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TTC after 35
Hi! 2ww question...
Hello. I've been reading posts from everyone for the last 5 months on my TTC journey which has helped me tremendously and now I have a question. Short intro, I am 35 (I will be 36 next month) and my SO is 35. We have a 6 year old daughter and I have a 15 year old son from a previous relationship. Conception of our DD was a piece of cake. This time, it's not going well. We have been unofficially TTC for 3 years but the last 5 months I have been using the OPKs. My cycles are terribly irregular (I found this out when I started using OPKs and tracking). In October, my LMP was 10/16. Used OPK and got no positive readings. In November, I had 2 AF: One on 11/8 and the next on 11/26; didnt ovulate that month apparently. I used OPK on 12/4 and got a happy face for LH surge. Due to our job schedules (he works long hours during the day and I work graveyard shift) the only day we could do the "needful" was on 12/4. My question is: how do I calculate the 2ww with irregular periods. We are going to try this on our own one more month and then we will see the doctor. Sorry I was so long winded. Any input would be appreciated.
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Sorry about the tickers; I removed the links from my profile but they still show up anyway!
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Re: Hi! 2ww question...
Your 2ww will always start with ovulation, but with irregular cycles that will just be hard to predict from cycle to cycle. My advice with OPKs is to keep testing once you get your first +, you may have longer surges (or you may not) but if you keep testing and have a longer surge, like me, you'll be better able to pinpoint your actual O day. My last two cycles (current one included) I had two days of +OPKs, and typically you O after your last +OPK, not the first.
It also sounds like you're not charting, just using OPKs, correct? I would HIGHLY recommend using Fertility Friend and temping to chart your cycles, it will really help with that prediction and irregular cycle issue as well as to see if you actually O, not just gear up to it as OPKs can only show the surge, not actual ovulation.
Best of luck!
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
BFP 12/19/12: Ectopic discovered at 8 weeks, right tube removed 01/18/13
June 2013 Testing Results: Progesterone: 31.7, LH: 5, FSH: 5, Estradiol: 161
Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
TTC journey over as of the end of October 2014
TTCAL BLOG
All ALers welcome!
I agree with pp start charting it will really let you know what's going on and also, you probably need an RE. I thought I was regular my cycles varied from 35-50 days I mean I regularly had AF more or less, he said no you are not regular regular is 28-3osomething days.
So It is my non medical opinion that you need to get your cycle regulated, and you need at least 14 days in your luteal phase if you have less then that you aren't going to be able to hold a pregnancy.
Best of luck to you and welcome to crazy world of TTC35!
My Ovulation Chart
Me: 41 DH: 46. We are TTC our 1st, started July '11,
3 cycles clomid with Ob,
1 cycle Tamoxifen with Ob,
Diagnosed PCOS 11/5/12
clomid, trigger & timed bd 12/12 BFN
1st clomid IUI 1/4/13 BFN.
2nd clomid IUI 2/13 cancelled didn't respond to clomid.
3/15/13 scheduled laparoscopy & on bcp.
May 10 IUI from injectibles - BFN
May 22 done with interventions it will either happen or it won't.
February 2014 No longer actively trying, but not preventing.
SURPISE BFP 4/2/2015!!!!!!!!!!
Miscarriage 4/23/15
Thank you ladies very much for the info. I just downloaded the FF app and I am on my way to buy a thermometer!
You won't regret temping! It will really let you see what is going on. You have been trying a long time, are you seeing an RE?
Me:36 DH:38 TTC#1 since 4/2012
Me DX: Hashimotos,Hypothyroid, DOR, MTHFR, DH: normal
IUI #1-#4 BFNs and a few cancelled cycles in the mix.
- poor responder
***Suprise BFP on 6/13/13. Natural MC @6wks 3days
IVF#1 and 2- Cancelled due to no response on max stimms
FET 5/20- BFP
1st Beta- 641
2nd beta- 2166
Sono- TWINS!!!!
Two Boys! Born January 2015 @36 weeks. Healthy and no NICU! So blessed!
WARNING: you are embarking on a journey that often leads to addiction and obsession
like how many times you look at your chart, as if it will be different then the hour before, or keep pinching your boobs to see if they hurt yet....come on ladies you have done that 
checking cm hoping it tells you something definite!
best of luck and welcome!
My Ovulation Chart
Me: 41 DH: 46. We are TTC our 1st, started July '11,
3 cycles clomid with Ob,
1 cycle Tamoxifen with Ob,
Diagnosed PCOS 11/5/12
clomid, trigger & timed bd 12/12 BFN
1st clomid IUI 1/4/13 BFN.
2nd clomid IUI 2/13 cancelled didn't respond to clomid.
3/15/13 scheduled laparoscopy & on bcp.
May 10 IUI from injectibles - BFN
May 22 done with interventions it will either happen or it won't.
February 2014 No longer actively trying, but not preventing.
SURPISE BFP 4/2/2015!!!!!!!!!!
Miscarriage 4/23/15
I havent seen an RE yet only because we just started getting "technical" with TTC within the last 5 months. During the three years prior, we were not actively TTC but we also were not preventing it either. After reading everyones responses kind of makes me want to consult with an RE because of my irregular cycles. I am trying to give it the ole' college try first!
Hilarious! I was already obsessing about the lines and circles on the OPKs. Everytime I got a negative LH surge, I all of a sudden developed amnesia on the how many hours had passed since I last peed, if I was doing the test at the same time as I did the day prior and would it work better if i peed in a cup or directly on the stick...and on... and on... and on!