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Yes, stress and illness can delay ovulation. At this point you have two choices -- you can wait and see if you will ovulate late or if you'll get a period without ovulation (both can still happen), or you can see a doctor.
Typically, if you do not ovulate or get a period by CD35, a doctor will be willing to prescribe Provera (or, less frequently, Prometrium). Both are synthetic progesterone. Basically they give you 5-10 days worth of pills and a few days after you finish them, you'll have a period in response to the drop in your progesterone level. The benefit of this is that it can "reboot" your system, setting your cycle back to CD1.
It's definitely possible for your body to regulate on its own, but many of us who regularly have long, anovulatory cycles prefer to end them and start over on CD1, hoping that medication or dietary changes will help us to ovulate next time.
So, you can wait (that's probably what I would do, if I were you, since you normally Ovulate and have regular cycles), but if you're fed up with this cycle and want to start again, seeing your doctor is your best option.
I charted before becoming pregnant and through that I learned that stress really affected my cycles. The only thing I found that worked was getting over the stressful event! You could try increasing your relaxation (meditate, yoga), take a vacation, something to calm yourself and slow down. Unfortunately stress really has an affect on our bodies. I often felt my body revving up to ovulate, and then it wouldn't, and this happened way more often when I was worrying about something or other.
@AvantLaLettre: That is exactly what I feel like, I almost think I am going to ovulate then nope. This is the fourth rev up this cycle! The good news is this weekend marked a milestone in the stress so while it isn't going to go away completely it should be much better from here on out. So now I am just hoping this rev up will lead to something and we can move on, as it is CD35 without ovulation, but I am hopeful this will be it!
Thanks for responding!
oh no! still no o? I'm thinking about you! I o'd on CD 36 last cycle. that was a 49 day cycle. ugh.
@anotherbee: yup still nothing! but i am feeling good about the stress reduction that should be coming. How about you? how are you? I have been away dealing with basement stuff this past week, but things are really moving now, so I am happy!
@Vitafilm: glad the stress is coming to an end. Sounds like things are moving with the basement.
Things here are just meh. i've agreed to be the person for this new project, which means a 3 months contract to start. So everything is on hold. our new TTC date will likely be July/Aug, if I get extended long term. If not, who knows. I'm sad about it, but there's nothing I can do.
We're off to Montreal this weekend though, for Habs v Leafs (go Habs!) so I'm trying to just think about that for now. Don't know what i'll do when we get back! lol
@Vitafilm: It's also very possible that you are having an anovulatory cycle, which is not at all uncommon. If that is what is going on and if it happens regularly, a visit to the doctor can help, but honestly an anovulatory cycle now and again is perfectly normal.
@anotherbee: Have fun this weekend! Enjoy yourself and you DH. Worry about other stuff later.
OK, I am requesting some crossed fingers! PLEASE! PLEASE. Pretty PLEASE!
It looks as though I may have ovulated on monday, CD 36. Tomorrow will tell as I have have rising temps for the two days. I am almost positive ovulation was delayed because of the extreme stress of our house renovation. So hopefully everything will be back to normal now that a major milestone has passed on the weekend and the rest should be much easier. Not to mention DH will be back tonight after a work trip in Europe for the last 2 weeks.
I really hope that this was it and the cycles from now will be back to normal! Thanks for the support, It so good to have people to talk to about this stuff.
lots of things can throw off your ovulation! If you are never ovulate, though, sometimes birth control can jump start that after a cycle or two. Clomid can definitely help. And if you get a blood test on day 21, it will tell you if you had a 'good' ovulation or not, with actual numbers. very helpful!
So my temps were down this morning, but only slightly. I also had the first bit of normal EWCM this moring so I not giving up hope yet.
I just want this cycle over so I can start again, with my usual 28 day regualr ovulation cycles
fingers crossed that your temps don't dip any more! And also yay that hubby is coming home!!
I'm hoping to gear up for a normally timed o this month, but so far things aren't going according to plan.
@Vitafilm: oh wow. I'd say you're looking at an annov cycle. Perhaps call yoru doc and let them know you'd like to jump start your system?
Here's a funny story: While DH and I were away this weekend, he tells me that we should just stop not ttc and if we get preggers, it'll be ok, and we'll just deal with the job situation, evn if I don't have a job.
umm, hello? Don't say these things to me! Now I have to be the one that says no, we need to wait, even though it's killing me and I would love to TTC right now. Esp since I think I'm getting close to o.
ugh, men.
@anotherbee: Oh no, what a tease! No way I could resist. Do what you gut tells you is right. My DH is making things a little difficult too, he came back from his work trip saying he got a little present for our niece. Then went he gave it to her he say said to me later, I would like a kid like her. That is the first time he has ever said anything like that, and all on his own out of the blue. Not quite "not preventing" but for him its a big step.
As for the longest cycle I have ever had, I am not in a huge rush because we aren't TTCing just yet so I am still hoping things will sort themselves out with ovulation or AF, but you bet I have the DR. phone number ready just in case we get to April and DH gives the TTC ok.
Question for anyone... I am now CD43 and have been having mild cramping for the last couple days. No where near as strong as AF cramps, which usually start about 2 hours after AF. I also usually get 2 days of spotting before AF and have had none yet. Any thoughts on random cramps with a long possibly annovulatory cycle? I am new to this, and our unpredictable bodies certainly don't make it easy.
@Vitafilm: I think cramps are a good thing. I would bet that a break through bleed is around the corner.
EDIT: have you taken a pregnancy test?
@anotherbee: I think you might be right that the cramps are a good thing, I got my highest temps yet this morning. Wether it is O or AF I don;t know but somethng is changing.
I called my Dr. office yesterday, and spoke with the nurse who said it was most llikely my body regulating in combination with the stress of this month. She said if no AF in March , make an appt.
Like you she also asked if I could be pregnant and I said no. I really don't think that is it, considering my DH has been away, but if this round of temps dont stay up then I will take it, just to rule it out, I pupose anything is possible.
@anotherbee: Thanks, I really appreciate it! How are you doing?
A high temp today but slightly lower than yesterday. FF has decided I may have O on CD 37, I don't know if I believe that but time will tell. I wish I knew how to link the chart... Maybe this
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/383255
In other news, there is new stress with the basement reno, but my amazing DH has been taking the most of it and has freed me from the stressful meetings my because he knows what it is doing to me. Anyway, onward and upward!
I'm going to say you o'd on monday. That dip on saturday makes me think that CD 27 wasn't o. You can get an initial dip right after o, but I've been told a dip 3-4 days later isn't o. Maybe an estrogen surge, but I'm gonna say you o'd yesterday (provided your temp is up tomorrow).
As for me, I'm throwing myself into my new role at work for the next 3 months, and it's been fun, so I'm not super stressed out about anything. Our weekend away was fun (even though the habs lost :( ) and we're planning a trip to Boston in april, if boston ends up playing Ottawa in the first round of play offs. (ugh...i'm becoming a major hockey fan...admittedly, I'm just star struck by being in the same building as the famous players!). I anticipate o tomorrow, since my temps have been the same for the last 3 days, and that's exactly what happened last cycle when I o'd. thankfully, it's about 2 weeks earlier this time around (CD 24 rather than 36!) We'll see what the OPK and temp say though.
Sorry to hear about more reno stress...what else could possibly be going on?!
Yay , temps were really up this morning! I feel confident that CD 43 was the big O day! FF even moved O to monday. WHAT A RELIEF!
@anotherbee- sounds like you have a good plan, lots of work and fun trips. GO Habs! Good luck for O today, I will keep my fingers crossed for you.
Basement is nothing really wrong, just so much drama, you would think the contruction workers were teenage girls! Stop bickering, get off your cell phone and finish my floors!
@Vitafilm: yay! I'm so happy that you can move forward now! crappy that it was SUCH a late O though.
As for me, no o today. My sleep was disturbed, but temp was lower than the previous couple of days (which I find weird). OPK was also neg yesterday. I guess I'm still waiting!
@anotherbee: How are you? I was thinking about you the other day as I sat watching my thrid hockey game of the month... Hope you are doing well!
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Here is my story:
Off BCP in sept '11 and started temping. Since then had fairly regular cycle of 28-32 with ovulation on CD 16-20, then this month, wham! I am on CD 29 with no sign of ovulation in the temps. I have had some bits EWCM but not at all like other months where it is a very large clear amount.
I know stress can delay ovulation and I am no stranger to stress, I am sure that is the cause of this, but my question is 'what can I do to get things back on track?', The stress is due solely to our house renovation so the only thing to do there is wait.
It seems like my body is trying to ovulate and just can get over the crest of the hill. We are't trying to TTC yet but plan to in April , so I would really like to get things sorted . Any suggestions are welcome ;)