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So today I’m on cycle day 40! This has never happened to me, the very longest cycle I’ve had is 38 days. I’ve taken 3 pregnancy tests and they’re all negative. So I’m not pregnant. It’s so frustrating as I just want to start a new cycle. I’m pretty sure I didn’t ovulate this cycle. I didn’t see peak fertility so stopped testing on cd 22 and just bd every other day throughout my cycle anyway.

I spoke to my gp last week as it’s been over a year of ttc since our loss, she’s happy for us to have bloods and sperm analysis done but that won’t be for at least a month because of covid. I’ve never been diagnosed with pcos and I don’t think I have any symptoms.

Dr google is making me crazy thinking I have under active thyroid and endometriosis.

Sorry to have a long post but I’m fed up, this long cycle is making me lose hope of ever seeing a BFP again.

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Peanutchips

Hey lovely, just wondering if you’ve been checked for PCOS? Quite a common culprit of irregular periods. Could just be one off cycle where you didn’t ovulate though, as this happens even when no issues are present I think xx

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KiboXX

Hey lovely,

Sorry you’re having such a stressful cycle 😫

Have you been ill at all this month? The one time I had a really long cycle when I was TTC naturally, I had been ill around the time I was due to ovulate and turns out your body can stop/delay you ovulating until it’s a safe environment again. Who knew! My normal 25 day cycle was 40 days that month xx

Sorry to hear this its so frustrating isnt it!

I don't think I have ovulated either this cycle, which is unusual for me as I normally do like clockwork on day 14 and I am now on day 19 and never got peak and now run out of opk's.

I did read somewhere that lockdown has had a massive impact on peoples cycles and a lot of peoples are going haywire! I dont know why this would happen or how it would happen? Maybe stress/disruption of normal routine.. but it could possibly be that maybe

Hope AF shows up for you soon xx

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Jonesy84

Yeah I am sure the change in routine and being in lockdown has messed with my last cycle. I normally have a period between day 25 and day 31 and never been later. Last month it was day 33 but for the first time I though could it be my turn and then the pains kicked in that night. I feel because my routine has gone out the window it has different effects on the body

fandf2020 I hope you know one way or the other soon as the waiting around is the worst. I will keep my fingers crossed xx

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Lilly12255

Hi, the same is currently happening to me to some extend: did not ovulate according to ovulation tests and waiting for periods pass the date. I also took urine tests that were negative. If there is no blood in 4 days, I will do a pregnancy blood test because you never know. You can do those privately at home via finger pricks.

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Lilly12255

I think none of the urine tests are fully reliable. So best check with blood test

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Southwestcat

The Clinic Dr said recently that many womens cycles have gone hay wire during this epidemic ( including her ) so just thought to mention this x

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FandF2020

Thank you all for your comments ladies. AF arrived this afternoon, am gutted but at the same time relieved as she’s here so I can get ready for the next cycle.

I was doing well until I ran into my sister in law who is 20 weeks pregnant 🤦‍♀️😭. I came home and my husband said how proud he was of me that I actually stood there and chatted to her. Funny as I thought how hard it was but I did it, I didn’t run away which I had imagined I would do.

My friend was telling me her cycle is all messed up too so it probably is the stress of lockdown I guess.

Thank you all for replying, I really love this page, I always feel 10x better knowing I’m not alone. 😘😘

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Sorry to hear that but I guess it’s day one of a new chance!

Wow go you won’t your sister in law 👏🏻👏🏻 these things are so hard to do and much harder when it’s someone so close to you

Huge hugs xx

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