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Depo needle and getting pregnant again.

32 replies

blackSheep1 · 05/04/2015 16:14

In sept 14 I began the depo injection. I have had 3 shots and wish to fall for our second child. I'm worried as I have been told that it can take a year or even more to fall! If I've only had 3 shot, 9months (due to end beginning of May), will it still take as long. Also I have heard terrible stories of when people have come off of the injection. Bad side effects? Sore breasts and heavy bleeding for weeks? On my injection I've had no periods and am really scared. :-(

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Cavort · 18/04/2015 22:04

I was on Depo for about 4 years. Periods stopped completely while on it. More than year after my final injection my period still hadn't returned so my GP advised me to go on the pill for a few months to give things a kick start which did work. I had normal periods after coming back off the pill. Thankfully I didn't come off Depo in order to TTC or it would have been a bloody long wait!

skyeskyeskye · 18/04/2015 21:50

I was on it from 2002 til Oct 2006. Periods returned Feb 2007, was pregnant in July 2007.

No periods whilst on it, horrendous after but that was due to endometriosis which is why I went on depo, to stop periods altogether.

Queenofknickers · 18/04/2015 21:42

I hate to add the bad story but I had the depot for 2 years and no periods and when I came off it it took 18 months for periods and fertility to return and i had drugs from specialist for that. However I went on to have 2 DS in the next 18 months so I guess super fertility followed!

Rememberallball · 18/04/2015 21:34

I had 1x depo in June last year. Decided with DP to ttc in September around the time next depo was due so didn't have it. Finally had natural AF in March followed by ov 14 days later. GP was concerned enough to do bloods in March because of 6 months amennhorrea and being over 40.

TurnOverTheTv · 08/04/2015 07:01

2 years, then 18 months.

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blackSheep1 · 05/04/2015 16:22

How long was you on the depo for each time if you don't mind me asking x

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TurnOverTheTv · 05/04/2015 16:20

I got pregnant twice after the depo. No side effects. Came off in dec, pregnant in feb. 2nd time came off in jan, pregnant in June.