having a hard time getting pregnant

We've been ttc for 1 year. History: 1 pregnancy 1 year ago, miscrr'd - Oct @ 9 wks.  Got pg only after 1 month ttc.  Cycles screwed up after the mc, a lot of problems. 1st doc didn't do d&c; bleed'g & cramp'g til Nov. 1st period Dec. 2nd. Changed docs. 2nd doc concerned cause 1st doc did't do d&c ultrasounds still showing remained product in dec.  2nd ultrasound in Jan (scope & saline).  Recomended surgery if anything still remained, but all was clear and uterus looked great, she also noted I was ovulating (day 9 of my cycle).

I have been tracking cycles, avg: 25-26 days, 2 short ones: 23 days; 2 @ 28 days. I am 39.

Trying to use cm for ovulation prediction. I've been observing how the consistency changes and noting when I have egg white stretchy cm.  For a while after the mc, I didn't have ANY.  I've just recently started getting the abundant cm that will stretch between fingers about 3 inches.  I've only had that twice - last cycle and this past Monday.  Could that be why we haven't been able to get pregnant?  How predictable is using this method? And what does it mean if I don't have the stretchy ewcm?  

The ewcm happens early in my cycle.  Last one - day 8.  If that's true, and I ovulated on day 8 or day 9, wouldn't that mean my cycle would only be 24 days?  Last cycle was the same.  I noted the ewcm early - but my period came 3 days late and my cycle lenght was 29 days instead of the normal 26.  

Tracking these last two cycles the cm changes just like the research has said - just that the ewcm is coming earlier in the cycle than what the research says.  Does that mean my luteral phase is messed up?  

We tried this cycle day before and after ewcm though it was early.  How else can I predict and what else can I do?  I don't have money for fertility testing.

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
I answered your question in the other forum, and hope that the information will help!
Good luck!
Dr B