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Anyone TTC after stopping the pill?

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Nazz10 · 07/06/2020 11:59

Hi,
I’m a newbie to mumsnet and a newbie to TTC.
My partner and I are TTC after deciding to postpone our wedding to end of summer 2021 (was originally May this year) due to covid. Our plan was to TTC after marriage but we’re so impatient and thought we would give it a go now.
I have been on the pill since I was 16 (I am now 27). Switched to implant in October 2017 then got it removed in January this year to go back onto the pill. Anyway, I stopped taking the pill on 13th May. However... I had gone straight onto the next pill pack to avoid the withdrawal bleed 7 days prior to this so hadn’t had a bleed for 5 weeks. Had a withdrawal bleed 16th-19th May. I have been checking CM, no EWCM that I’ve noticed yet. Have also been using ovulation test strips daily and all been negative so far.
I’m using the Clue app (always have done since switching to implant to track periods) and it’s saying that I’m currently in my fertility window with today being my most fertile day yet no signs or positive ovulation test. Could the extra 7 days of pill-taking messed up my cycle more than it would have done coming off the pill?

Anyone else TTC after stopping the pill? Or have conceived? What are your experiences? Any tips?

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SVC11 · 16/06/2020 17:19

Yeah I opkd every day and then once they started getting darker I did it twice a day at like midday and then 4pm to make sure I caught the surge. I logged them all on an app called premom and it records it and tells you when your peak is so I found that helpful. Yeah it would be nice to get a positive although I do worry about testing early, I don't want to know about a chemical pregnancy and would rather wait for a definitive yes or no, but I think just because its such a nice date I have to go for it. It would be amazing to catch it the first month though Im not holding out too much hope. Fingers crossed for everyone this month!

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Nazz10 · 16/06/2020 17:14

@SVC11 oh that's good. Did you OPK everyday? AF is just about finished and I didn't get any positives last cycle (first one after stopping the pill) so I think I'm just going to do them daily and see what happens.
Aww how nice would that be if you got a positive on Father's Day! 😍 good luck keep us posted!!

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mummy2myJJ · 16/06/2020 17:12

@Nazz10 how strange! We were supposed to get married in May in Florida which we cancelled in March and luckily my other half is manager in a lovely country hotel so we booked a last minute wedding there for August thinking everything will be normal.. clearly not Sad
As it's your first maybe just let nature take its course, DTD every other day, eat well etc for a couple of months...thing with OPKing etc it can become so obsessive but each to their own!
So much conflicting advice everywhere I look so god knows who's doing the right thing- haha x

SVC11 · 16/06/2020 17:10

@Nazz10 I got my positive opk on the 8th which was only 14 days after starting my withdrawal bleed, so I have assumed I ovulated on the 9th. So I am a week into my TWW. Sunday will be 12 dpo which I know is quite early to test, but it's fathers day and I have a FRER here so I thought why not. If not I guess AF will be due around the 23rd or 24th (if my cycle is 28 days, but not really sure as just come off the pill) x

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Nazz10 · 16/06/2020 16:54

@SVC11 Ooh how exciting! I troll on the line eyes threads and then get a sense of elation when I see a line 😂 when did you eventually get your positive OPK?

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Nazz10 · 16/06/2020 16:48

@mummy2myJJ very similar situation here. We were due to get married 15th May. Changed it to August 2020 then again to August 2021 just to be sure. So then we decided TTC now since we would have been doing that anyway after the original wedding date and we have enough time to give it a shot. Should be finishing first AF tomorrow and I don't feel like I have a plan on what's best to do to increase our chances. I keep reading things and the more I read the more I get confused

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Nazz10 · 16/06/2020 16:42

@NotVeryGoodAtPregnancy welcome! I came off the pill on 13th May. I had some bloating the week before my first AF. At the time, I believed I had caught first time as I had other signs too but clearly just PMS.

My first cycle lasted 27 days which I was really happy about but also a little saddened but it meant that we could start again on cycle 2. We're TTC baby #1 so completely new to it all. Here's hoping we all get BFPs soon 🤞🏼

What are your plans? Are you doing OPKs? DTD every other day? I've heard about SMEP but not entirely sure how that works. I'm currently on CD5. AF should be gone by tomorrow 😃

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mummy2myJJ · 16/06/2020 14:23

@SVC11 thank you, you too! Hope we'll all be sharing our BFPs soon!!!🤞🏼x

mummy2myJJ · 16/06/2020 14:07

@NotVeryGoodAtPregnancy I think I'm going to wait and see how the next 2/3 months go, DTD every other day and try to get my cycle back on track and then if nothing happens will start OPKing... what about you?x

SVC11 · 16/06/2020 14:05

@NotVeryGoodAtPregnancy yes same position not at all sure when I'm due af. I'm going to test on Sunday and then a few days later to see if I pick anything up... If not I guess wait for af to show up. Hoping I'm as lucky as you and weve made it stuck on the first try but maybe that's just wishful thinking. @mummy2myJJ good luck!

NotVeryGoodAtPregnancy · 16/06/2020 13:50

@mummy2myJJ welcome and good luck! I conceived my son very early (first attempt Blush) last time too so got very lucky! Are you going to start using any OPKs or just wait until first AF comes to start trying to track things? (If at all!)

NotVeryGoodAtPregnancy · 16/06/2020 13:46

@SVC11 not exactly sure when AF will come as have one since coming off thw pill yet. My cycle used to be 29 days so if my body got back to normal straight away, then i should be due on 20th but who knows?!? Guessing you are in similar boat? How are you feeling?

When i have come off the pill in the past, i just got my normal rhythm and PMT symptoms again, so it feels very different right now.

mummy2myJJ · 16/06/2020 13:38

Hi everyone,
After cancelling my August wedding due to corona we have decided to TTC baby number 2. I've been on the mini pill for 2 years and finished taking them 6th June.
I've not had a withdrawal bleed which apparently can be common on that pill so I'm not too concerned. I conceived my son very quickly so hoping we are just as lucky this time. Had cramps from Friday-Sunday so god knows what that means! Hoping we all get good news soon🤞🏼 x

SVC11 · 16/06/2020 13:15

When is AF due @NotVeryGoodAtPregnancy? So exciting for baby no 2. Good luck! @Amethyst2502 How's it going are you officially in your TWW? When do you think you will test?

NotVeryGoodAtPregnancy · 16/06/2020 12:40

Hello! Hoping someone can offer some advice having come off the pill themselves.

I came off the pill 22/05 so still early days. I had been on it for about a year but now decided to try for baby #2. Had withdrawal bleed as usual after i ended the packet and then cramps on the left hand side after 2 weeks, which i thought may have been ovulation, but didnt take an OPK... this followed light spotting a week later (3 weeks after ended the pill)... ever since i have had cramps and bloating. Cramps are mild, but the bloating.... it is insane! Literally feel about 3 months pregnant!!!

I never had this before the pill. Have others had similar issues?!? I know bloating can happen but 5+ days?!?

I was hoping i could be pregnant but think it could be too early to tell, and nipples arent given me any signs of that, so probably wishful thinking.

Hope the AF would just get on and come so I can concentrate on the next cycle! I know i need to be patient but being on furlough, with partner working upstairs all day.. is making that a bit difficult! x

Amethyst2502 · 13/06/2020 16:19

@svc11 how exciting hope it goes quickly for you!

I did a couple more opk's yesterday and today and the line hasn't gotten any darker if anything it has become fainter. Also ewcm seems to have gone and has become creamier. Have I ovulated and missed it or have I not ov'd at all!? Finding it all so confusing!

SVC11 · 12/06/2020 22:55

@Amethyst2502 that's what I did and they kept getting darker. I recorded them on an app and it told me when my peak was. In my TWW now!

Amethyst2502 · 12/06/2020 12:54

Hi everyone,
Currently on CD19 been doing opk's all week that were all negative but finally had a bit of what looked like ewcm last night and this morning and just did an opk and got a faint positive on it Smileso is the thing to do now test again later today and tomorrow to detect the peak?

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Nazz10 · 11/06/2020 09:38

CD 27 not 26

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Nazz10 · 11/06/2020 09:38

Morning ladies. Still no positive OPK. I had a very sharp on/off pain in my left side at the bottom yesterday morning and was convinced it was ovulation pains. I was at work so couldn't do an OPK until I got home at 7pm but was negative. Ho hum. CD 26 today. Also had a numbing ache at the top of both of my legs for most of the day. Not sure if this has anything to do with anything or not. Just seemed a bit random.
I'm just wondering if anyone does BBT? I don't know much about it tbh but read a few people are doing it

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Itsoko · 09/06/2020 10:30

@Nazz10

Thank you for responding. I think, I will just postpone TTC to 2021 for the sake of my own sanity. On the bright side, I am 10 months post my last injection, so maybe I am halfway there already. :-)

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Nazz10 · 09/06/2020 09:33

@Itsoko

www.verywellfamily.com/when-will-you-get-pregnant-after-depo-provera-1959946

This may be a good article to read

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Nazz10 · 09/06/2020 09:30

@Itsoko I'm so sorry to hear that you've been having problems since having the depo injection. I personally don't have any experience with this so I'm probably really useless in giving information. However, my sister-in-law was on the depo injection for a few years after a miscarriage. She stopped having it and then I think it was roughly 12-18 months later when she eventually conceived so from the sounds of it, it can take a while.

I have just done a quick search online and it says that it can take up to 18 months for your periods to come back again. I really feel for you and it must be so disheartening waiting so long but it sounds like there's still a bit of time left for it to get out of your system.

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Itsoko · 08/06/2020 22:49

After 2 cycles of Depo provera I decided to stop, to try for a baby. My last shot was in August 2019, so it's been 10 months since my last shot.
I had my first shot of depo in June of 2019, right after a miscarriage at 7 weeks. I was quite upset at the time and thought I may not want to try for a baby again for a few months. I told my doctor this and somehow I was given the depo shot (biggest mistake ever) So I haven't had a period ever since April 2019.
I am 30 years old now, and I really want a baby. The fact that I don't even have a period to begin my journey is so upsetting.
I have been to a seperate doctor ever since, who tried to jump start my period with provera. 10mg a day for 5 day...it didn't work. Then we tried combine hormonal therapy estrogen (Progynova) and progesterone (Primolut N)...that didn't work either.
It looks like my doctor doesn't know what to do next. All my tests have come back with normal results. I feel desperate and anxious all the time. I feel like I did this to myself by not paying enough attention and doing the research when my former doctor suggested Depo provera. I don't even know if I can clasify myself as TCC given that I don't even have a period to begin with.

danidella · 08/06/2020 18:55

@Nazz10 ah i see. Not sure if they lengthen your cycle or not. I didn't take them tbh i didn't realise you could get conception ones 😂. Don't know how i didn't notice them online. Our supermarkets here have some limited stock. I was recommened to taje just ordinary vitamin D off the shelf, about 10micro grams.