How long did it take you to conceive? Did you do it naturally?
We have been TTC officially since January (though NTNP for longer) and I am just wondering how likely it is I will get KU with these crazy cycles. I have been using OPKs but so far no positives. I have been tracking CM but it is all over the place....sometimes EWCM three times in one cycle! I'm confused!
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
I have crazy long cycles. I would ovulate anywhere from day 30-40. It took us 3 cycles, but we miscarried. The second time it took us 5 more cycles (but 7 months). I am 5 weeks pregnant now and hoping this is really it! We started TTC last February. I had an appointment with my dr to talk about clomid on 3/08, but I got my BFP on 3/06!
Good luck! It's really hard to deal with long, frustrating cycles, but it is possible!
pear / 1974 posts
@Rainbow Sprinkles: Thanks for posting this, I have very long cycles as well and it's frustrating to think about how us long-cycle people have less chances per year to conceive than normal people!
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
I think I can give you guys some hope! I had erratic and long cycles. I got pregnant after ovulating around day 30 on our first cycle trying. That resulted in a mc but I then got pregnant on our second cycle trying after that, and I ovulated around day 30-35! Long annoying cycles don't necessarily make it harder, just more annoying bc you get fewer opportunities to actually try.
eggplant / 11287 posts
@lilteacherbee: congratulations!!! How crazy about the dates of your doctor appointment and BFP.
@chibee: agree! We got pregnant with DD as a total surprise, but under strange circumstances. I had just come off the pill, had no sort of spotting or period (I went almost 90 days with no period) and all the sudden bam! I was pregnant.
Needless to say I don't know much about this ttc business (although I am trying) and my long cycles are stressing me out!
eggplant / 11287 posts
@sslm: how were you able to tell when you ovulated? Charting?
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
@Rainbow Sprinkles: I charted to confirm O, but I am lucky to get pretty clear physical signs of ovulation, like my boobs would hurt immediately after, and beforehand I'd get good ewcm plus I would be really horny!!
eggplant / 11287 posts
@sslm: ahhhh! I wish I had signs like that!
I haven't started charting because I still get up with DD at night and I don't know how accurate it would be....
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
I was a long cycled girl (more like erratic cycled - sometimes 50-60 days, sometimes like 22), and it took us from January til September to get KO - I temped and checked CM, and basically took advantage of DH like every other day throughout any time I thought we could be close to the right time (not like he minded...).
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
i was getting reeeeallly long cycles, but it turned out i wasn't ovulating, which was why my cycles were so long! Just something to keep in mind!
eggplant / 11287 posts
@blackbird: how did you find out you weren't ovulating? That is kind of my fear....
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Well i never got a positive on an OPK (even though I got physical symptoms I was) and my doctor took a blood test at day 21. Mine were really low--if your progesterone levels are under a certain value, you aren't ovulating.
bananas / 9229 posts
I'm only in my second cycle post-BC but both have been long. The first cycle was 40 days but I didn't track anything except BD. The second cycle (currently) is on CD60. I'm fairly certain I O'ed on CD49 by OPK and temping. I only started temping mid-cycle though.
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
@blackbird: you'll only test at cd21 if you had shorter cycles, otherwise it might just be that you haven't ovulated yet! My doctor had me test 7 days after I thought I ovulated. Just wanted to make sure that didn't confuse anyone 
pineapple / 12053 posts
@Rainbow Sprinkles: I had super long cycles, but I was charting and temping and I got my BFP on our first cycle TTC because I had been tracking it for 9 months. My daughter literally wouldn't be here if I weren't charting because I O'd on CD42! We were DTD every other day for almost 3 weeks waiting to O. It was crazy but it totally worked. I remember stalking BFPs with Os on CD 30+ on FF. good luck!
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