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

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gegi · 17/10/2019 18:51

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to start a thread after reading through some and watching.

I came off the pill 1st september, bled 8th-12th then spotted/light bleed again 21st-25th september.

I'm using Flo which I think is pretty inaccurate right now but it's saying I'm due on tomorrow.

No symptoms really - think any I have had have been in my head!

Hoping to find someone who is also starting their journey of TTC for the first time ☺️

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gegi · 18/10/2019 16:21

@Izzie94 hi lovely thanks for sharing!!!

I'm fingers crossed maybe it was implantation bleed? But not holding out too much hope as it was quite dark in colour from what I can remember but it was almost 4 weeks ago now!!!! I didn't need to use anything 🤔

The test I used was a blue dye and I think it would have been much too early to test anyway. Think I'm going to hold off for a week before testing again (if I can) and see if AF shows up, she usually does when I have been in this position before 😂

Have you already gone back on the pill? Hope it all goes well for you.

From reading posts on here I can see how frustrating the whole thing can be... and then you wonder how people have babies by accident 😫 xxx

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Izzie94 · 18/10/2019 15:54

Just wanted to add clearblue don't pick up pregnancy hormones as early, pink dye tests are best if testing prior to your period 😊 lots of ladies on here it's taken them over a week for a clearblue to pick up their hormones!! X

Izzie94 · 18/10/2019 15:47

@gegi hi lovely. Hope you're ok, just wanted to update you with how it went for me! Although we're all so different 😊

I came off my pill back in Feb, I had my withdrawal and it took 6 weeks for me to get my next actual period. During this time I had every pregnancy symptom you could imagine 🤣 I then fell into a regular 28-30 day cycle. Me and DP were super chill the first few months, didn't really know how much of a midfield ttc is, I'd now be month 8 of TTC but decided to take a break. Read many posts on here and had a chat with my doc, you can have a real surge of hormones when you first come off and actually be more fertile in the first few months of coming off the pill! So we've decided I'll go back on for a few months -(which I've read others have done! And fallen the next month they come off) So, it may be your light bleed could have been implantation bleed!? You may be testing too early, are you using a pink dye test? FRER are raved about on here 😘

Baby dust to you 😁 keep us updated x

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gegi · 18/10/2019 15:25

Call me crazy but I'm sat at work and got thinking... if I'm counting my cycle from my bleed after the pill it puts me on day 40... if I'm counting from my weird slight bleed mid cycle then that would be cycle day 28... Think I'm thinking too much into it as it can be normal to have longer cycles from coming off the pill? Right? 😂 going to wait a bit longer before testing again... 😫

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gegi · 18/10/2019 09:28

Morning @KerryTTC - no sign today! Flo actually said I was due 5 days ago but it was going to have a delay of 5 days? I guess because of the symptoms I put in but its spooky - and even weirder that I'm listening to it so much 😂

don't worry about the negative.. think they say on here - you're not out till you're out! 😂

@CooperLooper hello lovely! Sounds like you are starting your journey similar to us then! Keep us updated!! ☺️

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CooperLooper · 18/10/2019 08:07

Hello, me too if I can join :)

28, TTC #1. I had the Nexplanon implant removed on 5th October and I haven't had a period in over 5 years so no clue about my cycles.

I've gone through a pack of CB digital OPKs this month to see if I'm getting back on track, all but the first two have been flashing with no static faces so a bit confused. But just planning on DTD every 2-3 days and will yeah on/around 5th Nov is AF hasn't arrived!

Exciting x

KerryTTC · 18/10/2019 07:54

Morning @gegi !

Any sign of AF today??

I was dreaming all night of taking tests and they were positive... woke up at half 4 and the clearblue one was negative 😖 reckon I'll have to wait until next month now! I hastily agreed to be on call all weekend so cant even enjoy a drink now Haha.

It is easy to get obsessed 😂. I was also on cerezette for years, until they changed the brand name, but same stuff. Was very convenient not having periods 😂.

Also, I am using ovia fertility now instead of flo... but as I'm not sure of my cycle cant say if it's any more accurate!

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gegi · 17/10/2019 21:04

Yes I've taken two 😂😂 but they were deffo too early so didn't want to mention it 😂 I took one last week and had a heart attack thinking it was positive - all emotions going then realised it was negative 😫

I was too! On Cerazette - so weird and annoying having periods 😂

I'm so excited and very nervous... but so obsessed with it already hahaha!

Keep me posted on your clearblue!!! I think I'm going to wait a few more days before testing again... try not to over think it 🙈

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KerryTTC · 17/10/2019 20:56

Yes first time for me, terrified/excited!

Have you not taken a pregnancy test yet?? Think I've gotten through about 10 😂

I was on the progesterone only pill so never had periods, I am also using flo, which says AF should be here next tuesday 🤔.

Fingers crossed for you too! You ought to get peeing on sticks!

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gegi · 17/10/2019 20:05

@KerryTTC ahh fingers crossed for you! Is this your first time? what pill were you on? I'm thinking if i ovulated when I think I did - checking cm then i should be about 10 days dpo. Flo seems to think AF will be here tomorrow and I have slight cramping so I wonder if she's coming 😫

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KerryTTC · 17/10/2019 19:04

I'm with you!
I came off the pill around 20th odd of September. Had a bleed from 24th for about 5 days... then used clearblue ovulation tests which only gave me flashing faces.. no constant face. So I have no idea if I missed the lh surge or just didnt ovulate.
This morning I had what appears to be a positive test but I think I peed on the test window so not sure if that gave me a false positive!
Tomorrow i will use clearblue test to find out 😬😬

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