Post Pill Party - The Line Dance

Hi everyone

Not sure if you will remember me, although I was tagged at the start of this thread (thank you) I was on this thread when trying to deal with incredibly long cycles coming off the pill!

Me and my husband were lucky enough to fall pregnant in January but we had our 12 week scan today and they were unable to find a heartbeat :(

So we have to decide now what to do about the pregnancy as obviously it hasn’t passed on it’s own and then I will be back joining you TTC.

I’m sorry but I haven’t kept up with everything but I’m sure I will catch up soon!

Good luck to everyone in your TWW. Hoping to celebrate lots of BFPs with you all soon x

@lovebug06 @juno231 Wow! So similar! You both really deserve your BFPs soon... and when you do we'll host a (post pill) party just for you 🥳

@flowers222 I'm far from LH peak and ovulation expert (😆) but I think the CB sticks test for more than just the LH surge? So I guess they are more reliable?

I have gone back to series 4 with LOD 😁😁😁 its gooood!

So I am looking for some advice. I got a static smiley on CB this morning, and I know it says don't look at the stick, but it looked positive. However, my ic opks have been negative all day. Which one do I trust? 🧐 Usually I get 3 days of positives so might be a very quick surge but seems unlikely 🤷🏻‍♀️ will definitely bd anyway just confused

@Moocher90 congrats on the promotion! I wholeheartedly believe in the 'things come in threes' so 🤞🤞

@Lovebug06 sorry it's been so long :( you should defo push them for a referral. My friend had to try over a year for both hers and she managed to get the referrals so you should be in a position to!

@Juno231 wow you sound like my twin that's mad!
TTC started early last year. Near the end of cycle 15. No hint of a bfp.
Had post pill acne for a year until 2/3 months ago.
My tests have come back fine.
DH still has his to do but he has 2 children already and we did a home one which was fine but he is obviously still going, but unlikely to be him.
I have been fobbed off about going to the fertility clinic but apparently we should be referred now so I will start on at them when period comes.
It looks like I could be unexplained infertility too, but I'm hoping not, so much. I didn't realise I was this close to ivf yet?!
I just feel so deflated, people just don't understand.

this morning* - not this month!

@Lovebug06 Hi! Glad you found your way here! I came off the pill in autumn 2019 but am 16 cycles in as we started TTC properly in Jan 2020. Never had a whiff of a BFP. I had over a year of post pill acne which only seems to have cleared up since Christmas. I'm currently in the midst of investigations but all tests have come back fine up until this point so I think it'll be a case of unexplained infertility. If that's the case then I'll really consider going for private treatments as I don't want to wait until 2022 for the NHS to finally offer me some IVF!

@Moocher90 well done for DTD this month and congratulations on the promotion!! More money for baba and mat leave as well so that's perfect :)

@Kay00
@Kat668
@Flowers222

Thanks for the well wishes. I’m so glad I decided to DTD this month as after 6 cycles of no ovulation I thought why bother.... but my temps are going in the direction of getting confirmation of ovulation if temp goes up tomorrow.

Luck has really been on my side. I got my results for an exam for work for a promotion today which I passed without much studying at all. I’ve managed to sell my house and buy our new place. Hopefully good luck comes in threes and it’s a confirmed ovulation and better yet a BFP! 😂 I may be pushing it too much but I girl has got to dream big

@Lovebug06 Welcome!! 15 cycles must be difficult, its good that you have started getting tested

@Moocher90 I am soooo pleased for your ovulation - woop woop!!

@TheHotelCalifornia Nope, my temp this morning was 36.16. Which is at the higher end of the scale for my PF temps, but not really high enough for LP temps (which usually start at around 36.3 for me). Bum!

@Moocher90 great news! Here's hoping the temps keep going up!

@FlyingGiraffe I also got my static smiley today after 9 days of flashing 😅 but we haven't dtd recently as I gave up thinking it was never going to happen. Will definitely be jumping my OH today and tomorrow.

@Lovebug06 👋 sorry to hear you have been trying for so long, I'm on cycle 7 and already frustrated. Have you spoken to your gp about anymore tests? Once you have been trying for a year they can then refer you to a fertility clinic to see if there is anything that can be done to help. Though good news about your bloods.

Hi everyone hope I can join, I think I was on these threads a few months ago,

I came off the pill early last year and I am currently cycle 15, 8dpo. Are there any more of you on here who have been trying so long? I try not to hope but you can't help it, but I can't actually imagine it happening. I've never had a bfp or a hint of one.
I had the blood tests and it was done day 20 instead of day 21, my progesterone was 46.5 and apparently that is good, so I ovulated last month.
DH has children so most likely fine, but is being tested.
I stopped using opks due to the stress, seeing as we are told to just relax and forget about it( anyone else hate this?!) I am regular so know my fertile week and days though. Stopping the opks did do me good mentally, I chilled a bit, but it hasn't worked so I feel like telling people to fuck off when they say to relax, especially if they conceived easily 😂
I used pre seed this month for the first time.
I also had awful skin for a year after coming off the pill, but in the last 2 or 3 months it has calmed down, which has been amazing for my self esteem. But the last few days I've got a load of spots come out, and loads of those little bump spots, which are apparently hormonal ones.
Most likely just my bad skin coming back, which I'm worried about, but I can't help but hope....as its random. Anyone here have previous children and this happen before their bfp? I am clutching at straws I know!
I'm gonna be so disappointed in a week I know.
Sorry for wittering on!
Good luck to you all xx

@Hayles919 I read a lot of coming off pill threads on here and there were a lot of women who had to wait for a period. I think they say it can take up to 3 months to come back to normal 🙂 I've had a really itchy left boob as well 😂 maybe it is a symptom of coming off then!

@Moocher90 Everything is crossed for you!!

@FlyingGiraffe Hopefully it's not too late! Fingers crossed for you too 😊

@Moocher90 Great news!! Fingers tightly crossed for tomorrow's temp now! 🤞🤞🤞

@Hayles919 did you have your breakthrough bleed and then a period? If not, it could be that you're not late, but still waiting. Some of the girls on here have had a long wait for their periods to return after the pill. Hopefully AF shows herself soon for you.

My temp went down this morning and my blank smiley went straight to static! I'd usually be thrilled but we haven't dtd once as I had no other signs and I've always had flashing smileys first! Last month I had the peak smiley on cd18 so I thought I had a few more days as I'm cd14 today 🤦🏻‍♀️ oh well...best get BD! 😂 At least I know that my bloods on cd21 will be accurate!

Woke up to temp being 36.33 which is a high for me! One more day of high temps and ovulation is confirming for Monday! Solid cross hairs on FF. Managed to DTD sat sun and Monday so hopefully enough coverage! I may be in my first official tww after all after so many failed attempts.

Slightly awkward Q ... I came off the pill on 28/01/2021 and had a period/bleed as usual but nothing since so period is 21 days late. I’ve been reading about post pill amenorrhea so it might be that but I also have a really itchy nipple on my right breast and it’s constantly hard. Has anybody else experienced this? Thanks in advance.

@Kay00 I feel really lucky that I went to see someone else who really took the time to listen. I work somewhere that means I'm fortunate to know which GPs are a bit more thorough and it definitely proved its worth on this occasion! I really hope you ovulate this time🤞 great job covering the dtd though!

@TheHotelCalifornia thanks lovely 😘 I will definitely keep you updated. I cant believe how many tests she's doing. I feel like I'm having a full MOT 😂 Argh...the flashing smileys get to you don't they! Do you know what day you got peak last cycle? We were loosely following smep the last two cycles but ran out of steam by the time I got the static smiley! It was tough going! Decided not to start dtd so early this cycle! 🙈 The nice gp I saw said to try dtd 2 or 3 times a week throughout the month so we cover ourselves. Hope that you get the static smiley soon! 🙂

@Chloerobinson97 congratulations lovely!! Xxx

@MissC07 are you in your TWW now lovely? Ovulating late sucks doesn’t it! So glad you finally did though! xxx

@FlyingGiraffe great to hear from you lovely and totally understand taking a break. That’s wonderful news about being referred – well done you for pushing. Really hope you start getting some answers, please keep us updated on your results xxx

@Juno231 I think that was me! But may also have been @TheDaydreamBelievers too! You’re very welcome though. What did you buy him? xx

@Kay00 keeping my fingers crossed that you get a temp rise tomorrow. I really hope you ovulate this cycle, must be so so frustrating when you don’t ☹ long cycles are just the worst aren’t they.

@Flowers222 Line of Duty is SO GOOD I’m jealous that you get to watch it all from the start! Honestly please do, you won’t regret it! We’re gonna watch last night’s ep in a bit after recapping the previous 5 seasons haha as neither of us can remember wtf has happened!

Hey guys! Just catching up, hope everyone’s okay. I’m on day 6 of flashing bloody smileys, definitely got too excited too soon. I did a couple of cheapie OPKs today when I could and they are still faint so not sure what’s going on. I know you can get them for up to 9 days and then they advise you stop testing. I’m currently CD18, attaching my chart for fun. I’m worried I’m just going to keep getting them and never get a static urghhh ☹ We’ve been BD like mad so just going to try and keep going even though we’re both knackered and totally over it haha! I’ve just been jumping DH in the mornings! I’ve had EWCM a few days, just in the mornings, but no other signs really. Just going to try and not stress and BD until hopefully something happens. I’m realllllly trying not to obsess but finding it tricky at the moment as I just don’t know what’s going on. Reading all your messages of everyone else also not knowing what’s going on with their bodies really helps me so thank you all for sharing even though I wish none of us were in this situation! Baby dust to all xxx

@flyinggiraffe it's great to hear you found a good GP who has referred you for treatment x hopefully you won't have to wait too long and you get the answers you need (and a BFP!!)

@Juno231 thanks. I'll be pleased if I ovulate on 2nd or 3rd attempt too... but I'm starting to wonder what it is I need to do to actually ovulate!? Why is it so hard 😫🤣

Like I said to my OH... its not fair! We do the sex part really well! I just need some eggs to be released 😂😂😂

Hi girls,

Sorry, I've been guilty of being a bit of a lurker recently. I was so fed up when AF came last cycle that I decided to take a bit of a break from it all. Anyway, I wanted to come on and say thank you for pushing me to speak to the doctor again about the spotting starting super early for me. I logged it last cycle that I had a bit on 5dpo, then more 7dpo-13dpo and then the mother of all AF started 14dpo for 3 days! So I was wearing a liner/towel for 13 days! I contacted my assigned GP via the online system they have, and she said she didn't think it was worth me having blood tests or referring me due to my chemical at the beginning of Feb. She thought I meant I had mid cycle spotting so asked me to go in to have swabs done in case of infection. Well...thankfully I managed to get in with another lady GP who was so nice and helpful! She's referring us for fertility treatment straight away due to the long wait they have, and has arranged so many blood tests I don't think I'll have any left after they're finished with me! So it just goes to show it can all depend on who you get and it's worth trying to speak to someone else if they don't listen the first time!

Anyway, I hope everyone is well :) I'm CD13 and have had a blank smiley today but am remaining hopeful it will be flashing tomorrow!

@Kat668 that's some discipline there!

@kay00 I'm sorry it looks like it could be a repeat of CD15 last cycle but it's just the first attempt and it would be a huge improvement if it happens even on the second or third one!

@Moocher90 If you can be bothered then yes it's always worth it but honestly all the swimmers should be in position for the egg already

Today marks my 1 week off cerelle and so far the only changes I've had are lots of spots and my emotions going all over the place 😂 nearly cried with frustration at my work laptop freezing this morning...
No sign of any withdrawal bleed yet.

I'm in a self imposed tww of sorts! Waiting till April to ttc as I don't want a December baby, but I'm really struggling with patience 😅 just want to start trying now

So my OPKs are dwindling now. I hope my temp continues to shoot up tomorrow. Do I still DTD tonight if I can despite no longer positive OPK?

Chart for ref.