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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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Anyone else fresh off the pill!?

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peaky297 · 28/12/2018 22:30

Hi ladies!
As my DH and i habe decided to TTC I took the last pill in my packet on 17th December and had my breakthrough bleed start on the 22nd and end on the 26th. Now the wait begins to see whether my cycle snaps back to normal and of course whether I concieve! I had been on microgynon for circa 3 years.

Is anyone else in a similar position and entering 2019 pill free!? I thought this would be a good place to track and share our experiences as they happen!

S x

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LanieM87 · 21/02/2019 21:02

@hoping87 I was on degesterol.

Hoping87 · 21/02/2019 20:54

@LanieM87 what pill were you on? X

LanieM87 · 21/02/2019 20:24

@aimingfor2019 thanks! Hope you can pin point your ovulation!
Who knew TTC was so much hard work?!!

aimingfor2019 · 21/02/2019 20:18

@LanieM87 I know how you feel, fingers crossed for you.

LanieM87 · 21/02/2019 20:14

So fed up! Month two of coming off the pill, last time it took 44 days for my period to appear, was hoping this month it would make an appearance a bit sooner, but no, on day 44 again and absolutely no sign.
I know it’s still early days and it can take 6months to a year to get back in a rhythm, but I really thought it wouldn’t happen to me, I wish I’d come off the pill years ago Sad

Shelbybear · 20/02/2019 22:44

My app tells me I'm usually around CD 19-23 to ovulate (apparently) but my cycles an average of 35 days 😒

I'm on CD 12, did an opk test few days ago when I had some egg white discharge but only a bit, it was negative.

Maybe do one at the wkend but I don't think I'm ovulating yet 🤞🏻 it's a shorter cycle this month.

aimingfor2019 · 19/02/2019 17:21

@peaky297
That definitely sounds like you were ovulating. I think the whole thing about ovulating 14days before your period is due is throwing you (and me) off the right dates.

My cycle has been pretty predictable since I came off the pill, it's always between 28-30days. So I was TTC around 14days before my period (even though I didn't have other symptoms). Then I'd getting loads of random symptoms like you and think I might be pregnant, only for AF to arrive around a week or so later.

So this month I brought some ovulation strips. My app said I'd ovulate on the 14th, my calculations put it on the 16th. I've been doing the strips twice a day since the 12th and so far have had no line to say I'm ovulating. So now I'm thinking that those odd symptoms around a week before my period are actually me ovulating and I just ovulate later in my cycle.

Google seems to confirm that the 14day things is an average and that everyone is different. So I'm just going to keep peeing on my ovulation strips and crossing my fingers.

Hoping87 · 19/02/2019 17:09

I’m 2 weeks late today....still waiting....last tested on Sunday...negative! 🤔

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peaky297 · 18/02/2019 21:26

Guess who arrived today... aunt bloody Flo! Disappointing, but at least no where I am now!
Round 3, here we come!

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Gem1188 · 17/02/2019 16:39

Bea * sorry ladies

Gem1188 · 17/02/2019 16:39

Congratulations bra 😊

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peaky297 · 17/02/2019 15:59

Girls I am so confused!!
AF is now 3 days late... tested yesterday and on the day period was due (14th) and had two BFNs. I've had sore breasts, bloating and lower back pain for around a week now and my skin has broken out in spots which is unusual for me. I've had really creamy CM which has become more watery over the last few days, with the odd blob of egg white CM (though I shouldn't be ovulating now). Any bright ideas?

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Luckylola12 · 14/02/2019 14:27

Hi!! I stopped the pill september 2018, it took 3 months till i got my first period! Second period was 5 weeks later and y.day would of been 5 weeks since 2nd period. Fingers crossed!!!

Hoping87 · 14/02/2019 11:06

Hi everyone...I came off the pill at the end of October.....I had a period on 5th December and again 5th January...decided to stop all contraception at the beginning of January and was thinking I should have been due on 5th February....I’m still waiting for af to show up....over a week late...but negative tests!

aimingfor2019 · 14/02/2019 08:15

Congratulations @bea179! You stopped the pill pretty much the same time as me so gives me a little bit of hope.

My app says I'm ovulating today but I'm 99.9% sure I'm not and won't until at least the weekend. Brought some ovulation tests yesterday, so will give one a go after work and see what it says.

92AP · 14/02/2019 07:31

Congratulations @bea179!!!

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peaky297 · 14/02/2019 07:25

@bea179 huge congratulations on your BFP! Obviously wonderful news for you and a glimmer of hope for us all! @kinsella82 and @lanieM87 ... AF due today but no sign of her so far, just very sore boobs and the same cramping I've had the last couple of weeks! Plus (TMI ALERT!) I have a lot of thick creamy CM which started a couple of days ago. So much so this morning that I keep thinking AF has arrived as it feels wet down there! Anyone else had this before or heard of it happening? I'm hoping that it's not just a precursor for AFs arrival!!

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bea179 · 13/02/2019 21:53

Haven't posted in a while sorry! I had my BFP yesterday, I'm so happy!
I did say further back, but I came off cerelle in late November and periods went back to normal straight away. So I am very very lucky.
Good luck to everyone, whether you're TTC or not SmileGrin

LanieM87 · 13/02/2019 17:53

@peaky247 I’ve had something similar today! Even took an OPK which was negative, but it was a strong looking line! I’m cycle day 34! The pill is bloody awful!

TTc2019BabyNo1 · 13/02/2019 17:34

Development 😃 - still no period and no signs of ovulation BUT my app that I’m using to track temperature has decided (after I put in this mornings temp) that I ovulated on Sunday!
Not sure how reliable temping is on its own and how the app can tell just from my temperature that I ovulated so going to take it with a pinch of salt, but it’s a small win!
Seeing as I’ve been waiting two months for something to happen, i’m happy with that :)!
Still a waiting game though... 🙄

92AP · 13/02/2019 14:44

@RLI1105 I think it works regardless of time as long as youve had a solid 3/4 hours sleep and do it as soon as you wake up. Not sure how to track it so ive got the months free trial of Natural Cycles to see how I go on with that first

RLI1105 · 13/02/2019 14:21

@92AP That's good! It's been a month since my withdrawal bleed so
I'm still waiting. I'm just desperate for it to come now!
I've actually just ordered a temperature probe to start doing it. The only thing is though I work a lot of night so I'm not sure it will work! Confused

92AP · 13/02/2019 12:45

AF made her first proper entrance for me this morning. Taking it as a positive that my body is getting back to normal now and I can track better.

Anyone got any tips on tracking BBT? Ive ordered a digital themometer to start using.

Kinsella82 · 13/02/2019 10:50

@peaky297 how are you feeling? Any symptoms yet? X

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peaky297 · 13/02/2019 08:45

@gem1188 I'm due AF tomorrow so I don't think it's ovulation, unless I've ovulated really late? Who knows, the post pill life is an unpredictable one!

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