I decided to go off birth control because I did not enjoy the side effects, and I love it so far (except the day I get my period). I have been using a basic period tracker app to do a version of Natural Family Planning. Unfortunately, my period has become less and less predictable the longer I am off birth control.

Cycle 1 - 28 days
Cycle 2 - 27 days
Cycle 3 - 28 days
Cycle 4 - 31 days
Cycle 5 - 33 days
Cycle 6 - 29 days
Cycle 7 - 23 days
Cycle 8 - 35 days and counting...

At first, I thought my cycle was just getting progressively longer and would even out. But then I got short again! And now I'm having the longest one ever. I took a pregnancy test just to rule that out and it was negative. What's going on?!

I am probably paranoid, but having an irregular cycle worries me that we'll have a hard time TTC when we're ready. I'm thinking about seeing the doctor about this, but maybe I should bite the bullet and start charting first to see if I can tell if I'm ovulating and when... Guh.

Is my cycle crazy or is this more normal than I think?