Anyone else fresh off the pill!?

Welcome along @AdoraFlora best of luck to you on this journey

@DaniX91 this is my 5th cycle. Which is it for you?
That sounds like a good plan for testing.

Hi! I've just come off the pill too. I did start another thread about it but so far no responses

We have a brief window for TTC at the moment, due to a house move next year - need to consider the stress of moving, maternity pay etc. So I stopped the pill this month, had my withdrawal bleed 5th - 8th May so now on CD24.

I've been on and off the pill for 11 years, but during the breaks (when I was single) my cycle wasn't too bad at getting back to normal, usually between 26 and 34 days.

I'm worried now though that it's going to start being annoying! I'm not temping or using OPKs at the moment because I wanted to just see what happened, but now I wish that I had! It's been a weird month with two phases of EWCM, so not sure if I'm about 8dpo or ovulating now. I have had cramps for the past 4 days now though, and had a weird brown blob (more like jelly than egg white) on day 21. Has anyone had weird stuff like that?

I did cave this morning and do a test, I just couldn't help myself! But naturally it was a BFN.

Hope you get AF soon to those of you waiting! I feel like it's permanently about to start at the moment.

@Kinsella82 yea I'm counting Sunday as mine so 2dpo for me. Which cycle are u on? I'm really hoping this is the one for u! I'm planning on testing a week on Sunday if I can, so the 9th. I know I've never been in this situation before so I might get impatient and not be able to wait til then but I feel like I'd rather wait longer and get a true result.

@DaniX91 I am going to wait as long as I can. I got solid smiley on fri so if I could sat as Ov day I'm only 3dpo now! A long wait ahead but the waiting doesn't usually start bugging me til a bit later on and I start getting symptoms which so far have always turned out to be af symptoms :(
Everything crossed that we both get good news.
When are you planning on testing?

@Kinsella82 hey, how u doing? When are u guna test? This waiting is bugging me already 😂

I haven’t been testing for ovulation - I can get really worked up about timings ect and always wanting to have a plan in place but with trying for a baby I think that just happens as it happens so I’m really just trying to go with the flow!! I do feel much more productive and energised since stopping the pill. Was hoping for a bit of a labido boost but haven’t really noticed that much difference in that department 😂

@daniX91.. yes it was quite a wait lol. No i havent been tracking. I dont know if i ovulated during the four months without a period or not xx

Hi @Beddie11 bless u, u had a long wait for AF! Have u been tracking ovulation? It's lovely having people to share with!

@DaniX91 i stopped the pill in December had my withdrawal bleed straight away and then nothing until the beginning of may when i got my first period! But don't worry, like @kinsella82 says you dont need a bleed to get pregnant...plus looks like you are ovulating regardless so it really doesnt matter.
@maddy0405 good luck with getting your cycles back in check, hopefully all the timings will work out how you want them too xx

@hoping87, congratulations! Very happy for you!

Welcome too all the newbies! Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all xx

@Kinsella82 that's lovely, positive news! I just assumed you'd have to have a bleed first but obviously not.

@DaniX91 he's a healthy 4.5 year old now and it was a great smooth pregnancy, labour and birth. Thank god.
Only problem at the time was dating the pregnancy because I didn't have a period date to go by but had an early scan to date the pregnancy and then all was fine.
I stopped the pill on Nov 17th 2013 and didn't even think of cycles etc at the time b cause I was waiting for the bleed first. But on the 6th of Feb 2014 something felt odd with my emotions (I was in tears for no reason that day!) and so I didn't a pregnancy test and it was positive. I would've been about five weeks pregnant at that that state.

@Kinsella82 aw I'm hoping this is the cycle for u then!
Really?! How many days after stopping your pill did u find out that u were pregnant?
Was everything ok with the pregnancy if u don't mind me asking?
I worry that things might not go aswell if I get pregnant without a bleed.

@DaniX91 that's fantastic you've got your smiley without a bleed even!!! Get busy today!!
I had a withdrawal bleed about 3 days after stopping the pill and then cycles were 27, 37, 33, 28 after that. So id say they might even still be settling down as yesterday was cd20 so I reckon I'm looking at another 33-35 day cycle if all works out.
Fingers crossed for both of us.
On my last pregnancy I got pregnant before I had any bleed at all after coming off the pill so it's def possible so I hope that's what happens you now. Great that you're ovulating.

@Kinsella82 I got my solid smiley this morning, so we're pretty much at the same stage! DTD last night so 🤞🏼

@Kinsella82 hey, hoping this is the cycle for u! I've got some tests off the internet as I've only got 5 or 6 clear blues left and can't keep spending on them!
How long after stopping your pill did u bleed? I haven't bled at all.

@DaniX91 I got my solid smiley this morning so I'm delighted after a long ten day wait of flashing smileys! This is my second month using the CB opks. I did two months using internet cheapies which never really gave me much cliue to be honest. This is my fifth cycle so hoping it's the one.

@Maddy0405 me again! Just an update, I'm not feeling as impatient today as I did an ovulation test this morning and got a flashing smiley! Are u testing?

Did anyone else start ovulation testing once they came off the pill even if they hadn't had a bleed?

@Maddy0405 oh did u! Exactly, how long is too long?! I think about a month 😂 I'm very impatient though! Have you had cramp or anything?

@danix91 we stopped the pill about the same sort of time then. I think it can be quite normal to not have a bleed straight away after stopping the mini pill. I have a feeling we might have a bit of a wait on our hands for our proper cycles to return!! How long is too long though?!

@Mycrazylife85 yea I'm feeling generally in a better mood! Haven't had sore boobs yet, suppose I'm only on day 12 though. I'm taking the cramp as a positive ha atleast something is happening 🤷🏼‍♀️

@DaniX91 for the whole time I felt emotionally balanced and better than before, had lots of on off cramping throughout that the 74 days in either of my ovaries, and sore boobs on and off but nothing glaring obviously before. Then when it did arrive it was very light too 🤷‍♀️

@Mycrazylife85 did you have any symptoms while waiting for your period? It's so frustrating cos I expected to bleed after like 3 or 4 days!

@DaniX91 74 days and the second cycle I'm currently on day 44. 😳 stopped in January and got my first period on April... ☹️

Hi everyone, hope you don't mind me joining but I'd love to hear your journeys!

I was taking Cerelle for 11/12 years.
Stopped taking it on 10th May and have had nothing but a few cramps since.
I've done ovulation tests the past 4 mornings and had nothing but negatives.

Just wondering how long it took you to have a bleed once you'd stopped the pill?