Post Pill TTC Party

Morning everyone. I came of the pill after my last period. This is my first cycle so not sure if my period will come or not, I have been using Ovia for tracking

@Sperr it is so uncomfortable! I've never felt anything like it. I'm so bloated my jeans are struggling to fit around my stomach

@Moocher90 I'm the same. I just so want the first proper AG so I can start tracking a clean cycle. I dont actually want to start trying properly until November so I'm fine about not ovulating now, but want to know i will actually ovulate at some point!

I’m currently 10DPO and the temptation to test is soooo hard to resist! I haven’t actually got any in the house which is why I have managed to hold off this long 😂

I’ve been 6 weeks off the pill now and still no period however coming off the pill felt pregnant symptoms but they are exactly like AF symptoms and I am not pregnant. Sore heavy boobs, nipples hurt lower abdominal pain, bloating, feeling sick and dizzy spells etc so I think it was just the pill working it’s way out of my system x 6 weeks on all I seem to be getting now is sensitive boobs.

I’m hoping this means that a period comes soon so I can start working out my ovulation/know that I am ovulating

Thanks for your replies - I’m still doing the OPKs to see if maybe I will ever get a positive haha. I read that some people will have a really long first cycle and ovulate later so maybe that might happen to me! And in fairness the last couple of days my line has been getting darker (I’m now using IC) It’s almost hard to think of a time when I wasn’t on the pill to know how long my cycle was!!

@AMS19 my nipples have gotten bigger and are so sensitive! I noticed my boobs look veiny as well. Then I started googling symptoms of early pregnancy and got my hopes up

@Sperr Welcome! If you Ovulated CD 19 then you might only be 9 DPO, so you could be too early to test (although we all understand the temptation!!), try testing towards the end of this week in AF hasn't arrived by then... good luck!

@Sperr I'm very similar to you. Came off the pill on 13th Sept, had my withdrawal bleed 5 days later which was SO light. I didnt even need to use a pad. I'm now waiting for my first proper period and am on CD18. I've had such a heavy low stomach, very bloated but heavy rather than air. My nipples are absolutely killing me and really erect and big. I'm absolutely exhausted too and had some reflux for a while. But had no OPK rises at all...mine is so low there isn't even a second line. And just a really random BBT chart. So think mine is all post pill related

Hi @Sperr welcome ☺️

It’s difficult because my symptoms coming off the pill were similar, takes a while for your bodies hormones to settle down, but you definitely can get pregnant straight away after stopping the pill so don’t rule it out.

I totally get the thing with boobs mine feel exactly the same, huge, heavy and bursting out of bra so uncomfortable! AF is due any day for me so it’s probably just that.

Hey! Just thought I’d jump on too if that’s alright!

I stopped my pill start of sept and had my withdrawal bleed. We’ve been Dtd every other day ( I have A pretty high sex drive anyways when I’m not on the pill and I’m half thinking of doing the SMEP). I don’t actually really know if/ when I ovulated as I just came off the pill this month. I had loads of back pain and ewcm from cd 14-19. So I’m guessing in that time some where. However I have never had a positive OPK. I was using clear blue but that little flashy face was getting expensive 😂 haha. I did have some pinkish cm on Thursday but I only noticed it after we DTD so I’m not sure if that’s related to implantation or sex?!?

Being the idiot that I am I’ve done a test which is negative! The SMEP says not to test until CD35 and I’m only on 28 so maybe I have times! my boobs are so sore, heavy and bigger. Like almost coming out of my bra! My lower stomach feels “heavy”. That’s the only way I can describe it. It could just be the pill making me crazy 😂

@Juno231 I think the tricky thing is working out if my body even needs it now I have ovulated (if I have!), and so am I creating a difficult situation for myself if I did go on to get a BFP...eek!

@Juno231 @AMS19 I think for now I'll keep taking it - I was only taking half the dose anyway, and then if I did get a BFP, I'll pay for a consultation with a fertility specialist/herbalist about what to do next, as some sources suggest taking it up until 12 weeks to help with progesterone, others say to stop taking it as soon as you get a BFP, and some say to taper it off when you get a BFP!

@MintGreenLife oh wow thats a fab BBT rise!!! Yay!!! Yes you have absolutely done everything you can this cycle and your body totally seems to be playing ball. Now to just wish the next 14 days away 😂😂

@Juno231 thanks so much :) here's hoping it continues!

I honestly don't know, if my charts from my last few cycles were clearer it would be so much easier to understand. I think I either didn't ovulate first two cycles off the pill, or had an extremely short luteal phase, which apparently is common the first couple of cycles off the pill. Third cycle I think I ovulated and had an LP of around 12 days, but not massively sure on that either. Last cycle I think was anovulatory as I carried on having EWCM right up until AF, but then I had a couple of high temps too towards the end, so again not massively clear on that one either!

I've found two sources by herbalists/homepath's that say it's fine to take all cycle, but stop when you get a BFP. But then I've read a few threads where people say they miscarried after the stopped taking it...so tricky urgh.

@MintGreenLife omg yes that's a brilliant temp rise!! So excited for you

As for AC - I guess if you think you may have oestrogen dominance you might still need to carry on taking it? In case it affects the progesterone in the LP I guess. It's all very tricky though!

@Kay00 thanks :) fingers crossed my temp stays up/keeps going up!

I think I've actually changed my mind about AC already - I was only taking it about 5 days, so who knows if it made a difference. Apparently it increases LH, which creates a stronger ovulation and better corpus luteum, which is what's responsible for progesterone in your luteal phase. Looking at a graph of different hormone levels across the cycle LH doesn't play a role in the luteal phase, and so as AC should have already done it's job helping the corpus luteum, I'm not sure what the point is in taking it in the second half of the cycle.

it's so hard to know what the right thing to do is when you start introducing these sorts of things! If I ovulated when I think I did on my one and only chart where I can identify ovulation, then I had a 12 day luteal phase...so hopefully progesterone isn't an issue anyway. Urgh I am worrying a little as to what's best!

@MintGreenLife this looks very promising :) And your DTD pattern looks great! Try to relax now and enjoy your TWW x

@AMS19 well it went up! I'm not entirely convinced as I didn't sleep brilliantly, partly because I was a bit nervous about my BBT 🤦🏻‍♀️ But I think mainly from having a lazy day yesterday. Fingers crossed it keeps on going up!

I've been googling like mad trying to decide whether I should carry on taking Agnus Castus now I may have ovulated. The opinion seems mixed - some say up until ovulation, some say until you get a BFP 🤷🏻‍♀️ Think I'll carry on for now and try and do a bit more research later today x

@MintGreenLife any luck with the BBT today?

Ah I love all the doggy stories. I was temped to get a puppy given we are now working form home until at least spring, and will then only be back in the office part time, but opted for a baby instead. Maybe if TTC doesn't work out I'll go down the puppy route instead!

@Sarahp2308 he sounds so funny 😂 Glad you didn’t find the puppy years too difficult. Can’t wait ☺️🐶

@Cams50 he’s definitely a character 😂 the puppy days were nowhere near as bad as I expected and mine was HYPER as a puppy, he’s a lazy git now apart from when he’s stealing pizza’s out of the shopping bags

@Sarahp2308 aw your lab sounds hilarious! So cute. It’s all ahead of me!!

@Juno231 glad it’s not just me! I kept thinking this was just my skin now, but I’m now realising it must be during my TWW which has made me feel a bit better.
I’m sure your house smells delightful tonight haha. I love garlic too

Sounds delicious @Juno231 I’m cooking the usual roast chicken with the trimmings, OH doesn’t finish work until 7 so I am starving!! Managed to prep a meal for in the week and baked a pineapple upside cake after my supermarket episode I needed to do something relaxing 🤣

@Juno231 aw well it’s good to know it’s not just me but sorry that you also have that as it’s super annoying!! I always think it’s implantation bleeding even though all of my recent periods have been like that 🤣 Your dinner sounds tasty!

@Cams50 so true, and beyond too 💕

@Juno231 me too 🤞🏼🤞🏼 Hope you're well and that you had a lovely weekend x