Anyone else about to take the plunge and stop bc pills?

I have both the boots own ones I think there are 20 in a pack and also have a clearblue digital one which is reusable (not the sticks but the device!) I think they all do the same thing but just show different lines/smiley faces etc.

What opk's are you using lovebugs ... Being nosey lol

Well I'm hoping that the pains/cramps I woke up with this morning are a good sign that maybe I'm due to ovulate?! Has anyone else had similar signs? Will opk tonight but don't want to get too hopefull over the coming days to be left disappointed!

Yey, welcome to the club!

Yaaaaayyyyy

Thanks both, had a chat with DH tonight and I'm going to start with the folic acid and ditch the pills! Roll on symptom spotting

Welcome crazypuglady! Ditch the pills, it takes longer than you think to get back to normal and it seems from this thread only a few people get pregnant straight away, fx for you x

Thanks wanttobe :) im not good with waiting either lovebugs ... I'm an impatient cow at the best of times lmao...but I'm pretty much in the same boat just waiting for something to happen either a smiley or some cm would be nice !! Can't help feeling slightly dissappointed when I see the blank circle even though it's early days and I'm being silly.lets have a smiley face and cm race lol makes a change from the sack race although technically they have the same outcome... Jumping in the sack ...welcome puglady... Come on ditch the pills and come and join us cluckers all manic symptom spotting ,you know you want to

Currently contemplating ditching the pills (it's a matter of when, not if). Been on Cerazette for 6 years and was on microgynon for 4 years before that so it's been a long time since I've had a real cycle. The pill seemed like such an easy solution but now I'm starting to worry about the long term effects. Fingers crossed I go back to a normal cycle quickly and we can stop just practising.

Hi Kate and wanttobe,
Exciting times for all of us but lots of waiting which I'm not good at! My cycle on the pill was 28days but have used the ovulation calculators to work out rough guide when I should ovulate and checking CM but very much dry or small amount of sticky, creamy CM (sorry TMI!) no sign of Egg white consistency yet but keeping an eye out. Just wondering what I'll feel like if still have no smiling faces in the next few days or EWCM...fx that isnt the case and I'll get some confirmation things are happening x

5dpo here... everything much the same (still getting loads of creamy cm, no idea what that is about or if it is normal at this time! I read you are meant to go dry after ov...)

I hate tww!

Good luck dtd and timing your smileys ladies

Same here lovebugs no smiley yet still getting the empty circle :) how long are your cycles normally ? And are you using an app as well.to predict your fertile phase ? Funnily enough my dh is very keen as well, he's even suggested we bd tonight without me saying anything lol

Not an interesting update from me really as still no smiling face but I'm hoping that between the 9-12 October I should be ovulating! Even hubby is excited to be trying now tat he is less stressed which is great. Lots of DTD from tonight onwards!

So sorry Freedom. Please do keep in touch and keep us posted on any updates you do want to share! Fingers crossed and hoping that things work themselves out for you xx

Sorry to hear that freedom best of luck for the future... Yes me too lovebugs enjoying dtd but what with having 2 ds's the whole eod thing is too tiring lmao... Hoping to zero in on my window of opportunity will keep you posted x

I'm the same at you Kate, tested with ovulation sticks yesterday and today but both negative which I expected. Still enjoying DTD and hoping we can maintain this every 3 days now DH has more free time in evenings and weekends. On cd8 today so will keep testing and let you know any updates ??

Oh Freedom40 I really am sorry to hear that and wish you all the best for the future, fx for you to have happy news in the near future xx

so i think this will be my last post here as today went to the fertility clinic with DH and news is a bit more complicated. wishing you all BFP in the near future.

Hi girls :) cd7 today so done my morning test with the cb digital which was negative of course but I expected that...hoping to see blinkys and smilies soon and planning on dtd tonight and blowing the cobwebs off so to speak in preparation for some serious b'd ing how's everyone else getting on,anything to report ???

Looking forward to hearing how you get on Kate! Just taking each day and it comes and enjoying this time as much as we can!

Same here lovebugs !!! Just finishing off here too and readying myself to start testing tommorow :) let's hope we both get our smiley faces soon hun and catch that surge !!! Fx for you hun xxx

Fingers crossed for you wabttobe! I feel much calmer since having the AF and knowing I can now use the tests to track when ovulating as well as looking at CM...also having spent lots of time with other people's children me and DH are really appreciating our child free lives even though we hope this will change soon. I'll keep you posted with updates, will test early evening tonight and every day until I get that smiling face symbol! X

Good luck lovebugs! Keep us posted :)

Had negative opk this morning, confirming if I O'd it was yesterday evening/early this morning.,

Offcially in the tww... Earliest I can test is 15th.

Have v sore nipples today, headache and CM has gone thick and creamy whatever that means! Pretty sure I never got any signs of af arriving pre-pill but then I was about 14/15 and not paying much attention...

Thanks for the advice, I'm going to test tomorrow as still finishing AF! Been the worst AF in 13 years! But pleased it came we can start testing and DTD every few days! Hoping to ovulate this month! Xx

That's what I was thinking to do.. I'm going to test from day 7 as well seeing as I have no idea on what length my cycles are going to be now so best to start early lol !! I'm on my last day of AF as well now thank god as it was a really really heavy and painful one.the clearblue is the only opk ive seen that reccomens using fmu which is why I'm so confused about the best time to test.. I wonder if it's because it's designed to test for oestrogen as well as Lh ? I was thinking of doing an ic with second pee of the day and if there's a hint of a positive then doing a cb early evening to confirm ? Or do I just go with what cb says to do first thing in the morn ahhhhh thought it was meant to be easier not drive you bloody insane anyway fx for all of you lovely ladies and let's hope October is our month