle.

desertsun · August 2011

You're not alone. I'm on CD 31. Hpts are negative. FF keeps giving and then taking away CH.

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/34596d

It's very frustrating, but I'm trying to just keep charting, eat better, watch the caffeine a bit more closely, and just see what happens. I've only been off my BCP for about 4 months, and I've read it can take up to a year to regulate. I'm trying to just have faith that things will happen as they're meant to.

GL to you!

AngieL444 · August 2011

I'm right there with ya!! I'm closing in on 40 days, and although I thought for sure I O'd this weekend (+OPK and tons of EWCM) my temps have not gone up......I wake up every morning excited to take my temp, and then just get frustrated and have to wonder, maybe I didn't O.

I've been off BCP for a year now, but just started TTC this month. In the last year most of my cycles have been between 30-40 days (I had one that was 60+, but I attribute that to a very stressful time), so I was hopeful that I wouldn't have extremely long cycles like I did when we were TTC our DD. I conceived her on CD48 (only know that from charting), so that gives me hope that it can happen again (you might be able to get to that chart from my ticker?)

It's just so frustrating to feel like your body isn't doing what it's supposed to do!

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