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Stopped mini pill ttc

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BLM18 · 05/10/2021 21:03

Hi
Haven’t posted here for a very long time. 3 years ago I had an ectopic…after a tough time and a split from my partner things have moved on and at the start of sept i started the ttc journey ones again. Slightly scared as only have 1 tube now and history of endo, so know I have lower chances but I have to give it a chance. Was on mini pill for almost 3 years , stopped sept 8th. Had really sore boobs every since 2 weeks off the pill .Last weekend , 3 weeks after stopping I had cramps and was sure period was coming , felt really sick and pretty horrible and was taking plan killers for cramps. No period came and after 3 days cramps went away . So no idea where my body is or what is going on! Just would like to hear if anyone had similar experiences in first month of coming off pill

I look forward to chatting with you

OP posts:
Glitterb · 10/10/2021 10:00

I stopped the mini pill last year and it took around 4/5 months to get a period (it decided to turn up a day before I went to Corfu!) and other than the really painful boobs and nipples I didn’t really have any other symptoms!
I had about 4 periods (only 2.5 weeks in between periods!) before I decided to go back on the pill. I don’t know if I actually ovulated in that time as we were not actively ‘trying’

I would wait for your first proper period and then use an app to track them so you can get in the rhythm of things again!

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BLM18 · 10/10/2021 09:56

Hi

Any withdrawal bleed for you ? Still waiting for mine !

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BLM18 · 06/10/2021 10:36

@PinkFizz1 thank you for your reply!

Like you I missed odd pill here and there and got spotting but now stopped all together got nothing!

I think testing every now and again till we get a period sounds like a good idea. I have just ordered some cheap ones on Amazon. I don’t want to get carried away with testing as last time was so stressful that I want a more relaxed approach this time!

Boobs still very heavy ! But no other symptoms of pms right now

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PinkFizz1 · 06/10/2021 06:58

Hey OP. Sorry about your ectopic.

Following your thread as I could have wrote a lot of it myself. On the mini pill (mine was cerelle) for 11-12 years and came off on 18th September to TTC #1. Had sore boobs on and off and a few pains but other than nothing! I read some horror stories about women having terrible migraines and the worst side effects you can think of after stopping the mini pill but it’s been 3 weeks for me so far and not anything too crazy to report.

I haven’t had my withdrawal bleed yet either, although we have been DTD a lot in the last few weeks so although it’s unlikely I’ve ovulated and conceived in that time, it’s possible. Like you I have no idea what my body is doing or going to do. The fact lots of ladies on here know exactly when AF is due or their ovulating etc is fascinating to me 😂

I think until I have my first withdrawal I’ll have to test every couple of weeks or so in case I fall beforehand.

Like you I am eagerly waiting for my first withdrawal so I can get cracking with knowing my cycles! It’s so weird, I missed a pill a couple of times last year and had some withdrawal spotting with just missing one pill a couple of times and since stopping altogether 3 weeks ago….nothing 😂

Good luck to you and hopefully we’ll be able to know our bodies a bit better soon!

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