Getting Pregnant with Long Cycles - 40 days +

Wiffie81 · Aug 14th, 2009, 18:51 PM

Hiya,

Im just crossing over for a wee bit from the TTC forum. Ive had some great advice from others with long cycles 40+ days. I just wanted to know if anyone now pregnant had long cycles and how this affected how long it to you to get your

Just looking for some positive vibes from this side of the village to kep me going through my LONG cycle

Thanks for your help

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Erised · Aug 14th, 2009, 19:30 PM

My cycles were about 90 days, without ovulation. It took me 14 months to fall pregnant, and only ovulated on Metformin for 2 months. Are you sure you're ovulating at all?

Once I started ovulating it only took me 2 cycles to get pregnant, even though the first cycle with ovulation was 40 days spot on. Which was incredibly short for me. On the second cycle I ovulated on CD20, so a week later than the 'usual woman' would have done. As long as you're ovulating you don't have less of a chance to fall pregnant. It just takes a little longer because your cycles are longer. So instead of having a chance one a month it might be once every 2 months.

But definitely very do-able =)

eeyore83 · Aug 14th, 2009, 19:37 PM

My cycles are an average of 40 days. My doctor said I'd be looking good if it took 6-8 months, but that it would probably be a little bit more challenging that the average woman.

That being said, it took us all of 2 cycles to get pregnant! BD every other day, laid in bed with pelvis elevated afterwards. Happened a lot sooner that we were told it would. Even after a psychic reading who said she didn't see it happening before December.

Wiffie81 · Aug 14th, 2009, 19:45 PM

Not all bad news then, Im not so sure Im OV yet. This is really only my first full cycle, ive started charting. I am going to use OPKs this month to make sure. Ive read up on longer cycles and OV is often around 20 days, so Ill work toward that initially, but it will be better when I know my own exact CD's

Cant wait to get over here for real - fingers crossed for my

soon. Hopefully not too many months!!

Good luck to you and I hope your having a healthy pregnancy

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KayCee114 · Aug 15th, 2009, 02:43 AM

Hi wiffie. Check out my chart in my signature. I didn't ov until cd34. Dh and I thought we had missed ov for that month and we just happened to bd on ov day. I'm now pregnant and it was our second month of trying!

As long as you are ovulating, your long cycle shouldn't make a difference.

and

xxx

bella1988 · Aug 15th, 2009, 02:46 AM

i have a 40+ day cycle and it took me 1 try to get pregnant. the only bad point is waiting six weeks from last period to test! good luck hopefully see you over here soon! x

Erised · Aug 15th, 2009, 08:05 AM

Start using OPK's as you would on an ordinary cycle, as there is no guarantee you won't ovulate early this cycle. You will end up using a lot of OPK's, but it's worth it =)

hopeforamirac · Aug 15th, 2009, 08:20 AM

Just wanted to wish you loads of luck xx

twiggy56 · Aug 15th, 2009, 15:30 PM

I didnt ov until cd83!!!!! Got my bfp on cd93 at 10dpo!!

Was my first proper cycle noting down anything (didnt temp), we had been ntnp a couple of months before. I did an opk every day from about cd40 onwards as i was sure i hadnt ov'd...anyway on cd83- bam! got +ives on opk's for 2 days and we only bd'd twice, im now nearly 14 weeks pregnant!!

Good luck, iv heard many success stories, it very much can be done with long cycles!! xx

Wiffie81 · Aug 16th, 2009, 12:09 PM

Thanks again everone for all the advice, and positive messages.

I think my main learning is to make sure I know when Im OV, and for that ill need to use tests.

Good luck with all your pregnancies Hopfully i'll be over here soon

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Aug 14th, 2009, 18:51 PM	#1
Wiffie81 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 209	Getting Pregnant with Long Cycles - 40 days + Hiya, Im just crossing over for a wee bit from the TTC forum. Ive had some great advice from others with long cycles 40+ days. I just wanted to know if anyone now pregnant had long cycles and how this affected how long it to you to get your Just looking for some positive vibes from this side of the village to kep me going through my LONG cycle Thanks for your help xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Aug 14th, 2009, 19:30 PM	#2
Erised Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wirral Posts: 3,830	My cycles were about 90 days, without ovulation. It took me 14 months to fall pregnant, and only ovulated on Metformin for 2 months. Are you sure you're ovulating at all? Once I started ovulating it only took me 2 cycles to get pregnant, even though the first cycle with ovulation was 40 days spot on. Which was incredibly short for me. On the second cycle I ovulated on CD20, so a week later than the 'usual woman' would have done. As long as you're ovulating you don't have less of a chance to fall pregnant. It just takes a little longer because your cycles are longer. So instead of having a chance one a month it might be once every 2 months. But definitely very do-able =)

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Aug 14th, 2009, 19:37 PM	#3
eeyore83 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 965	My cycles are an average of 40 days. My doctor said I'd be looking good if it took 6-8 months, but that it would probably be a little bit more challenging that the average woman. That being said, it took us all of 2 cycles to get pregnant! BD every other day, laid in bed with pelvis elevated afterwards. Happened a lot sooner that we were told it would. Even after a psychic reading who said she didn't see it happening before December.

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Aug 14th, 2009, 19:45 PM	#4
Wiffie81 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 209	Not all bad news then, Im not so sure Im OV yet. This is really only my first full cycle, ive started charting. I am going to use OPKs this month to make sure. Ive read up on longer cycles and OV is often around 20 days, so Ill work toward that initially, but it will be better when I know my own exact CD's Cant wait to get over here for real - fingers crossed for my soon. Hopefully not too many months!! Good luck to you and I hope your having a healthy pregnancy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Aug 15th, 2009, 02:43 AM	#5
KayCee114 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 733	Hi wiffie. Check out my chart in my signature. I didn't ov until cd34. Dh and I thought we had missed ov for that month and we just happened to bd on ov day. I'm now pregnant and it was our second month of trying! As long as you are ovulating, your long cycle shouldn't make a difference. and xxx

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Aug 15th, 2009, 02:46 AM	#6
bella1988 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: dorset, uk Posts: 126	i have a 40+ day cycle and it took me 1 try to get pregnant. the only bad point is waiting six weeks from last period to test! good luck hopefully see you over here soon! x

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Aug 15th, 2009, 08:05 AM	#7
Erised Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wirral Posts: 3,830	Start using OPK's as you would on an ordinary cycle, as there is no guarantee you won't ovulate early this cycle. You will end up using a lot of OPK's, but it's worth it =)

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Aug 15th, 2009, 08:20 AM	#8
hopeforamirac Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: uk Posts: 5,139	Just wanted to wish you loads of luck xx

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Aug 15th, 2009, 15:30 PM	#9
twiggy56 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 7,795	I didnt ov until cd83!!!!! Got my bfp on cd93 at 10dpo!! Was my first proper cycle noting down anything (didnt temp), we had been ntnp a couple of months before. I did an opk every day from about cd40 onwards as i was sure i hadnt ov'd...anyway on cd83- bam! got +ives on opk's for 2 days and we only bd'd twice, im now nearly 14 weeks pregnant!! Good luck, iv heard many success stories, it very much can be done with long cycles!! xx

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Aug 16th, 2009, 12:09 PM	#10
Wiffie81 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 209	Thanks again everone for all the advice, and positive messages. I think my main learning is to make sure I know when Im OV, and for that ill need to use tests. Good luck with all your pregnancies Hopfully i'll be over here soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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