Post Pill Party - The Ceilidh

@Juno231 thanks for the reassurance as I wasn’t sure as have nothing to compare it to.

Hopefully it is just a blip. She did say other factors like stress can raise it and also it can be raised in the morning.

@Tillybabs that's not too bad as prolactin goes! If you're worried about a pituitary tumour I'm pretty sure ladies that were on this thread at the start that had it had prolactin levels in the multiple thousands. Hopefully it's just a blip xx

@ChinChilly @Juno231

I didn’t get my thyroid count but I’m speaking to her again next week so will find out then.

So my prolactin was 817 and she said the normal range is up to 496.

@Melissaq94 it’s always worth a call to your GP, some are more understanding than others!

I haven’t had much yet as I’m not 12 months in, I stopped taking the pill in June last year, I had a blood test for something other than ttc in November and it was only because of this chat that I knew my thyroid TSH was too high. I managed to blag my GP into another blood test last week, this GP was really nice and said she would just run a full MOT blood work so she checked my FSH and LH aswell everything seemed to be ok apart from my TSH is still to high but still in the nhs ‘normal’ and range and I had pretty much no Vitamin D so I’m on a super dosage of that for the next 7 weeks

@ChinChilly yeah, in an ideal world we wouldn't have to go through the 12 months of heartbreak before investigating 😩 I have other health issues which was the main factor of coming off the pill before we originally planned to & I very much don't have time or body clock on my side so I'm really hoping I get a lovely doctor who will atleast pretend to be interested in what's coming out of my mouth 😂 if you don't mind me asking, what sort of nhs things have you had access to whilst on your journey? Tests etc x

@Melissaq94 GPs generally won’t do anything unless you’ve been trying for a year or 6 months if you’re over 35. If I could afford to go private I probably would. The last doctor I spoke to about my thyroid levels being raised for TTC was much nicer but the NHS are bound by so much red tape they can’t really do anything.

@ChinChilly oh really 😩 why is fertility such an a awful thing to be going through within the NHS?! Hopefully you've had nicer doctors appointments since! X

@Juno231 thank you! I was quite surprised too, currently on a 35 day cycle and I can't see my period coming today (no symptoms) so could easily see it going towards the 40 mark so hopefully that helps me with whatever the doctor may say, I'm fully expecting to be fobbed off but I can't explain how much I obsess over the fact that something may be wrong, it's my absolute dream to be a mum and it scares me to death that there could be any problem conceiving so I'm just overthinking really, very glad I've found this place though! X

@Melissaq94 welcome! I pretty much echo what @Juno231 said, don’t be surprised if your GP tells you to just relax that’s what mine said 🤣

@tillybabs how high was your prolactin?

@Melissaq94 it takes up to a year for it to normalise and everyone is different. I'm surprised the GP will see you as normally they'd fob you off at this stage as it's considered normal! 27-35 days is also considered to be within the normal fluctuations of a regular cycle medically speaking. I'd suggest you start tracking your temperature if you can as that will give you invaluable info ahead of TTC!

Hi, I’m new to this and don’t know my way around so I’m sorry if this has already been discussed and I’ve missed it 😂 I came off the pill in November 2020, not actively trying until September this year (but we’re only using withdrawal so if it happens before then it’s not the end of the world we just want a little holiday before) but since being off the pill my periods have been a bit all over, I was just wondering how long it took people to get back to normal? One minute my cycle is 35 days then it’s 27 days, my last period was 1 day light, very light and only lasted 3 days (I’m normally 5 Atleast) but this period I was due on last Tuesday, still not come on.. did a pregnancy test this morning it’s negative so kinda thinking I have something wrong under the hood.. booked a doctors appointment for next Wednesday I’m hoping he does a blood test to check my hormone levels x

@Tillybabs did you get the numbers for your thyroid? My doctor said mine were normal at 4.43 which is obvs not normal 😂

@FlyingGiraffe yes I like it too!

So I’ve had my blood results back. My thyroid and female hormone levels are normal. Vitamins levels are fine. She mentioned a few others that were fine but my serum prolactin level was high.

So I’ve got to take another blood test tomorrow but do it in the evening because levels can be high in the morning.

Once that’s back, they will then decide if I need a referral to the gynaecologist for further investigation.

I did Google the prolactin level and got a little worried but then I don’t have any other symptoms. She did say it could be raised from stress or in the morning as she mentioned.

@Juno231 Thanks...I guess it's another case of the wait and see game! Haha! That's a good idea with the average of 10k. I did do 23k steps on Saturday and then 11k yesterday. I'm on a day off today so am off out in a mo for another walk along the coast so I should be well on my way to 10k average over this week. When it's raining and im back in work it's definitely not this easy!

@Tillybabs I think I used to notice them more but I haven't really felt any the last couple of cycles. It's something I quite enjoy though - like my body knows what to do still after 20 odd years suppressing it on the pill!

@Kay00 oh my goodness how sweet is Kelly!

@Kay00 Kelly is gorgeous, such a cute little face! Poor mouse though lol

Does anyone else get ovulation cramps? I do and can always tell when I’m having my ovulation. Some months more than others

@TheDaydreamBelievers small goals are definitely more attainable! My next one is just to get to 72 kg (I'm 75 atm) so that I get just under the 25 BMI threshold. Then 70, 68, 65 and 63 are all mentally big milestones for me.

@FlyingGiraffe haha I did wonder why spotting at CD5 was worrying! Fingers crossed it's implantation related rather than AF related!

I did 17k steps on Sat and 11k steps yesterday. Goal for this week will be to average 10k steps/day even if it means catching up on the weekend!

@TheDaydreamBelievers I think its much easier to set a few smaller targets that one big one! I think my BMI is about 26.5 atm

@Kay00 oh Kelly is super cute....the gift however not so much 😂 atleast you know she’s appreciating your feeding efforts

@FlyingGiraffe I only get that many steps because my dog is pain in the arse if he hasn’t been out for atleast 40 mins twice a day!

I clearly meant 5DPO not CD5! Doh!

@Juno231 @ChinChilly I've done so much walking this weekend and I feel so much better for it! I struggle so much during the week when I'm in work though. I sometimes only manage 2500 steps! I really could do with toning up though so I think I'm going to set a weekly step challenge. I can't think what's realistic though when I'm in work 5 days a week! I know I wouldn't be able to get to 10k like @LauraT94 as I'd have to go out before work and that just isn't going to happen! Haha!

I'm CD5 today and have had the tiniest amount of light brown spotting. Honestly, its such a small amount that as my mum would say, "a blind man would be glad to see it" ...although probably not in this case 😂😂 it's still got me worried though that I've either a super short LP coming my way or that its something like last month. But I don't want to get my hopes up...and because it ended in a CP it makes me worry of a repeat situation. I just wish I had a normal LP where I didnt have to check the toilet tissue from cd3! Chart for reference below along with last months with the CP.

@Juno231 I’ve got that uncomfortable/unattractive thing atm! I’ve got a hair appointment on 13/4 lockdown depending but I want to try shift a half a stone - stone by then, hair is getting a big makeover so i want to actually feel good when I come out of there. May try joining some challenges once my fecking ankle decides to stop hurting! I’m still managing between 10k-15k steps a day, maybe that’s why it’s not healing 😂

@ChinChilly 1,5 stone here too - maybe even 2 if lucky! My friends wedding got moved from May to end of July and I just dooooon't want to feel uncomfortable/unattractive and hate all the pics from that day. I've got 20 weeks until then so in theory should be able to lose 1lb/week?? I'm back on myfitnesspal today to help make it happen and I've joined some fitbit challenges with a few ladies from MN for motivation to get moving...

@FlyingGiraffe I’m not 100% sure tbh I’m 11dpo last cycle AF arrived at 12dpo so I’m guessing tomorrow or Wednesday, maybe? This house is wanker tbh I expect nothing less from it 😂

@TheDaydreamBelievers I’m with you on the weightloss, I need to lose about 1 -1 1/2 stone!