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Drink til its pink -- but what if irregular?

LunaGirl28LunaGirl28 member
edited January 2014 in Babies on the Brain
I know most of us ladies are in the drink til its pink crowd.... but what if you're irregular and don't know when your period is due? I'm in a weird spot. I have been TTC -- onto day 45 without a period (my longest cycle thus far has been 40 days). I had a little blood in my CM yesterday so I thought it was coming but nothing.... and absolutely no "warning signs" its coming. I've taken every type of pregnancy test and all BFNs. I will note that  I had a lot of "pregnancy" symptoms this month (I'm prob just nuts) and massive cramping mid-cycle.

What do you "irregular" girls do when TTC but like to drink? I immediately get nuts and think "well what if I'm pregnant but the test isnt picking up on it?"
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Re: Drink til its pink -- but what if irregular?

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  • LunaGirl28LunaGirl28 member
    Yeah, I started temping this morning.. just don't know what to do for the next month or two until I figure that out!
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  • LunaGirl28LunaGirl28 member
    Yeah, that's what I'm going to do. Of course I've been reading all these posts online that talk about being pregnant and not having it register on a pregnancy test.. so I'm like ahhhhhh. I'm hoping temping helps solve this mystery...
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  • jlbeanzajlbeanza member
    I second temping, but as long as you're not binge drinking every night, it's fine. I had a couple of enormous glasses of wine the night before my BFP with my daughter, and I never felt bad about it. She is and was perfectly fine.


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  • ks3pinkks3pink member
    If you are concerned about the effects and the possibility of being pregnant then maybe the drink til it's pink club is not for you. I didn't drink while ttc except for the week of my period. I just wasn't comfortable with it so I didn't do it. NBD.
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  • ej1234ej1234 member
    I have irregular cycles too. I've been using ovulation predictor kit this month and have not ovulated...worried I'm not going to. I spotted some yesterday and took a preg test and was negative. How did you go about TTC if your cycles are so irregular like mine? Thanks!
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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member
    It doesn't Matter your cycle length. The placenta doesn't take over until week seven so as long as you test every week you're fine. Drinking to excess may affect implantation so obviously you don't want to do that but alcohol in moderation is fine and even has health benefits which can only help your efforts.
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  • LunaGirl28LunaGirl28 member
    I can't temp until AF comes, right? Hopefully it's right around the corner.. ugh
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  • Jags8Jags8 member
    LunaGirl28 said:

    I can't temp until AF comes, right? Hopefully it's right around the corner.. ugh

    You can start temping whenever. You can start now to get in the habit of waking up and temping at the same time.
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  • Mysterious_wifeMysterious_wife member
    LunaGirl28 said:

    I can't temp until AF comes, right? Hopefully it's right around the corner.. ugh

    Can you acknowledge that you are not irregular?
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    lwoehlk said:
    ej1234 said:
    I have irregular cycles too. I've been using ovulation predictor kit this month and have not ovulated...worried I'm not going to. I spotted some yesterday and took a preg test and was negative. How did you go about TTC if your cycles are so irregular like mine? Thanks!
    You temp to confirm ovulation.

    You will be less clueless if you start charting and temping. OPKs can only help predict ovulation, they cannot confirm ovulation. If you miss your surge with the OPK then you may just not catch ovulation. That's where temping comes in. These things together can help you time sex around your fertile window and know when you should take a pregnancy test. Sign up at Fertilityfriend.com and take the courses there to learn more. Seriously.
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