New to board, UTI, weird cycle

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Registered: 11-21-2003
New to board, UTI, weird cycle
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Fri, 10-03-2008 - 4:42am

Hello everyone!! My name is Nichole, and Im new to the board. Im just curious what all the

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Registered: 09-04-2008
Fri, 10-03-2008 - 5:49am

Hey Nichole,
I feel your pain about the UTIs. I haven't gotten one for a while now (knock on wood), but I had a few months where it just would not go away. This is probably pretty obvious, but the one thing I did that really helped was to always get up and pee and "freshen up" after sex. Beyond that, I notice that I'm more apt to get them when I haven't been drinking enough water. I know these are really general, common sense type things, so you're probably already doing both.

As for having been kind of trying for over a year, I am with you there, too. I used to think that my cycles were really irregular, but I've found that if I pay attention to CM (cervical mucous) that I can pretty much know when I ovulate, and from there the time between ovulation and period (luteal phase or LP) is pretty constant. So even though I've had cycles as long as 40 days and as short as 28, I've figured out that they're really only irregular in the time of ovulation. (Lately that has seemed to become a bit more regular, too, not sure why.)

Anyway, not sure if any of this is helpful, but I know I am always glad to know that someone else can relate.

Hugs,
Lana


Lana TTC#1 since July 2007 Miscarriage at 5 wks October 2008 Chemical pregnancy March 2009
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Sat, 10-04-2008 - 5:50am
Hi Lana!! Thank you so much for your quick reply :)) What is CM exactly? I mean, how do you know the difference between THAT, and just regular vaginal secretions? Im trying to use that "Fertility Calendar" and it asks about that, too. Have you asked your Gyn. about why your cycles arent normal? Im going to a new one on the 14th. Maybe she can answer some more of my questions. Ill let ya know what she says.