Long cycle since coming off the pill. Should I be worried?

[DelphiniumStar]

Hi, ttc #1. Total newbie. Been on microgynon for almost a decade. Had two full cycles since coming off the pill and currently mid way through cycle 3. I'm worried my cycle hasn't got back to normal yet. Cycle 1 was 41 days, cycle 2 was 47 days. I'm now using opk this cycle and 16days in an no sign of ovulation yet. Pre-pill I was regular within a 26-32 day range. Should I be worried?

[Kirjava]

No, it can take a number of months for your cycle to settle down. I'm 8 months off the pill and have only had 5 periods in that time. My cycle is slowly settling into 35 days ish with ov around cd25. Annoying but pretty normal. Fx for you

[yellowsun]

Normal! I was on the pill for 12 years and my first cycle was 51 days (I got pg the second month).

[mascaraisamust]

Agree, totally normally. Had three long cycles of 40ish days. It's a annoying as you want to crack on but ignore the long cycles, dtd often and keep tracking with cheap opks. It'll work itself out and you could get lucky.

[DelphiniumStar]

Thanks for the reassurance. Am I likely to be ovulating despite the long cycles?

[SharyBobbins]

I'm really glad you posted this DelphiniumStar. I've had 4 full cycles now, the last 3 have been 43 days so I'm guessing this is the cycle length I'm settling in to. I bought a clearblue kit which indicated peak fertility 33 days in. I'm sure you will still ovulate even though your cycle is long. I was relieved to see I'd ovulated especially as from what I've read 42+ is classed as "irregular". Recently bought the clearblue advanced fertility monitor which I'm now regretting as it says it works on cycles between 21-42 days. Wish I'd stuck with the standard digital ovulation tests instead of panic buying and spending over £100 on the monitor!

[SharyBobbins]

Sorry I should add this is my first time ttc too after over 8 years on the pill. Feels like we've been trying a lot longer than we have because it's 7 calendar months but only 4 cycles!