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01-23-2013 at 11:48 AM
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Crazy cycles?????

I'm kind of new to the site and I can honestly say I don't know what all of those letters mean that I keep seeing (so post in english if you reply to me please) :).  I have been off of birth control since the end of July 2012. We have been trying since. For the first 5 months my cycle was its normal 28 days give or take a day. Month 6 was 31 day cycle. And today is day 38 of this cycle. I haven't had any symptoms except light cramping and sore breasts. Has this happened to anyone else. I don't want to take a pregnancy test just yet and get another disappointing negative. Any advice is helpful. Thanks in adavance.

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01-23-2013 at 11:52 AM
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Glossary: 

http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/blogs/nest_baby_editors/pages/the-bump-community-glossary.aspx

 

 How do you know how long your cycles are? If you aren't charting your temperature, you have no way to be certain of when you're truly late. 

I would also suggest reading the Newbie Link. 




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01-23-2013 at 11:58 AM
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Thank you for the link to the glossary that will help me a lot. I don't chart, but I know to start counting at the first day of my period as cycle day 1 and keep going and start over when I start my period again. I have no idea when I'm ovulating though. But I'm 30 years old and I have a 10 year old son. I know when I'm late and this is late for me. I have never in my life been irregular, not even after my 2 miscarriages in 2011. I just don't understand why my cycle would jump so irratically like that.

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01-23-2013 at 12:01 PM
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countrygurl0101:
Thank you for the link to the glossary that will help me a lot. I don't chart, but I know to start counting at the first day of my period as cycle day 1 and keep going and start over when I start my period again. I have no idea when I'm ovulating though. But I'm 30 years old and I have a 10 year old son. I know when I'm late and this is late for me. I have never in my life been irregular, not even after my 2 miscarriages in 2011. I just don't understand why my cycle would jump so irratically like that.

Unfortunately, there's always time for a cycle to go "wonky" and be unusual. You aren't "late" if you don't know when you ovulated, even if periods have been regular in the past. Take a test once a week, and if you get to CD 60 without a period or a positive test, call your doctor. Your cycle may need jump-started. GL. 



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01-23-2013 at 12:03 PM
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01-23-2013 at 12:06 PM
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ColeRose:

Yep. If you really think you're late, take a test... No one here can or will tell you anything different.



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01-23-2013 at 12:09 PM
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Hi welcome! Check out the newbie link. Are you charting? If not, it is highly recommended to confirm O and know that you are actually late. Checked out fertilityfriend.com.

Also, like PPs have said we can't tell you if you are pregnant. If you really think you are late, take a test.


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01-23-2013 at 12:10 PM
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krptcmschfmkr128:

countrygurl0101:
Thank you for the link to the glossary that will help me a lot. I don't chart, but I know to start counting at the first day of my period as cycle day 1 and keep going and start over when I start my period again. I have no idea when I'm ovulating though. But I'm 30 years old and I have a 10 year old son. I know when I'm late and this is late for me. I have never in my life been irregular, not even after my 2 miscarriages in 2011. I just don't understand why my cycle would jump so irratically like that.

Unfortunately, there's always time for a cycle to go "wonky" and be unusual. You aren't "late" if you don't know when you ovulated, even if periods have been regular in the past. Take a test once a week, and if you get to CD 60 without a period or a positive test, call your doctor. Your cycle may need jump-started. GL. 

and if you get to CD 60 without a period

I might go crazy if I go that long without AF and still turn up to not be PG.


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01-23-2013 at 12:13 PM
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countrygurl0101:
krptcmschfmkr128:

countrygurl0101:
Thank you for the link to the glossary that will help me a lot. I don't chart, but I know to start counting at the first day of my period as cycle day 1 and keep going and start over when I start my period again. I have no idea when I'm ovulating though. But I'm 30 years old and I have a 10 year old son. I know when I'm late and this is late for me. I have never in my life been irregular, not even after my 2 miscarriages in 2011. I just don't understand why my cycle would jump so irratically like that.

Unfortunately, there's always time for a cycle to go "wonky" and be unusual. You aren't "late" if you don't know when you ovulated, even if periods have been regular in the past. Take a test once a week, and if you get to CD 60 without a period or a positive test, call your doctor. Your cycle may need jump-started. GL. 

and if you get to CD 60 without a period

I might go crazy if I go that long without AF and still turn up to not be PG.

It happens.....


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01-23-2013 at 12:16 PM
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I was trying to avoid charting because I didn't want the stress of ok I'm supposed to O'ing so we have to BD. It kind of ruins the mood knowing it's a have to thing, if you understand. But I guess I need to practice my charting the next couple of months while my fiance is gone down south to the police academy, that way I will know what I'm doing by the time he gets back. lol

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01-23-2013 at 12:19 PM
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countrygurl0101:
I was trying to avoid charting because I didn't want the stress of ok I'm supposed to O'ing so we have to BD. It kind of ruins the mood knowing it's a have to thing, if you understand. But I guess I need to practice my charting the next couple of months while my fiance is gone down south to the police academy, that way I will know what I'm doing by the time he gets back. lol

 

Then don't base having sex around the time you think you're O'ing, just have sex like you normally would. Use temping as a way to predict when to expect your period. :)

 



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01-23-2013 at 12:31 PM
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krptcmschfmkr128:

countrygurl0101:
I was trying to avoid charting because I didn't want the stress of ok I'm supposed to O'ing so we have to BD. It kind of ruins the mood knowing it's a have to thing, if you understand. But I guess I need to practice my charting the next couple of months while my fiance is gone down south to the police academy, that way I will know what I'm doing by the time he gets back. lol

 

Then don't base having sex around the time you think you're O'ing, just have sex like you normally would. Use temping as a way to predict when to expect your period. :)

 

 

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01-23-2013 at 12:42 PM
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countrygurl0101:
I'm kind of new to the site and I can honestly say I don't know what all of those letters mean that I keep seeing (so post in english if you reply to me please) :).  I have been off of birth control since the end of July 2012. We have been trying since. For the first 5 months my cycle was its normal 28 days give or take a day. Month 6 was 31 day cycle. And today is day 38 of this cycle. I haven't had any symptoms except light cramping and sore breasts. Has this happened to anyone else. I don't want to take a pregnancy test just yet and get another disappointing negative. Any advice is helpful. Thanks in adavance.

I know you don't want to test, but that's really all we can say. The PPs have give great advice on charting but without knowing when you O'd, it's hard to say if you're truly late.





 
01-23-2013 at 1:06 PM
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I just got my period last night...66 days since the last time...it sucks.  I have and plan on keeping my appointment with the doctor at the end of the month to get on top of this.  I started at 28 days when I went off of BC and then progressively found that my cycle got longer and longer.  This is the longest cycle yet!  I had really terrible PMS symptoms, too.
 
01-23-2013 at 2:37 PM
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countrygurl0101:
I was trying to avoid charting because I didn't want the stress of ok I'm supposed to O'ing so we have to BD. It kind of ruins the mood knowing it's a have to thing, if you understand. But I guess I need to practice my charting the next couple of months while my fiance is gone down south to the police academy, that way I will know what I'm doing by the time he gets back. lol

In all honesty, I find not knowing what my body is doing to be a lot more stressful than timing sex. If you chart, you avoid this kind of "should I test/not?" and "am I late/not?" confusion. 

 It could be that your body is regulating from the birth control. Sometimes things seem normal at first and then they go sideways. Sometimes it's the other way around. I stopped BCPs in July as well and it took about 5 months to regulate. If I wasn't charting, I'd have gone crazy by now. Cycles went from 61 days, 44 days, 37 days, and now 35. You range doesn't seem too crazy too me! But either way, charting will give you insight into what your body is doing.

01-23-2013 at 2:43 PM
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Oh wow, 66 days? I feel for you. I hope that is not the case with me. I wish you luck. @sorryduff

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01-23-2013 at 5:36 PM
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spacepotatoes:

countrygurl0101:
I was trying to avoid charting because I didn't want the stress of ok I'm supposed to O'ing so we have to BD. It kind of ruins the mood knowing it's a have to thing, if you understand. But I guess I need to practice my charting the next couple of months while my fiance is gone down south to the police academy, that way I will know what I'm doing by the time he gets back. lol

In all honesty, I find not knowing what my body is doing to be a lot more stressful than timing sex. If you chart, you avoid this kind of "should I test/not?" and "am I late/not?" confusion. 

I feel the same way. Since I stopped BCP last June every cycle has been different for me, and I would have been pretty lost if I wasn't charting.

eta: not sure why TB is putting my part in quotes even after I fixed it, but whatever. 




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01-23-2013 at 11:01 PM
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spacepotatoes:

countrygurl0101:
I was trying to avoid charting because I didn't want the stress of ok I'm supposed to O'ing so we have to BD. It kind of ruins the mood knowing it's a have to thing, if you understand. But I guess I need to practice my charting the next couple of months while my fiance is gone down south to the police academy, that way I will know what I'm doing by the time he gets back. lol

In all honesty, I find not knowing what my body is doing to be a lot more stressful than timing sex. If you chart, you avoid this kind of "should I test/not?" and "am I late/not?" confusion. 

 

This.  So true!


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01-23-2013 at 11:09 PM
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spacepotatoes:

In all honesty, I find not knowing what my body is doing to be a lot more stressful than timing sex. If you chart, you avoid this kind of "should I test/not?" and "am I late/not?" confusion. 


I agree with this. I find it so much less stressful that I know what is going on.



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spacepotatoes:

In all honesty, I find not knowing what my body is doing to be a lot more stressful than timing sex. If you chart, you avoid this kind of "should I test/not?" and "am I late/not?" confusion. 


I agree with this. I find it so much less stressful that I know what is going on.

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i stopped bc in oct 2012 my cycles are 40 days. but I've always been irregular :
 
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countrygurl0101:
krptcmschfmkr128:

countrygurl0101:
Thank you for the link to the glossary that will help me a lot. I don't chart, but I know to start counting at the first day of my period as cycle day 1 and keep going and start over when I start my period again. I have no idea when I'm ovulating though. But I'm 30 years old and I have a 10 year old son. I know when I'm late and this is late for me. I have never in my life been irregular, not even after my 2 miscarriages in 2011. I just don't understand why my cycle would jump so irratically like that.


Unfortunately, there's always time for a cycle to go "wonky" and be unusual. You aren't "late" if you don't know when you ovulated, even if periods have been regular in the past. Take a test once a week, and if you get to CD 60 without a period or a positive test, call your doctor. Your cycle may need jump-started. GL. 


and if you get to CD 60 without a period


I might go crazy if I go that long without AF and still turn up to not be PG.



You're always regular until one day when you're just....not. Happened to me last cycle. My whole life I was always regular with 28 to 31 day cycles. Cut to last cycle, which was 65 days. I didn't ovulate till CD 50, and I only knew that I did because I started temping mid cycle trying to figure out what the heck was going on. It sucks for sure, and yes, temping can seem daunting at first, but it's really no big deal once you get into the routine of it. I feel much more in control now that I know what my body is doing...even though there will always be an element of stress about TTC! Worth a shot...

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