Anyone else fresh off the pill!?

@hillsandspills - this sounds very similar to me. I’ve been on the pill for 12 years too, just came off last month. Didn’t have a second thought when I was on it what it was doing to me. I guess time will tell! I’ll keep my fingers cross your body jumps back to its normal cycle!!

Also, the running thing is interesting - I run every day - not marathons, i’m not super fit but I put on weight easily so generally have to exercise every day, do 5-10km with the dog. I never realised this could affect fertility? I read you need to keep up regular exercise so didn’t think twice about it, i’d be interested to hear other people’s views?

@Beddie11 - I finished the pill and had withdrawal bleed on the same days as you!! Good luck with your ttc journey!

Hi,very much in the same boat as you! Took my last microgynon on the 17th of December also! Ttc#1 . Had withdrawal bleed on 20th december and now just waiting.. with no idea what to expect! I've been on the same pill for over 10 years and have absolutely no idea if I've ovulated yet or anything! Guess I'll wait and see what the next few weeks brings!

Thanks @pumpkinsmum18 hoping it pays off now and will help me while ttc

@Arewethereyet19 5 stone! That’s fantastic, well done! 🤗

@pumpkinsmum18 I had a lot to lose! I’ve lost 5 stone but still a couple to go and have picked classes I like so that I won’t give up haha. Well done on the running/long walks. I’m definitely not a running fan! Want to try and keep it up though even if I get pregnant

@Arewethereyet19 wow 6 classes a week, that’s great! You must be really motivated 😊 I need to get back into excercise, I bought some kettlebells to workout at home but haven’t been doing that very regularly. I used to run a bit - went to parkrun and did 10k race for life last year (that was half walking half running though!). I also did a 28km walk along the Thames Path for charity which I enjoyed 😄 Hoping to do more long walks this year but a baby bump might get in the way of that! 🤞

Welcome bubbles120 and hillsandspills

@hillsandspills mine is a slightly different situation but will explain incase it helps. I have been losing weight for the past 18 months to help with my health and I’ve been going the gym. I now do 6 classes a week and had seen something about this impacting fertility/pregnancy but when I asked my doctor about this they said there is no solid evidence but their advice would be as long as I was exercising sensibly and making sure I’m getting enough nutrition they have no concerns - although if I get pregnant may need to change some of the exercises I currently do. I can’t imagine running being that different but obviously that’s just my opinion.

Hi everyone, so interesting to read everyone's different experiences and worries, too - it's nice to know I'm not alone!
Plan on coming off the pill at the end of this pack, have been on it for about 12 years, so anxious to see how my body reacts.

Out of interest, is anyone else a keen runner, and read about how running a lot can lower fertility?!

Can i join? Finished my pill last week currently having withdrawl bleed. Hoping to have my body go back to normal as soon as possible. It snapped straight back when i came off it before to have DS. So keeping everything crossed for the same.

Not taking other vitamins but have been taking it in the mornings before breakfast. I'm on the Superdrug one a day 400

I have been fine with mine but what mg are you taking and are you taking any other vitamins? I think if you’re having too much can causing nausea and diarrhoea

@peachypetite I’ve not had any issues! Are you taking it with a meal?

Hi all is anyone else finding that the folic acid is causing stomach issues? I had diarrhoea when I first took it and now bloating.

@MiaMoo007 thanks!

@Gooseygoosey12345 such a relief to know, now just to wait and cross my fingers!

@pumkinsMum18

I never knew that! It made for an interesting read 😊

If you look it up, the inventors of the pill decided the pescribe the drug with a break/bleed week to satisfy the Catholic Church and the Pope.....

I’m serious - google it!

@Gooseygoosey12345 that’s good to know! Seems like each woman’s experience can be very different

@arewethereyet19 - I know! I never thought I’d be wishing my period on! For 2 years on the mini pill I loved not having them but like you @gem1188 I had no idea what the consequences would really be! It sounds like we stopped taking the pill at the same time!

This was me 2 years ago. I was on the pill for years, took my last pill of the packet in September, never had a period and conceived at the end of October. Just a bit of hope for everyone trying that for some people it does happen straight away.

@aimingfor2019 this is my understanding - your "period" during your week break from the pill is technically not a real period. The way the pill works is it contains a hormone called progesterone. This is the hormone the body produces when an egg is fertilised. In simple terms it basically tells your body not to have a period. During your week break, you're not taking in progesterone which tells your uterus that it can release the lining - your period.

When you come off the pill, you're body needs to get back to normal. I guess with any hormone supplement it can take any period of time for your body to recalibrate.

What I have read though is that just because you haven't had a bleed since your withdrawal bleed it doesn't necessarily mean you're not ovulating. Also remember everyone's cycle is different. 34 days isn't that long. Try not to stress

*not taken a pill
(Sorry)

@aimingfor2019 I was on the combined pill for 14 years and the mini pill for 2 (different years for the last 16). I haven't had any form of bleeding for 13 months and counting. I have taken a pill for 34 days now and still nothing.
Like you I am starting to wonder what I have done to my body

Out of interest, how many of you had regular bleeds during your week break from the pill?

I always did and just assumed they were my normal period, but now after looking into it I'm not sure if they were or weren't.

It's hit me that for 10years+ I've been pumping myself with hormones with no really awareness of what it was doing to my body.

Hi All,
Hope you don’t mind me joining.
Me and my husband have finally decided we are ready for a baby. I have never really been broody and always felt too young to have children and there was never a ‘right time’, but turning 30 last year it was like a switch had flipped!
I came off the pill on 17th December, had the withdrawal bleed, like I normally would after a packet, on 20th December for a few days. Now waiting to see if I start to ovulate.
It’s funny I’ve spent 12 years consistently on the pill hoping not to get accidentally pregnant that I never thought to even ask what it was doing to my body and how it would affect me when we did decide the time was right!
Fingers crossed my cycle gets back to normal (whatever that was, 12 years ago!), just hoping we haven’t left it too late :(!
Love hearing everyone’s experiences on this thread, thanks for all the helpful tips!

@LanieM87 I would try not to worry too much, it can take a bit longer for some.
You can still conceive it just means that initially it is harder to date the pregnancy but you can still ovulate before your period comes back.
Fingers crossed it will make an appearance soon. (I never thought I’d say that haha)