So glad to be writing my story after reading so many others :-)
I am 29, as is my husband, we have been trying to conceive for 14 months. I stopped my BC pill in April 2012, and started taking a pregnancy supplement, I didn't get a period for 3 months at which point I went to my doctor, he was not concerned, I went to a different doctor who sent me for some tests. It was found that my thyroid was overactive. I stopped taking the pregnancy supplement as it contained a lot of Iodine. Over the next 4 months my thyroid levels became normal, and it 7 months I got a period. I started back on iodine, but a lower dose. I continued to have my thyroid bloods checked and had no further problems with them. I continued to have irregular cycles though, the shortest one being 42 days. 2 months ago I started taking Vitex and got a period after two weeks of taking it after a 99 day cycle! I had an USS which was all normal. I started using OPKs, and got my first positive one this month :-)
CD39(-3DPO)- BD
CD41(-1DPO)- EWCM and sore boobs (I've ever noticed having either of these before) I had given up doing OPKs because it was day 42 of my cycle, so started again. Negative OPK. BD evening
CD42 (0DPO)- Postive OPK!! BD evening
CD43(1DPO)-CD48 (6DPO)- No symptoms, except boobs remained sore, thought it was just because it was the first time I had ovulated
CD49 (7DPO)- I can feel my uterus, not sure what it feels like but I can feel some action there!
CD50 (8DPO)- Boobs getting more sore. Notice very light spotting in underwear. Feeling hopeful now! Reading loads of stories on 2ww to cheer me along. Hungrier than usual
CD51 (9DPO)- More of the same sore boobs, dull ache in uterus. A child smiled at me on the aeroplane and I felt emotional
CD52 (10DPO)- Was planning to wait till 14DPO to test after too many BFNs previous months, but I couldn't hold off, I felt so different. POAS- nothing. Went back to bed, felt disappointed and confused. Went back to bathroom to have a shower, and there it was, BFP!!!! I collapsed to the floor and had to look at it about 100 more times. It was a faint line but easy to see. Went to pharmacy and bought an expensive one just to see the word PREGNANT! It is now 8 days after that BFP and i have done 2 more tests, the line is getting darker so I am now satisfied and hopefully done peeing on sticks for a few years :-)
My advice for those with irregular long cycles is to give Vitex a go, it worked for me! Perservere with OPKs even if you have to use 60 like I did. Be in touch with your body and read as much as you can about TTC. Dont listen to people who tell you to "relax and it will happen". If you have irregular long cycles, there is probably nothing wrong with you, its just that you ovulate less than other women so need to work harder to catch the O. Woman who conceive easily have no idea what it takes to make a baby, so just brush them off. You will get there with love, sweat and tears like I did. And you will love that baby 100x more than if god hadn't given you this journey to get through.