Ttc after stopping the pill thread 3. Join us for: Super long cycles, living in limbo, obscene amounts of poas and trying anything and everything to get that bun in the oven!

Haha johno I like the fact your putting the abbreviations after everything, good idea!!

Welcome arty and Sarah!

Sounds promising arty, you'll have to let us know how you get on tomorrow when testing! I never used to get sore boobs before my period when I was on the pill, but when I come off it its one of my first signs she's going to show up! So my body has changed.

Good luck to you Sarah. Hope you aren't ttc for too long. That's what me and DH done, I came off the pill in December and thought of it happens it happens but it hasn't so far so started with the OPK's to try and help us along! Fx for you xxx

Hi all,

New to this thread and to the whole baby thing actually!

Due to take my last contraceptive pill tomorrow which will see me finish the pack and see me and my DH start trying for our first baby. We aren't going to get too technical about it at first with OPKs etc. Just going to see how it goes initially. Figure that - assuming it doesn't happen straight away - I'll want to monitor my cycle for a bit anyway before I start doing any of that. Just going to take the Seven Seas Trying For A Baby vitamins to a) see if it helps things along and b) help regulate my cycle as I've heard it's good for that.

This last week has been pretty hideous though. Keep getting cramps and feeling nauseous. Been on the pill for the last 14 years and I've only ever had cramps on the day my withdrawal bleed is due (always the Tuesday after my last pill). Think I've been reading up so much on conception and pregnancy that I've given myself symptoms!

Anyway, looking forward to joining you all on this journey and fingers crossed I get my BFP sooner rather than later!

xx

Hi johno thanks for the welcome! Yeah I know what you mean about post pill af. I was all over the place first month or so but since then seemed more regular around 28days. I'm doing basal temp with thermometer that came with a chart. I'm off the chart on that an doing it same time each night. I'm isinh ovia since March an that seems to think I could be pregnant an says to test tomorrow so I'm trying to hold out til then. Incredibly sore boobs last night that I just never have so much so I couldn't sleep. Then woke at 5 this morning hot sweats. Still no red period so I'm jus confused. Thanks for the luck. I know it's really early an I shouldn't get this hopeful it's jus all these signs are making me think it's possible

All best for your journey x

Hey artynjc- welcome to the thread. Lots of clever ladies on here to help.

I didn't really count my post pill AF as it was only 23 days long and obviously chemically induced from stopping the pill. My next one was over 30 days and most have been it ill recently.

It's tricky to say whether or not you're out if you don't know if you ov and how many days post ovulation (dpo) you are. That's still a fairly high temp- are you doing basal body thermometer (bbt) every morning? Using any apps?

Fingers crossed (fx) for you X

Hi jjspoon yeah it does seem really good to read all these threads an know you're not on your own in this. I'm only on 2nd cycle really so it's probably too early and I never got a positive ovulation test any time I tested so I guess I'm jus waiting on af to tell me I'm wrong. Good luck on your journey too xx

Hi artynic and good luck :). What cycle are you on and how long are they usually? I'm only on cycle 1 so still learning about everything myself but have found these threads really useful.

Thanks johno and loula sounds like it's worth a go then. I might give clear blue one a try next month. This is my first proper cycle so still getting to know what they'll be like. Last month was only 26 days between break through bleed after pill and first real af but think this cycle might be a bit longer as I'm on cd 16 and had ewcm yesterday and today. I'll see how this one goes then decide whether to give opks a try next month!

Hey ladies. Can I join? 🤓
First day on the site so here's bit about me.
30 years old. Stopped taking pill in March ish after 10 years

Currently cd30 bfn today but no proper period jus 2 days of pale brown. Boobs are so sore and never normally have that symptom. Plus some nausea and sore gums. May just be searching for symptoms who knows? Basal temp is 36.77 although the that doesn't mean much to me either? Should I just accept I've missed the window?

Thanks ladies

I also use the CB ones and were worth every penny last cycle. I had 5 days high fertility then my peak. Everyone is different but I've heard of a lot of people having countless high days but the more the monitor gets to know you and your hormones the easier it should get to detect it xx

Hey Jjspoon. I did a whole month of the cheap opk's and never got a positive.

First month of CB digital opk and I had 20 days of flashing smileys (this apparently isn't meant to happen!).

Wasn't going to bother last cycle but had sticks left over. Had 1 day low fertility. 2 days high and then peak!

How long/regular are your cycles? I think it can get pricey if you don't know when you should be testing. I just waited for ewcm for a few days first then tested.

Hope this helps and good luck

Has anyone been using the clear blue opks? I've heard mixed reviews about them not giving true results or days on end of smiley face which can't be right? I'm thinking I might start them next cycle but don't know whether to start which cheapy ones or just go straight for digital?

Congrats bobo I was the same this month lol.

I'm going to switch to the digi OPKs too - the cheap ones are easy, but can't be dealing with waiting until later in the day, not seeing for four hours and peeing in a cup at work!

Yay so happy for you BoBo! Congrats on the EWCM! The things that make us happy these day lol!

Yeah marmite your supposed to hold it in for 4 hours and also not drink loads so it doesn't dilute your wee too much! It's best to just see how you get on this cycle, I've been off the pill since December but last cycle was our first one properly trying and using OPK's. I am due to start testing tomorrow.

Where are you going on holiday? Jealous!

I didn't realise you had to hold your wee for 4 hours loulabelle not sure I can imagine that haha! I pee all the time at work!!
I'm going to be on holiday at the start of next cycle so think I'll maybe leave the opks at home and just relax, enjoy holiday and lots of dtd! Definitely going to give opks a go the following cycle though!

Woohoo for ovulation and EWCM bobo!! Get on it!

Hey marmite!

Yeah I started using the CB digital one last cycle, it was so good and so much easier than using the Internet cheapies, but obviously more expensive. I couldn't get on with having to hold my wee for 4 hours and not being able to use FMU etc. They're easy to use, just a bit more faffy in my opinion!

Hey loulabelle, I hear you on the long cycles!! No, I'm not using opks at the moment, but I do have some that I bought on Amazon and was planning on using them next cycle I think. Need to figure out exactly what I'm doing with them... Are you using them at the moment?

Hello my ladies!

I've been a lurker this week as I've nothing to report. At that boring stage waiting for ovulation. It's so frustrating having long cycles as it seems to take forever for anything to happen! According to my CB digital I should start testing from next weekend which is handy as DH is on a reasonable shift at work!

Congratulations to you jikki! Thanks for letting us know & giving us all hope! You'll have to let us know how you get on.

Sorry AF got you poin. My AF was 3 days late. Went from 33 days to 36 which is rubbish! They were getting shorter but now seem to be getting longer!!

Good luck to you jjspoon, hope you catch the egg!

Welcome to all the newbies!!

Marmite are you doing OPK's?

xxx

Sorry about AF poin and yes i have seen some talk on agnus cactus on here, am keeping it in my back pocket for now! Trying to go with as relaxed and simple approach as possible for now. Will see how long that lasts..!

Fx for good news jikki

Welcome mishy

CD 20 here but could have a while to wait yet...

Sorry to hear poin but enjoy a drink tonight and onwards to the next cycle!

I have EWCM today, yay! Qas starting to stress about it. Cd15 so later than last month but at least it's here at last! Will dilr the next week haha. We dtd on cd12 too so hopefully haven't missed anything anyway.

Sorry to hear AF got you Poin Enjoy a glass or three of and maybe a cheeky bit of and

Well she's here. 24 hours late but here all the same. Appeared as soon as I got up which is the normal time but just late so playing a trick on me. I know it can be normal to have fluctuations in dates but I'm so regular it had me hoping! Oh well. Had a dream last night that we had a talk and he was OK with it but too scared to discuss it with him at the moment in case he says not yet again! Had a bad evening and feel crap mood wise today anyway so that's just cemented it today so I'm going to be a happy soul at work. Roll on Friday, I need a drink!!

FX for you all and hope you all get those BFPs soon.xx

Fx for you poin! Sounds positive if you're usually that regular and hope it comes back good news for you jikkipug

Thanks girls! Just had a positive wee test at the docs just waiting for a scan, don't feel like I can get too excited as it feels too good to be true and I've just read that a CYST can cause the pregnancy hormone 😳 Back to the cyst fear.. Only a scan will tell..

I didn't have a single sign of ovulation! I was looking out for EWCM, twinges, spotting.. NOTHING... I have absolutely no idea when it happened haha! Just keep baby dancing away 😉

Can I join this thread please? I'm very new to the forums, so apologies if I'm not up to speed with all the abbreviations! I hope everyone is doing well. Sorry if I ramble on here!

I've been on various contraceptives for the last 10 years, including COCP, Nexplanon implants x 3 and at the beginning of this year the POP. I have also been taking topirimate for migraines for the last few years, but have now come off that at the end of April. I stopped taking the POP then as well, and immedietely had a light bleed for 4 days. Previously cycles have been 40-50 days with a heavy flow, so it's quite a change.

I've been using Ovia and CB OPKs to track my cycles, and at the moment I'm not ovulating according to the kit. My cycle is now 30-31 days long, so I'm hoping that my hormones start to normalise and that ovulation will happen! Just in case, I've bought some agnus castus to see if it helps. I'm also taking 5mg of folic acid a day (the higher dose was recommended by my GP).

So this month will be cycle number 2 of ttc, cd3. Any advice on keeping calm? Thanks for taking the time to read this!