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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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whatsthecraic91 · 27/01/2019 12:35

This is now day 4 of only a bit of brown blood when I wipe, Ive done a bit of research online and think if it keeps up for another couple of days I’ll POAS. Just to make sure!

Kinsella82 · 26/01/2019 20:54

@Birthday51 congratulations! That's great news!

Still playing the waiting game here. Tested a few days ago as I was having some symptoms but BFN. I'll test again early next week if there's still no AF.

Exciting times for us all!
Is there many TTC baby no. 3??

MichelleM30 · 26/01/2019 18:18

I'm sure it will, good luck with everything. It's such an exciting time, the hardest part now is keeping it secret, esp if ur not feeling great 😕

Birthday51 · 26/01/2019 18:03

@MichelleM30 I know! Only once around the time of the ewcm, did do it more in jan but I don’t think it was at ovulation time. I can’t believe it happened so quick, we had planned to start consciously trying - monitoring fertility etc - in Feb! I’m just hoping now that it all progresses smoothly xx

MichelleM30 · 26/01/2019 17:52

Congrats birthday51, that was gd timing if u only dtd once!

amehh · 26/01/2019 11:35

@whatsthecraic91 that's what mine was doing too and I got really annoyed with it. Went out for a run and got cramps halfway round and it started when I got back. It's actually a relief knowing everything is on time Smile

whatsthecraic91 · 26/01/2019 10:31

@amehh hopefully today’s the day then as it’s day 3! Still no sign tho, slept all night with no pad on and nothing when I wiped this morning 😑

LanieM87 · 26/01/2019 08:32

@beddie11 nope! That’s what I’ve been looking out for! I read that it can take a couple of cycles to come back after coming off the pill, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed! Unbelievable what the pill does to your body!

amehh · 26/01/2019 08:25

Hi I joined pages ago and have just been lurking since Grin

@whatsthecraic91 I started with the brown spotting when wiping for 2 days and then my af started properly yesterday (my first proper one since the pill) after I had been for a run so yours is probably on the way. On the pill mine always started on a Friday (and before, come to that!) And it is still on a Friday apparently haha

Beddie11 · 25/01/2019 22:23

@peaky297 how are you? Period still kicking your ass? Xx

Beddie11 · 25/01/2019 22:22

@Laniem87.. have u had any egg white cervical mucus? Thats the only sign i got. And it waw only one occasion of wiping and seeing it. Some people get it for days. Its different for everyone xx

whatsthecraic91 · 25/01/2019 20:03

To anyone who has got the AF since stopping the pill - what was it like? I started on yesterday and it’s just brown blood? It’s not even enough for a pad, it’s just when I wipe. I have all the cramps etc I would normally get but hardly any flow! I’m quite worried about this as I read it can mean you’re low on estrogen.

Gem1188 · 25/01/2019 18:41

@birthday51

Whoop whoop! This is fantastic- congratulations 😃

LanieM87 · 25/01/2019 17:28

Hi everyone.
I was wondering if anyone has had any trouble pinpointing ovulation after coming off the pill?! This is the 2nd month now and I’ve yet to get my surge. I’m temping and using OPKs!

Birthday51 · 25/01/2019 17:21

Thank you all! I’ll let you know how it goes xx

whatsthecraic91 · 25/01/2019 17:10

@Birthday51 lovely news!!! Delighted for you x

Birthday51 · 25/01/2019 14:08

DH just got home and told him - he thinks pregnancy tests often give false positives so we should wait a few weeks and then test again! I don’t think this is the case, but will let you all know what happens! Xx

Birthday51 · 25/01/2019 13:02

@thumper59 I would definitely say you could hold out hope - took one last night and it was positive but very faint, did another this morning with first wee of the day and much clearer. But even if not bfp this month you will get your cycle back on track and be able to work out when best to have lots of fun dtd :)

thumper59 · 25/01/2019 12:55

@Birthday51 that's no way a false positive! Rest assured! 😊

I got a BFN this morning on an IC at 10DPO so trying to find hope still 😂

Congratulations it's amazing news for you bet your so excited to tell your OH!xx

Birthday51 · 25/01/2019 12:50

Hey @thumper59 Not tracking it yet, stopped microgynon 30 on 22nd December, dtd on 11th January after getting ewcm on 9/10/11
Jan. Got positive test this morning. So maybe 14 days or so post? I hope this doesn’t mean it’s a false positive but gonna test again in a couple of days to check xx

thumper59 · 25/01/2019 12:42

@Birthday51 congratulations! How many DPO are you? Xx

PumpkinsMum18 · 25/01/2019 12:23

@Birthday51 yay! 😄 Congratulations to you and your hubby!

Birthday51 · 25/01/2019 11:10

Yes, I hope so :) I started to feel really nauseous in the last couple of days and still do today. But not sure if it’s a coincidence or pregnancy related?

Beddie11 · 25/01/2019 11:02

@birthday51 wow thats a lovely looking positive! You must have beginners luck lol.. hopefully your going to set a trend for us! Have u had any symptoms that made you suspect?xx

Birthday51 · 25/01/2019 10:28

Yes! DH was away with work for lots of Jan and we just did it once during the ewcm/crazy horny time! I am now freaking out it’s a false positive or something but hopefully all good! God knows what I’m going to say when he comes home from work later!!

Anyone else fresh off the pill!?