irisbud
I wished upon a star and... ...Disney Bride in 200
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Hi ladies, I was hoping I could join in your group.
I have been off BCPs (seasonale) for a year at the end of this month, and we have actually been "trying" (using OPKs, etc.) since late January of 2009 (right after our wedding). I have always had horribly long cycles which I used to think was great. Now, not so much
I am 27 now and DH is 46.
My cycles after quitting BCPs kept getting progressively longer. The first was 29 days, then 35, then 40, then 42. On the 40 day cycle (right after our wedding/HM) I think I had a chemical pregnancy, though I was just confused by the faint positive line on two days then the start of AF three days later at the time...
This spring, I had a cycle that lasted almost 60 days. I hoped that meant I was pg, but they did a Blood test and it came back negative. They then started me on generic Provera to induce AF, which started after five days.
It was then that we bought a CBEFM and started using it. It showed high fertility for almost 20 days, but never reached peak and stopped asking in mid-late June. I kept waiting and waiting for AF to start (or to get a BFP) but got really busy with life in general. I decided to call about taking the medication again and took one more HPT just to be sure on Aug 3rd (day 70 of that cycle) and got a BFP!
DH and I were overjoyed, but of course had absolutley no idea how far along we were; it could have been anywhere up to 10 weeks ( I had taken a test...or 5... in very early July before going to WDW and got a BFN, so I thought it couldn't be anywhere near that far). When we got into the OBs office on August 12, we were at 5 weeks 5 days (meaning I must have ovulated on day 53...). We saw the heartbeat and it was a little low (87BPM) but the Dr was not concerned and said everything looked normal for that stage.
AT exactly 6wks I had some very light spotting. They told me I could because of the ultrasound, but I was worried that it took two days to start. 2 days later I had some very funny feelings and thought something was wrong (this was all over a weekend).
On Monday, I called the Dr and he said not to worry as it was just light brown spotting at that point, but to call if anything changed. Two hours after I hung up, it turned birght red. I was still hopeful as it only happened when I went to the bathroom.
I went in the next day and there was no heartbeat.
I opted to let nature take its course instead of doing a D&C, though the Dr did have me take some really horrible medicine after a day that made the whole experience 100 times worse. Even so, I was glad I had done it that way so I knew for sure there was no mistake.
That was exactly 8 weeks ago. When I talked to the DR to follow up, he said I needed to have a normal cycle before we started to TTC again, for my "emotional well being". He said there was no real medical reason, once the blood tests showed everything had returned to the correct levels.
DH and I decided that our emotional well being was up to us and us alone, so we charted last month with the CBEFM and did make the decision to TTC as all of my hormone levels had returned to normal (Blood test on 9/11 confirmed this). I ovulated at 42 days after they detected no heartbeat (But I still had a BFP on the HPT 1.5 weeks later, so I guess probably 28 or so days into actual cycle...). I had false pregnancy symptoms over the past week, as AF arrived today at exactly 8 weeks after our miscarriage.
My Dr. said he would give me some medication to help to regulate my cycle, but IDK what to think about that. I am ovulating, I just have a long (and somewhat erratic) cycle length, so I don't know that Clomid or similar would really help. DH and I decided to just try on our own this month, let me have a "normal" cycle, and see what kind of cycle length I have. My biggest concern is that my cycle is so long the CBEFM may easily miss my ovulation day (I have to reset it after 20 days as it quits asking for tests, and if you reset it to day 5 it will only ask for 3 more tests). So I will be armed with extra OPK materials for the days during the "reset" phase, to ensure I don't miss anything. If my cycle is 40-42 days I can handle it (we are getting 2 tries to everyone elses 3). If it is going to be 60+ days I want to try to correct it with medication (we are getting less than 1 try to everyone else's 2).
Sorry for the novel. I just couldn't stop writing! It felt better to get it all out there, though!
Amy
I have been off BCPs (seasonale) for a year at the end of this month, and we have actually been "trying" (using OPKs, etc.) since late January of 2009 (right after our wedding). I have always had horribly long cycles which I used to think was great. Now, not so much
I am 27 now and DH is 46.My cycles after quitting BCPs kept getting progressively longer. The first was 29 days, then 35, then 40, then 42. On the 40 day cycle (right after our wedding/HM) I think I had a chemical pregnancy, though I was just confused by the faint positive line on two days then the start of AF three days later at the time...
This spring, I had a cycle that lasted almost 60 days. I hoped that meant I was pg, but they did a Blood test and it came back negative. They then started me on generic Provera to induce AF, which started after five days.
It was then that we bought a CBEFM and started using it. It showed high fertility for almost 20 days, but never reached peak and stopped asking in mid-late June. I kept waiting and waiting for AF to start (or to get a BFP) but got really busy with life in general. I decided to call about taking the medication again and took one more HPT just to be sure on Aug 3rd (day 70 of that cycle) and got a BFP!
DH and I were overjoyed, but of course had absolutley no idea how far along we were; it could have been anywhere up to 10 weeks ( I had taken a test...or 5... in very early July before going to WDW and got a BFN, so I thought it couldn't be anywhere near that far). When we got into the OBs office on August 12, we were at 5 weeks 5 days (meaning I must have ovulated on day 53...). We saw the heartbeat and it was a little low (87BPM) but the Dr was not concerned and said everything looked normal for that stage.
AT exactly 6wks I had some very light spotting. They told me I could because of the ultrasound, but I was worried that it took two days to start. 2 days later I had some very funny feelings and thought something was wrong (this was all over a weekend).
On Monday, I called the Dr and he said not to worry as it was just light brown spotting at that point, but to call if anything changed. Two hours after I hung up, it turned birght red. I was still hopeful as it only happened when I went to the bathroom. I went in the next day and there was no heartbeat.
I opted to let nature take its course instead of doing a D&C, though the Dr did have me take some really horrible medicine after a day that made the whole experience 100 times worse. Even so, I was glad I had done it that way so I knew for sure there was no mistake. That was exactly 8 weeks ago. When I talked to the DR to follow up, he said I needed to have a normal cycle before we started to TTC again, for my "emotional well being". He said there was no real medical reason, once the blood tests showed everything had returned to the correct levels.
DH and I decided that our emotional well being was up to us and us alone, so we charted last month with the CBEFM and did make the decision to TTC as all of my hormone levels had returned to normal (Blood test on 9/11 confirmed this). I ovulated at 42 days after they detected no heartbeat (But I still had a BFP on the HPT 1.5 weeks later, so I guess probably 28 or so days into actual cycle...). I had false pregnancy symptoms over the past week, as AF arrived today at exactly 8 weeks after our miscarriage.
My Dr. said he would give me some medication to help to regulate my cycle, but IDK what to think about that. I am ovulating, I just have a long (and somewhat erratic) cycle length, so I don't know that Clomid or similar would really help. DH and I decided to just try on our own this month, let me have a "normal" cycle, and see what kind of cycle length I have. My biggest concern is that my cycle is so long the CBEFM may easily miss my ovulation day (I have to reset it after 20 days as it quits asking for tests, and if you reset it to day 5 it will only ask for 3 more tests). So I will be armed with extra OPK materials for the days during the "reset" phase, to ensure I don't miss anything. If my cycle is 40-42 days I can handle it (we are getting 2 tries to everyone elses 3). If it is going to be 60+ days I want to try to correct it with medication (we are getting less than 1 try to everyone else's 2).
Sorry for the novel. I just couldn't stop writing! It felt better to get it all out there, though!
Amy
I know that you say you are ovulating, but your cycles are obviously out of whack! I would definitely look into doing something to help regulate your cycles. I O regularly and my cycles are pretty "normal" (around 29-32 days). I was given clomid while doing IUI to try to get a "better" O. My follicles got bigger with the clomid. You also have to try to look at your luteal phase as well since a short luteal phase can lead to miscarriage as well. If you are missing your O date, you won't be able to tell the length of your luteal phase. 
Hopefully your stay here won't be long! 
And I can't go to an RE without a referral. From my PCP. Whose office is CLOSED on Wednesdays!!!!!!!! 
We have DSD this weekend! Poor kid, she's gonna have a real boring weekend watching whatever she wants on TV and going to the next door neighbor kid's house! Yeah, i feel bad for her. . . NOT! 
Seriously I can't believe I'm asking but heck if the machine says we're at "Go TIME" I'm going full force into this!
