Post Pill Party - Cocktail Club

@JoeMalon3y Welcome! The cramps could be your body trying to ovulate/start its first period so hang in there! It seems very common for ladies to wait quite a few weeks before their first period off the pill.

@Kay00 I shall keep watch and see what happens and hopefully a period comes otherwise CD2 it is….

@Moocher90 thats sounds like the end of my last cycle too (coincidently my 1st Covid vaccine cycle)! I had about 5 days of stop start spotting (very light) with some EWCM in the mix too. I thought I saw a couple of vvvfaint lines on FRER/IC but I think they were just evaps/wishful thinking now.

Weirdly I started spotting on Saturday evening through to Monday. Yesterday I had the smallest amount of blood in the morning and then it’s back to spotting today…. I am due a period but not really sure if I jumped the gun putting CD1 as yesterday as I have barely anything now. I’ve had a BM and I’m getting ewcm…. So confused. The only difference this cycle was I had the covid vaccination about 2 weeks ago

Hey everyone! Been lurking since I first joined...still waiting for AF to arrive after taking the mini pill it's been 8 weeks now! Started taking conceive+ ovulation support all it's giving me is cramps...just my luck that!

Also wanted to send my love to @ChinChilly ❤️ so sorry hun hopefully they will be able to give you some answers after the referral x

Yes potentially can go private @Kay00 however what with a move awaiting everything is up in the air and haven’t got round to researching places near to where I will be moving to x

@Kay00 I dont know about for @Moocher90 but for me this isnt event fertility services gynaecology, its generic. Because we need to have been trying a year after loss to qualify for fertility services. This is why I'll be going private for testing soon (I have big research deadlines in august so planning on going private after that).

Is it an option to find an alternative/fertility clinic ??

@TheDaydreamBelievers that’s crazy! Such a long wait time :/

Unfortunately no @Moocher90 - our gynaecology waitlist in NHS Glasgow is about 6 months +. They don't contact you at all until they have an appt for you in our area.

I actually need to phone them to check whether they can give me an estimate of how long I will be waiting.

@Moocher90 @TheDaydreamBelievers 18 weeks!? Is there any way you can contact the Gynae office to check you are still on the waiting lists?

@TheDaydreamBelievers once you spoke to your go who referred you have you had any correspondence from gynaecology yet? I believe it can take up to 18 weeks :/. I should be moving in a few weeks but didn’t want to start the process once I have moved as it adds extra weeks onto it :/

@Moocher90 you and I seem to be on the same path - hope that gynaecology referrals for both of us hurry the f- up. I was referred in march and have heard absolutely zero

@ChinChilly I am a regular lurker of this thread but rarely post but just wanted to send you all my love and hugs.

I too was told at my 12 week scan our baby had no heartbeat. We opted for medical management but I think you made the right decision with the surgical option as I was left with retained product. I am more than happy to chat about anything also x

This was about 3 months ago now, and we are now our first cycle TTC again. (Had peak OPKs for 2 days now so hoping I will ovulate soon 🤞)

We will get there 🌈

Spoke to the GP today and he is referring me to gynaecology as my last two progesterone blood tests from last two cycles show I haven’t been ovulating :( I’m not sure if if it’s because of my thyroid or not.

@Kay00 just listening to the link you sent now. Heartbreaking the thought of menopause so young

@kay00 ooh that's interesting! I totally expected that to be me you know. My mum went into early menopause age 31 so I kept fearing the worst. Luckily she'd had her babies already :/

@ChinChilly you have been in my thoughts frequently over the past 24 hours, sending you all my love xxx

@WhirlingD that's very proactive of you, well done m'dear! I listened to a really interesting Podcast on the Guardian a couple of days ago about a journalist who stared going through the menopause aged 30(!). She talked about her experience, and lack of empathy from medical professionals, and her journey to having a baby: www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2021/jun/28/young-hot-and-bothered-going-through-menopause-in-my-30s It was an interesting story at the least

@WhirlingD that's brilliant! Is the specialist local to you or are you having to travel? And how did you find the support group?

@ChinChilly I'm so sorry for your loss, sounds like an awful shock. Thinking of you xx

@ChinChilly sending you hugs ❤️ and 💐 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@ChinChilly sending you love and hugs. I can't imagine what you are going through. I hope you can find some time to rest and be kind to yourself. This is absolutely not your fault.

As an update from me, I am starting to process things a bit now. I'm booked to see a specialist on 26th of July who specialises in premature ovarian insufficiency and I've found some great support groups to join (I'm a sharer!). At least I feel a bit more in control now. Not exactly what I imagined when I came off the pill but life is unexpected sometimes. X

I remember feeling the same @ChinChilly - like it was their grandchild so made them sad too. To be honest though, I think my parents were largely just sad for me, not really about the baby as wasnt real to them yet

@ChinChilly I'm so sorry xx
Sending you love xx

@ChinChilly I really hope you get the answers you need to be able to come to terms with what has happened and also so it doesn’t happen again :( xx