Hi all,
I'm new to mumsnet and the forums (and if I'm honest- totally struggling to navigate!). If I'm in the wrong place, tell me to disappear!
So I've been on depo provera contraceptive injection for 18 months, the last injection being 12 weeks ago. Originally I went onto depo from the pill (which I had been on for 10+ years) as it was just easier (no periods!) and due to a number of reasons (including financial) we had to plans to have children for a good few years. Typically, situations have now changed and we're interested in starting a family! (sorry there's no acronyms, not got my head around all that yet!). The information about depo says that typically it's 9-10months since the last injection before fertility returns....possibly up to 18 months! This is fine with me, and I'm not in any hurry.... I just feel very excited and scared about this huge decision.....I'm going to see the nurse tomorrow to get some advice on whether it's best to go on the pill for a bit to regulate my cycle (argh, going to get periods again!) or whether it's better to just come off all forms of contraception and start trying (with a view that it may take a long time!).
I appreciate that I need to be ready right now in case my fertility returns quicker than anticipated.... but I don't know what to do next!
I am half way torn between doing all the things I'll be advised to avoid during pregnancy in excess- drinking and eating blue cheese and seafood etc... and trying to cut down now so that the shock during pregnancy won't be too awful!!
What's even more awful in my mind is that I don't feel I can talk to anyone about it (apart from my partner) and I'm bursting at the seams with the exciting news that we're at least going to stop-trying-not-to-get-pregnant (if that makes sense?!?). I have lots of lovely friends in different places in their lives- some with and some without children. I've been listening very carefully to those who have recently given birth and it's been very educational.... and everyone knows I love kids so they know that it's on the cards At Some Point. I'm also in a situation where I'm not sure whether there will be any funding for my job past next Christmas.... so our decision has been particularly well thought through but it feels like I don't want to talk about it until it happens! So Mumsnet may end up being my outlet- so sorry for that!!
Any advice about decisions, how you make them, who you tell at different stages..... etc etc would be great.
Especially anyone with experience of getting pregnant after coming off depo and how long it took/ whether you took the pill etc for a while after coming of the depo!
Thanks!