BabbyO
01-05-2011, 12:18 PM
DH and I are TTC. But all the sudden my cycle has gone all wacky. My history is this:
-My first child was conceived when I was 18. My cycle was fairly regular, I think around 27 days. (I gave him up for adoption). After having him I went on BC Pill and was on various versions/brands from about 18 to 27.
-At 27 the BC that I was on was making me crazy. I was married and we decided that I'd go off the pill and use barrier methods for BC only. It wasn't a big deal if we conceived, though we weren't actively trying to. My cycle was clockwork predictable at 27 days long. The only variation was when I was in a play shortly before conceiving DS. My cycle synched with the other women in the show.
-At 32 I conceived my DS. Despite BF/Pumping for 13 months I got my period about 7 mo post partum. It came with a vengence being EXTREMELY heavy for the first 3 day. My second cycle came late, 36 days, no surprise there, then 24 days, then we settled back into 27 days for 3 consecutive months. Yep we're getting back to normal, except for the extremely heavy bleeding for the first 3 days.
-I went to see the Doc because the bleeding was SO bad, I would get light headed and nearly blacked out twice from standing up. The doc had me do an ultrasound to rule out any problems. Nothing was found. He prescribed OTC iron supplements to combate the iron loss and wooziness I would feel. He said that since we were planning to TTC in the next few months he wouldn't recommend anything more be done at this point.
-At this point my cycle shortened to 25 days...so I thought, ok, its just changing again. After 2 cycles of that I went 31 days and we actually thought we might be pg. The next 2 cycles were 25 days again, so I figured it was the stress of going on an overseas trip that caused the longer cycle.
-Now my cycle is all messed up again. One 28 day cycle, and now a 21 day cycle.
Is it normal to have such variation nearly 1 yr after your cycle starts up again?
Also, how the heck are we supposed to conceive if I don't know if my cycle is going to be 21 days or 28 days? Thats a pretty big variation. This is making me crazy and frustrated. We've been TTC for 4 mo (I know this isn't that long) but I feel nuts. My first child was conceived the first time I'd ever had unprotected sex; the second was conceived on one of two occasions where DH and I had unprotected sex. I'm a fertile Myrtle...why isn't my cycle cooperating?
Ok, maybe this should have gone in BP, but seriously, I'm wondering if I should see my doc...is this normal. Why am I so dumb about my body?
-My first child was conceived when I was 18. My cycle was fairly regular, I think around 27 days. (I gave him up for adoption). After having him I went on BC Pill and was on various versions/brands from about 18 to 27.
-At 27 the BC that I was on was making me crazy. I was married and we decided that I'd go off the pill and use barrier methods for BC only. It wasn't a big deal if we conceived, though we weren't actively trying to. My cycle was clockwork predictable at 27 days long. The only variation was when I was in a play shortly before conceiving DS. My cycle synched with the other women in the show.
-At 32 I conceived my DS. Despite BF/Pumping for 13 months I got my period about 7 mo post partum. It came with a vengence being EXTREMELY heavy for the first 3 day. My second cycle came late, 36 days, no surprise there, then 24 days, then we settled back into 27 days for 3 consecutive months. Yep we're getting back to normal, except for the extremely heavy bleeding for the first 3 days.
-I went to see the Doc because the bleeding was SO bad, I would get light headed and nearly blacked out twice from standing up. The doc had me do an ultrasound to rule out any problems. Nothing was found. He prescribed OTC iron supplements to combate the iron loss and wooziness I would feel. He said that since we were planning to TTC in the next few months he wouldn't recommend anything more be done at this point.
-At this point my cycle shortened to 25 days...so I thought, ok, its just changing again. After 2 cycles of that I went 31 days and we actually thought we might be pg. The next 2 cycles were 25 days again, so I figured it was the stress of going on an overseas trip that caused the longer cycle.
-Now my cycle is all messed up again. One 28 day cycle, and now a 21 day cycle.
Is it normal to have such variation nearly 1 yr after your cycle starts up again?
Also, how the heck are we supposed to conceive if I don't know if my cycle is going to be 21 days or 28 days? Thats a pretty big variation. This is making me crazy and frustrated. We've been TTC for 4 mo (I know this isn't that long) but I feel nuts. My first child was conceived the first time I'd ever had unprotected sex; the second was conceived on one of two occasions where DH and I had unprotected sex. I'm a fertile Myrtle...why isn't my cycle cooperating?
Ok, maybe this should have gone in BP, but seriously, I'm wondering if I should see my doc...is this normal. Why am I so dumb about my body?