trying to conceive

stephan OPK kits are better to know abt the ovulation the online calculators are always false..i had tried them many times and dint work out .. so goahead in buying some kits ..they may help u out better..start testing from cd 10 to cd 20 ..once the result is positive u can stop checking and goahead for BD...lots of baby dust ...

Welcome to FertilityTies Stephanie!

As you can see, sujijag has given you great info that any doc would have given you and we're all here to support one another, and as you learn by searching through this site, you too can help others along with finding support...

Good luck, and keep us posted...

************babydust**********

Your cycle is divided simply into two parts.

The first part, being from the onset of bleeding until ovulation can be incredibly variable, and can be affected by things such as sickness, stress, or other things which may be happening for you out of the ordinary, and will usually accout for a woman having cycles of differing lengths from month to month.

Now the second part of your cycle, from ovulation to your next period, is *generally* fixed and is something which is specific to your body.

A lot of women do have a 14 day second part or luteal phase, and also a lot of women have a 14 day first part of their cycle, which is where most of the confusion come in I believe.

From memory, for a woman to be properly fertile in a cycle, the lutel phase needs to be from 12 days to 16 days long.

If you are a reader, there is a wonderful book called

Taking charge of your fertility - By Toni Weschler which is readily available in most libraries, and is pretty much "The Bible" for lots of women wanting to shed light on their cycles.

Has the pill reduced my chance of getting pregnant now? I've been off them for about 3 months.

Sometimes with the pill it can take time for your period to come because it is still in your system. Now keep in mind every person is different with it and every birth control pill is different. The pill just makes your ovaries go into a sleep pattern and it takes time for it to get out of your system. One question for you are you having your monthly cycle (period or af)? If so do you have to use a pad and/or tampon when it comes if not that is not a true period and you are not ovulating. If so count back 14 days when this full flow starts and that is when you are ovulating. Your most fertile days are 4 to 5 days before ovulation, day of ovulation, and day after ovulation. Also just to make sure if you are ovulating use ovulation predicator kits (opk) and they can help you loads to make sure when your are ovulating because you can ovulate anytime during the mth. Good luck and ***babydust***

Now if you haven't got your period you might want to contact your dr to see if there is something that can be done and also it might be other reasons beside the pill why you are not ovulating. I hope I helped you a lil bit and if you need more help or more questions pls let us know.

A good website to track your period over time is www.mymonthlycycles.com. It will also give you a general idea of when you will ovulate based on your period and the data you enter. It is free. You can pay to upgrade but I found the free information was enough and pretty darn accurate. I used this inconjunction with OPK.

You should try fertilityfriend.com I used it and OPK and BBT and I loved ff.com!!!

If you have irregular periods the online calculators to determine ovulation is not a good thing to use because ovulation can occur anytime during the mth. OPK's are highly recommended for your situation.