what is the longest cycle you've ever heard of? - Page 2

[nfpmom]

LOL about the charting for idiots.

Well, a mucus-only method at the very least may be good for you - to keep track of your cycles and your approximately ovulation if nothing else (to help prevent the freakouts you know?)

Billings Method is what is taught successfully in third world countries to women with no formal education, so you might want to do a google search on that.

[425lisamarie]

Originally Posted by nfpmom

Billings Method is what is taught successfully in third world countries to women with no formal education, so you might want to do a google search on that.

This totally made me . This is what I need! And I have been formally educated so I have that much more on my side

[snobunny]

My cycles are always all over the place too.
And they can be quite long. Usually between 40-50 days long. I totally recommend that you start charting to keep track of when you ovulate. As soon as you figure out that you've o'ed, you'll be able to estimate when you should be getting your period, so no "maybe I'm pregnant" freakouts!
I use fertilityfriend.com to keep track of my temps. Very easy to use. And I get up at weird times everynight to feed my baby and even with that it is still pretty easy to pinpoint O day.
My last cycle lasted only 29 days with O day being on CD 15. (so normal it totally caught me off guard!) Thanks to charting, I knew to expect my period early.

[425lisamarie]

I got my period, hurray....now I'm bloated and feel crappy!

OK so I'm gonna start being better about charting, and hopefully I can begin to feel more confident about my cycles and stop always thinking I'm going to have an accidental pregnancy!

THe weird thing is, no matter if my cycles are all over the place, or if I am not quite sure when I ovulate, I always know the minute my period is going to start.

Thanks for all the info