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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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How long to get pregnant after being on the pill?

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Vonni1 · 06/08/2017 23:12

Hey

I was just wondering how long it took people to get pregnant after being on the pill?

I've been on it for the past 14 years and have just stopped taking it. DH and I have agreed to try for our first.

Would love some shared experiences so I know what to expect? Have read it can take a few months or even happen pretty much straight away.

Thanks

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BetterEatCheese · 07/08/2017 21:33

I came off the pill in December and was pregnant by April

GinIsIn · 07/08/2017 21:24

About the 3rd time I had sex, after 15 years on the pill!

TobleroneBoo · 07/08/2017 21:08

I just got a bfp after coming off the pill
In April

DueNov · 07/08/2017 21:05

Got pregnant on the pill whilst taking it properly. Sister came off pill and was pregnant within th e month x

Coffeetasteslikeshit · 07/08/2017 21:01

On the pill 15 years, pregnant first month off.

SnowWhite33 · 07/08/2017 20:58

Finished the package of the Pill in January and never started a new one. Got my first 'real' period in Feb and conceived that cycle. BFP early March, baby due in November

mummabubs · 07/08/2017 20:56

Immediately for me (I was on Yasmin for 3 years). Had withdrawal bleed as usual, stopped taking the pill 2 weeks later and then got a positive pregnancy test 2 weeks after that... so pretty instant! I had heard lots of people say though that it can take a lot longer so I guess it depends on the individual? We feel so lucky to have this so quickly but equally we were mentally prepared for it to take much longer so it was a bit of a shock!!

Josephinelavelle · 07/08/2017 20:53

2 months for me.

DoAsDreamersDo · 07/08/2017 20:52

I came off the pill in April after being on it for over ten years. My periods came back straight away and seem regular so far, but we're still trying for our BFP.

aria84 · 07/08/2017 20:48

Came off pill last May and still waiting on my BFP

Chipsahoy · 07/08/2017 19:55

Didn't even have a period with either dc,conceived right away both times.
This time around, haven't been on the pill and now been trying four months. Tempted to go back on the pill and come off it like the last two times..

Blazedandconfused · 07/08/2017 19:47

Immediately. As in, DS2 was planned but was the equivalent of a missed pill. Leaves me utterly terrified of conceiving an unwanted 3rd child.

TallulahBetty · 07/08/2017 19:08

3 weeks. Very lucky. Good luck to you

TuddlesAndSisses · 07/08/2017 15:22

I had been on the pill for 15 years, agreed with DH to stop taking it on our first wedding anniversary. Must have ovulated and conceived within days as I had a BFP two weeks later. I think DH was feeling a bit cheated as we'd presumed there'd be months of trying.

Good luck!

PurpleTygrrr · 07/08/2017 15:18

It took me 9 months to get back into a regular cycle. They varied from 66-45 days and then when it settled I got a 33 day cycle and got pregnant the next cycle if that makes sense. Currently 16 weeks pregnant with a little girl! I think it just depends and can vary from woman to woman. One friend took 12 months and another got pregnant after her last pill period when coming off.

Good luck.

troodiedoo · 07/08/2017 15:15

Came off pill (long term like you) in December got pregnant in July.

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Vonni1 · 07/08/2017 15:12

Hi all thanks for this. Best of luck to you all. I'm just going to relax and see what happens

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BoyMumma · 07/08/2017 14:14

Came off pill in 3 months before ttc and fell pregnant on 3rd month of trying!
Was on the pill and then mini pill for 10 years +

Good luck!

Oysterbabe · 07/08/2017 10:20

5 months first time and 2 months second time.

Penguin27 · 07/08/2017 08:16

Now I think I might have miscounted and it was successful on 4th cycle; I'd had 3 AFs ... I think

Penguin27 · 07/08/2017 08:12

I took my last pill on 31/12 but we didn't start ttc straight away, used condoms for two cycles to let things settle. Fell pregnant on 3rd cycle after stopping the pill 17w currently!

GMtoBe · 07/08/2017 07:45

Came off pill last July, fell pregnant at the end of January this year. Am currently nearly 30 weeks pregnant.

Aozora13 · 07/08/2017 07:31

Stopped taking the pill the week before my wedding with a view to ttc further down the line, had a contraception fail on my honeymoon a couple of weeks later, thought it would be ok as hadn't had a period and heard it can take a while for them to come back but turns out you can get pregnant right away and here I am with my lovely oopsie baby...

cliffdiver · 07/08/2017 07:20

With DD2 I was pregnant within 2/3 weeks of stopping the pill.

Good luck

sunbird17 · 07/08/2017 06:57

I was on Microgynon for about 10 years. Came off, tracked cycles for 3 months whilst using condoms so my cycles could regulate, then stopped condoms and got pregnant first month of trying.

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