Anyone else have long cycles?
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Anyone else have long cycles?
| Sat, 09-27-2008 - 5:14pm |
I am starting to get so annoyed with my body!
| Sat, 09-27-2008 - 5:14pm |
I am starting to get so annoyed with my body!
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My cycle the first month I got off of BCP was at least 33 days, if not longer. (I got a BFP, but I wasn't as far along as I thought I had been, so apparently, it could have been my cycle was going to be more like 37 days)
Regardless, if I hadn't gotten my BFP, my cycles tend to be very long. Don't give up, I know it's hard because we don't get as many chances to try as someone who has a shorter cycle. But it can happen. I didn't O until day 21 of my cycles usually, so don't give up. We even used lube. and it didn't appear to have an effect on the sperm count of hubby or anything. So I say if you don't feel you have enough CM, you can use pre-seed if you have it, and if you don't, we used spit or astroglide to no ill effects. It will still work, I will say I have read that KY is the worst offender for sperm, so avoid that at the very least, if you need to use lube.
I have a friend that had 55 day cycles and doctors told her she could try to temp, but she probably wouldn't O. It turns out that's just the way her body is. She didn't O until day 41 of her cycles. It took a while, but even she got her BFP eventually.
Again, I know it's hard, but you have to relax. Relaxing is the best thing you can do for you and your future little bean.
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Thanks to both of you!
Wow - 127 day cycle.
my cycles are very long now, i never noticed it until i started charting and it seems to take 4ever to just through a month. very confusing, the never know of when i am am really late, or just a late af.
TR~ Nov.2007
started on prenatal vitamins
I just posted a message in the hugs/vents cycle almost identical to yours! You are so not alone! Like you I am so sick of anticipating when I will O. And like you my cm was fertile a few days ago, now nothing, yet no O. I have had long and unpredictable cycles since quitting the pill in April. I am only on my fourth cycle even though it's been 6 months.
I think what's worse than the long cycle length is having NO IDEA when O will occur, at least people who have regular cycles can try when O actually occurs. I am sure you agree! I feel like okay, so if I knew I was going to O on cd 25 that would be okay, at least I can plan to bd around this time.
I feel your frustration and I need similar advice to yours. Here's what I'm going to do. I have a doc appt in Nov. and I will just relay all this info. to her. I also am taking things for my cycle, which I'm not sure how much they are really helping, vitex and b6. Are you charting? I just wanted to let you are not alone and I know exactly what you mean about not feeling "normal". Let me know if you find anything out.
i have long cycles as well..sometimes 45 days but they average 37. sucks.
PCOS, Insulin Resistance, MTHFR, APS (Hughes Syndrome) and a Mullerian Anomaly (bicornuate uteru
Ahh, it's such a relief knowing that I'm not the only one with longer cycles!
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