First time TTC - Coming off the pill. Anyone with me?!

@gegi it's been driving me crazy, happier now I have seen a doctor and know it's all fine. Just want it to finish so I can start next cycle and hopefully get into a rhythm, like I was before.
Is this your second cycle since coming off the pill?
I had to wait 89 days for my AF to arrive, apparently you can ovulate more then once if you have longer between AF.

Day 16 of bleeding, spoke with a gp today, everything is fine, they usual don't worry till the bleeding lasts 21 days. Apparently when you haven't had a period in a long time The lining of the uterus builds up causing you to have a longer period. Got some tables to help settle it down.
How is everyone else today?

@gegi but we will see...how are you? X

@gegi blood tests were fine thank god! Got the results back today and 100% not pregnant but all my hormones checked out ok. She said that my progesterone was low but as I’m having AF (which I’ve guessed it is now!) then it should be low anyway so just to try properly later in this cycle! Only weird thing now is this AF hasn’t lasted long at all which is worrying me. Mon- spotting tues- proper AF wed- proper AF and it seems to be pretty much gone now. Hopefully doesn’t mean no ovulation this month 🙏🏼

@JJ1994 ahh thank you for being so lovely! Before we started TTC I was all for being laid back and 'if it happens it happens' but I've been soooo opposite😂

I picture everything in my head and even have this silly idea of announcing to my mum at Christmas (would be her first grandbaby so I want to make it special!). I get her a photo calendar every year as a stocking filler, I would give it to her as normal and let her flick through and see what pics I've chosen for each month.. then put my scan pic on the month baby is due and a little note on the date. Her reaction would be priceless! I don't think I'm going to be able to do that now so I need to stop cooking up ideas in my head, I'm running before I can walk ...

@xoJellyBean cycle 1 too! I keep looking at pregnant people and telling myself that I'm sure at some point they were like me, waiting for a BFP!

@kylieeee it's really tough when you build the picture in your head and you get all excited about testing. I'm still struggling and my AF has already started. It was super light yesterday and just brown cm today so keep thinking it could be something else! I keep thinking I feel dizzy but I'm sure I'm making myself feel dizzy! It's all very mentally & emotionally consuming! We'll test at some point and it will be a BFP and it will all be worth it! Hopefully soon!

Ugh girls I need to rant😔 I stupidly went and bought a FRER yesterday after work, excitedly drove home imagining my BFP🤦🏽‍♀️ I took the test but noticed some light blood when wiping so I think my AF is here and I basically tested on my period, I feel so silly for getting my hopes up again.

It's so hard going this TTC malarkey! Spend weeks thinking ooooh I could be! Only for your AF to turn up like 'HA! You thought!!' 😩

Onto month 3.... good luck to all of you girlies xx

@JJ1994 cycle 1! Trying so hard not to get my hopes up. What cycle are you on? After learning all about fertile windows etc if baffles me how I know so many people in our town that got pregnant with a one night stand lol 😂

@xoJellyBean I know how you feel. It's lovely that he is excited. My partner knows what I'm like when I really want something so think he's trying to not get my hopes up. What cycle are you on?

Love reading everyone's situations here! It really helps lol my hubby is asking me everyday if I have symptoms etc and I feel like I'm just gonna fall to bits if I'm not pregnant

I'm not sure the Flo app is very accurate or it could be that without any knowledge of my cycles it can't accurately predict. I'll be using OPKs as soon as my period ends I think. Although didn't have a definitive positive when I used them this month.

Looking forward to trying again next cycle. Thinking positive baby thoughts for us all!

I’ve relented and bought a thermometer. Mainly because my cycles vary so much in length and have no idea if and when I’m ovulating. I’m just hoping I am ovulating and everything is working.

@gegi still bleeding day 14 now, not sure what is going on with me. When are you do your AF?

Hi girls. Hope you don't mind me joining. Think I'm in a similar situation to many of you.

I'm 25 and have just started TTC. I stopped taking the mini pill on 28th September. We started trying from 11th October. Flo predicted ovulation on same day but OPKs were negative. I had a dark OPK on 14th but technically still negative. Flo predicted period on 26th. I had some extremely light spotting on Saturday but only when wiped. Today I've started with some light bleeding which I guess could be my first period coming off pill. I had really hoped I'd be lucky first time round! 🙈 I'd love it to be implantation but don't think it is!

I've been watching a few threads but feel like support is needed especially when I'm symptom spotting! Good to be able to share and compare! Feeling very impatient for a BFP- I think because I've wanted to start trying for a loooong time!

@gegi yeah I know what you mean! Well I gave in and rang the doctors and they are doing blood tests on me this morning for hormone levels, pregnancy and thyroid! She said the results will be back tomorrow which is good but I don’t do bloods at all

@Lea84TTC sounds very similar, I know the feeling - try not to get frustrated with yourself, the urge can be really hard to ignore especially if you’ve been waiting a long time for this! Once I realised my ovulation is late in the month, late November just seemed so far away...I do feel bad for putting pressure on OH though. Got my peak smiley face on the clearblue this morning so let’s see what happens..

@Jh2019 I was exactly the same. We had agreed to TTC in November and I somehow got it moved to October. I am very impatient and keep getting frustrated with myself.

Hi all, I'm completely new to this but thought this looks like the thread for me as I'm finally TTC for the first time

I came off Cerazette on 5 September (after being on it for 12 years), had first period around 5 weeks later on 9 October and now tracking ovulation for the first time - excited as it's so long since I've had a natural cycle! Using Clearblue advanced monitor and so far so good, had a couple of high fertility days showing so hoping tomorrow might be my peak. Now just need to convince OH that we should try properly, i.e. a few times during the window...we originally agreed to wait a couple of months before trying 'properly' but I'm so impatient...

@Tinygiggler89 I know the feeling, I would struggle not to track it as I find it so interesting and I always like to plan things...I know it doesn't work like that with TTC but at least tracking my cycle makes me feel in control in some way!

Wishing everyone all the best, lovely to read your stories

13 days and counting now for my period, started with a headache 10 days ago too. How is everyone else.

@gegi oh my goodness, 8 days!! When are you going to test again?
I have been tracking my periods for ages now & using OPKs too! I always ovulate a week later than my app predicts.

Hi all, can I join? 30, married a year and had my implant out on 21st Aug. Decided to have 3 months to work out what my cycle does before TTC in December as I’ve not had a period for almost 3 years on the implant and was on the pill before that. Feels like I’ve been planning this my whole life and I’m so impatient to get going! 🙈 So relieved to find others in the same boat! I’ve been measuring BBT since implant came out but it’s just all over the place. Tracking in Flo and Clue which predict different dates for ovulation at the moment. I hope that by the end of 3 months they’ll have enough data to predict accurately and agree! Bought ovulation test strips (not sure of the acronym!!!) this month and EWCW today but negative test. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Loved reading your stories so far and feel a bit better! My friends have said it just happened for them or not to worry and tracking is unnecessary/ obsessive etc but I find it so interesting!!!