Longer cycles?

Re: Longer cycles?

• shaina925 member

  April 2014

  Ok also, I just went on a website to calculate my fertile days. It said that if your cycle is longer than 35 days to consult your doctor because you might not be ovulating.... I guess i will have to wait until I get my next period to see how long my cycle is now that I am off birth control.

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• TikiTurtle member

  April 2014

  Go over to trying to get pregnant, read the newbie blog, learn about charting your BBT. I'm too tired to elaborate at the moment.

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• myatala member

  April 2014

  Yeah, the TTGP blog is great. Fertility Friend has an app and website where you can learn all about tracking cycles.

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• jnnfrrose6 member

  April 2014

  All of what PPs said.  Length of your cycle doesn't matter if you are ovulating (but if you do go 60 days without your period, contact your doctor).  I was never regular before BCP, so I started charting simply to know when to expect my period.  It was a bonus for me to know when my FW would be once we started TTC.

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• jlbeanza member

  April 2014 edited April 2014

  It's not necessarily harder, though it is frustrating. I have very irregular cycles, and I was lucky enough to get pregnant the first try the first time, and on my third cycle (after a 34 and 48 day cycle) this time around. However, it would have been harder if I wasn't temping, which told me I was ovulating. I would have had no idea when my fertile window was without it! I second Fertility Friend, it's amazing.
  
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• MamaKct member

  April 2014

  My cycles are anywhere from 45-65 days and I have gotten pregnant 3 times within a normal time frame each time.  

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• Jags8 member

  April 2014

  shaina925 said:

  Ok also, I just went on a website to calculate my fertile days. It said that if your cycle is longer than 35 days to consult your doctor because you might not be ovulating....
  
  I guess i will have to wait until I get my next period to see how long my cycle is now that I am off birth control.

  Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but you wouldn't be getting a period if you weren't ovulating right? So if you get your period, then you ovulate?
  
  OP, I wouldn't necessarily say it would be harder to get pregnant with longer cycles. But it could take longer, since there are longer stretches between when you ovulate.

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• shavasana member

  May 2014

  If you are ovulating, you will have the same chances at getting pregnant each cycle.  Typical stats I've seen say there is about a 25% chance you will get pregnant each cycle if you have good timing.  So if it takes on average 4 cycles to conceive, that would be ~4 months with 28 day cycles and ~6 months for 45 day cycles.  Definitely read the book Take Charge of Your Fertility.  Understanding your cycles is so helpful.

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• shavasana member

  May 2014

  Jags8 said:

  Ok also, I just went on a website to calculate my fertile days. It said that if your cycle is longer than 35 days to consult your doctor because you might not be ovulating.... I guess i will have to wait until I get my next period to see how long my cycle is now that I am off birth control.

  Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but you wouldn't be getting a period if you weren't ovulating right? So if you get your period, then you ovulate? OP, I wouldn't necessarily say it would be harder to get pregnant with longer cycles. But it could take longer, since there are longer stretches between when you ovulate.

  You can have bleeding with an anovulatory cycle.  It is common in women with hormone imbalances, especially PCOS and thyroid issues.

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• jswanson1987 member

  May 2014

  I have short cycles, mine in march was 20 days, the next month was 25 days, we will see what this month brings, suppose to be may 15th. I'm using ovia fertility and it's really good ( for me at least) good luck!

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