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Post Pill Party – The Garden Soiree

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TheHotelCalifornia · 07/04/2021 09:17

Tables laden with high-end afternoon tea, beautiful bouquets of fresh flowers, and a string quartet playing softly in the background…it’s the Post Pill Party Garden Soiree! The girls have swapped their checked shirts for pastel dresses and it’s time to sit back and relax after a stressful few weeks (months…years!!)

Welcome to the 10th (!) post pill party thread for women who have recently come off the pill. Whether you’re struggling with an insanely long cycle or an insanely short cycle, your luteal phase is crazy short, your temps are all over the place, or you’re just feeling like if you see one more day of a damn flashing smiley you’re going to throw it out the window…we’re here for you. Perch yourself daintily in a chair and join us!

Ladies already at the soiree:

@juno231
@Kay00
@Moocher90
@Emmgrem
@Nellieee
@TheHotelCalifornia
@ams19
@chinchilly
@sperr
@crabette
@LauraT94
@TheDaydreamBelivers
@cams50
@robyn101
@abi555
@tillybabs
@MissC07
@minipilling
@glow92
@FlyingGiraffe
@Elsie2021
@Gracie2021
@Flowers222
@MancMama39
@firsttimemumm321
@mrsmacmc
@MintGreenLife
@Ttcin2021
@Melissaq94
@AllyCat31

Please tag anyone I’ve missed!

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Juno231 · 07/04/2021 13:06

@HRHXO welcome! Sounds like you've got a good approach set up :) I'd probably start testing around CD9 this cycle and then adjust it going forward as you get more of an idea of when you ovulate.

@cams50 it could be them that messed it up by testing it outside of the 1h window tbh!

ChinChilly · 07/04/2021 12:49

Eurgh so mant typos!!!! 😂

ChinChilly · 07/04/2021 12:48

@feliznavidad2 Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ my first few months off the pill were abit of a whirlwind!!

@Cams50 oh no, maybe there were just a problem with them processint the SA that’s why they need a new one.

@MissM94 I think the brown stuff is just old blood that takes a while to shift it’s way out, I get it at the start and end of my period.

@HRHXO Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ you can start OPKs when you like especially so soon after coming off the pill, your body might be abit confused. Then once you’ve established a pattern you can just it arount those days. I think they say with OPKs not to use FMU and to try do them at the same time of day...I just do them whenever the urge takes out...self confessed POAS addict over here 😂

HRHXO · 07/04/2021 12:39

Hi ladies, can I join please? I stopped taking the pill last month after 15 years on it (I'm now 30). Just finished AF and no idea what to expect of my cycle. I have some cheap OPKs to see if my body returns to normal very quickly (fingers crossed!) But I think this month we won't actively TTC as I want to see how my body reacts without the pill and we also want to avoid a baby too close to Christmas and my fiancé's birthday due to financial reasons. I don't even know how to use my OPKs! Currently CD7 and this would be my first pregnancy.

Cams50 · 07/04/2021 12:03

@TheHotelCalifornia thanks for setting up the new thread and great intro!

@ChinChilly and @Flowers222 both great looking charts so I’m still hopeful for you both 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Juno231 sorry about AF 😔

@feliznavidad2 😞 hope you get your withdrawal bleed soon 🤞🏻

So the doctors rang my DH just now and asked him to retake his semen analysis but didn’t say why and now I’m starting to panic as this only seems to happen if something is abnormal from I read?! Or no semen at all?! I’m jumping to worst case scenarios but I’m scared. I just wish they said why as I could deal with that more than the not knowing. He’s going to try ringing the hospital later or message the doctor as opposed to the receptionist who rang him. I’ve spent so long worrying it’s me that I hadn’t really considered it was him. Anyway it might be nothing but that’s today’s panic lol

Juno231 · 07/04/2021 11:36

@feliznavidad2 welcome! If you're grumpy this is the right place to be lol!

@MissM94 it's just old blood at that point I think? It's taken longer to come out so started going brown.

MissM94 · 07/04/2021 11:06

Weird one, but does anyone know why we have that dark blood at the end of a period?
My periods are 3 days long these days, light but in the 3rd day it's just pure black/brown period!
Thank you in advance!

MissM94 · 07/04/2021 11:04

Thank you @TheHotelCalifornia 🎉

feliznavidad2 · 07/04/2021 10:55

Please may I join? Stopped pill nearly one month ago, no withdrawal bleed as yet but lots of cramping/bloating and grumpiness. Blush

ChinChilly · 07/04/2021 10:51

@Juno231 @Flowers222 Tbh I’ve normally started spotting by now, I was really tempted to test this morning seen as my RHR also went back up but also terrified! I’m actually gonna try hold out until Friday, I used most of my free FRERs last month so I can’t justify my last 2 just yet 😂😂

@Moocher90 hope the bloods went well and your meds kick in soon! Will be interessting to see if your levels have come down since your GF/DF diet

Flowers222 · 07/04/2021 10:46

@TheHotelCalifornia great intro! Thanks for the new thread

@ChinChilly still a good looking chart! 🤞

My temp went back up again today. But after the bfn yesterday and the slight cramps today I'm still sure I am out and just waiting for af now.

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Juno231 · 07/04/2021 10:18

@ChinChilly wow can't believe you're managing not to test so far!

@moocher90 day 4 is fine - I think you can take them up to day 5 technically. I hope the thyroid meds help!

Moocher90 · 07/04/2021 10:01

Thanks for setting up the new thread @TheHotelCalifornia x

Went for bloods today for thyroid and day 3 bloods despite being day 4 for me. I’m not bleeding which is strange as usually have a four day AF but it’s all ended.

Start thyroid meds today too

ChinChilly · 07/04/2021 09:51

Thanks for the new thread @TheHotelCalifornia love the write up!

My temp went up again slightly this morning, will see what happens tomorrow!

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Juno231 · 07/04/2021 09:41

Thank you @TheHotelCalifornia !

Think AF has started today so I'll just sit in the back corner of the garden for now...

ChinChilly · 07/04/2021 09:29

Thanks for the new thread @TheHotelCalifornia love the write up!

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