Light periods after stopping pill

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I stopped taking my pill in December and TTC since. I have had really regular periods since but they are so light! The same every time, period pains start on the Sunday night and I don't get it til the Friday. Last for 2-3 days and I can get away with wearing only one pad everyday. Getting worried now, I know it takes time for them to get back to normal but I have had 4 and they were never like this before! Anyone had anything similar with success?

@JennaRMD that’s exactly how I feel, I just don’t know what’s happening and it’s just annoying me now 😂 a friend of my struggles to be come pregnant and when she thought it wasn’t going to happen it actually happened, hope you get your BFP soon lovely x

@Hope365 after my miscarriage my periods came back and they was back to normal before I went on the pill, I wouldn’t even count this month as a period as I had a dark red/brown discharge on Sunday and a small but yesterday but absolutely nothing today! When I first came of the pill my periods were all normal and I got pregnant the month after (the one I miscarried) just don’t understand what’s happening this month which is annoying me 😂 hope you get your BFP soon xx

@klwb93 I know, people say all sorts of things "it'll happen when you're away on holiday relaxed" or "it'll happen when you're not actually trying". I feel like I've tried everything, I even stopped tracking October/November to see if that helped and this month we didn't time everything just had fun but DTD everyday. Still nothing. Fed up to say the least. I'm beginning to think it'll never happen and I should just stop thinking about it tbh. Hopefully you're periods regulate soon, might just be your body getting back to normal.

@Hope365 I've settled down again now, just over it all and the sore boobs and cramps are just a constant reminder of the failure again!!! Sorry for being so negative girls. I'll be back to my usual hopeful self again in the next week or so. Same vicious circle x

@JennaRMD even the fertility senior doctor told me I needed "stop opks, stop temping, stop having sex for ovulation purposes and just relax and enjoy myself", the more I think about it the more annoyed I get. I literally did that for the first year of Ttc and it didn't happen, so it's a load of BS. Don't worry about being negative, it's good to get it all out on here. We are all in the same boat. Make sure you have some days off work if you need to xxxxx

@Hope365 great news you have felt back to normal in the lutual phase, it's crazy how we don't realise how hormones control our feelings when it's all we know. Just try not to get your hopes up for Thursday (even though we do every single month haha), just think of it as you have made a HUGEEEE step in the right direction, if you do end up get AF have they said you will lose more blood? It will be so hard to hold out testing until weekend, so Will you have your last injection Wednesday? And then will either start bleeding or won't? So exciting that you haven't had the dreaded feeling so far. Positive news this month either way 🥰

@Klwb93 dark red/brown is meant to be older blood, so maybe it's clearing out? I do get quite a bit of that also rather than bright red. And yes as Hope said it's never TMI here 🤣 so sorry for your loss, it's positive that your periods did return to normal though, at least you know they have been. If I were you I'd wait a couple of day and then go doctors to get the usual bloods checked.

@Maisy24 I'm so sick of feeling sad over something that doesn't even exist yet. I have such a good life and the disappointment is taking away from all of the good things I have and should be greatful for. Heads all over the place today. Fingers crossed for all you girls 🤞❤️

@Hope365 @Maisy24 @JennaRMD thank you for your reply girls! I’ve woke up this morning with really bad nausea and sore boobs.. still no period and I took a test but it was negative. I’m going to book into the doctors to see if they can help as my period is never late it’s always on time, just feeling very fed up when I don’t know what’s going on.. no brown discharge today either 😩xx

@JennaRMD don't worry about being negative - we all need to vent, and we all get it here! Totally know what you mean about the symptoms being a constant reminder of failure too - that's what I find so hard about my cramps I usually get from 5DPO, can't forget about any of it...

@Maisy24 still undecided whether I'll test tomorrow or not - I'm SO enjoying feeling hopeful for what feels like the first time ever, I don't want it to end 😬 No I'm not doing injections anymore, they were only until ovulation - thankfully! Since then I've been taking estrogen pills and progesterone pessaries (yep, as gross as they sound 🙄), and I have to keep taking them if I get pregnant, so I have to take a test at some point as my period can't start while I'm on them. So I get to choose when I find out, but struggling with that choice! They didn't tell me anything about what my period would be like after but I expect/hope it will be more normal given that my lining was so much thicker than usual... Hopefully we won't get to find out though 😉 You're right though - I shouldn't get my hopes up too much (so hard), and just focus on how positive the treatment has been. Keeping everything crossed that your treatment has some positive results too 🤞

@Klwb93 our bodies can be so hard to understand sometimes... Hopefully the doctors can help you get some answers 🤞

Xxxx

@Hope365 best of luck today it you test, either way is still good progress though remember ❤️❤️🙏🏻 xxxxxx

Thank you @Maisy24 ❤ Have decided to test tonight - I slept terribly last night because I was so anxious about it all so I think I just need to get it over and done with. Plus I've woken up feeling a bit crampy so a bit more prepared for a negative I think... Will keep you posted. Thank you for the positive thoughts! ❤ xxx

@Hope365 thinking of you 💋. You are definitely heading in the right direction even if it is a negative today. Fingers crossed for you 🤞❤️

@Hope365 thinking of you lovely 💕 got everything crossed for you xxx

Thank you ladies, such a comfort having support from people who understand ❤ xxx

Well I've got the usual spotting so I'm out again and then I've just woke up to a pregnancy announcement from some of our only non kid friends. Happy for them but it really does knock you for six. I feel like not going in work, really fed up of all this. Hope everyone else is ok and you hope 💗

@Maisy24 I’m so sorry Maisy that really sucks :( and then a pregnancy announcement as well!
From what you described in your previous posts I think there is still definite hope. The fertility doctor recommended 3 cycles of the provera to kick start everything and it’s not been that long. There was also the sperm re-check as well and they’re going to see you back again in a few months?
I think there is still definite hope as it’s so early trying the new plan x

@Maisy24 aw hun 😣 I'm sorry. If it makes you feel any better, I've still not came on yet and have had all my af symptoms for 4 days now. It's actually torture! Just want it to show up so it can piss back off again 😂! I know, the dreaded baby announcements! My friends getting married in June and trying for kids straight away, I've just convinced myself she'll be pregnant before me so at least I'm not completely devastated when the inevitable happens. Beginning to think it's maybe just not meant to be 😣. Sending love and empathy ❤️

Oh no so sorry @Maisy24 it’s always hard when people announce a pregnancy, hope you are okay though and spending lots of love to you 💕 I was feeling okay yesterday then a family member has told me someone in our family is pregnant and I just wanted to cry.. I’ve still not come on either, no brown discharge anymore just a lot of clear discharge, I’m 5 days late now 😂 feeling very nauseous too, hope all you girls are doing okay xxx

@Klwb93 @JennaRMD @8LouiseCambs8 thanks so much girls, it really does help having the support. I've had a cry and I've pulled myself together, there is still hope like you say we are early on in treatment. Hope you are all doing ok too xxxxxx

Hi all, well we did the test and it was stark negative... 😔 I'm not gonna lie, there were tears. But also I do know that the cycle was hugely positive, and that even completely healthy couples can take a few months to fall, so we just need to pick ourselves up and try again. So I've stopped all the hormones and now just waiting for AF to come (no idea how long that takes after stopping the drugs...). Hoping that this cycle will finish on a positive with my first normal AF since coming off the pill, but we will see... (so strange to be wishing for long and heavy periods). Of course a tiny stubborn part of me still hopes that it just won't come at all and I'm one of those freak cases where you don't get a positive test until after 14DPO 😂 Ridiculous how hard it is to let go of hope...

@Maisy24 I'm sorry 😔 it all sucks. And pregnancy announcements are the worst - I really struggle with them. But on the plus side you get to start treatment soon! I think we just have to see each day as a day closer to seeing that positive test, no matter how long away it might be - we're all working towards it and being proactive.

Sending big love to you all ❤ xxx

@Hope365 I’m so sorry to hear that :( from your own words the improvement in the cycle itself is a huge step forward, and like you say it can take a while for people where everything is normal. It’s a rubbish day but far from the end of hope.

Sending lots of hugs and positive thoughts to all of you xxx

@Hope365 so sorry hope! I know how you are feeling; I literally just cried in the work toilets! What a rubbish day. I've pulled myself together now after my cry. Remember this has been a hugely positive cycle, you are early on in treatment and you just need to continue on, I really do think it's a matter of time now. I think this first one was always going to be the hardest also. Make sure you take some time this weekend to do something that makes you happy; even if it's nice food with the hubby. Hope your husband is ok too, my husband is struggled as well as I am. He struggles with the announcements more than me and has removed himself from all social media. Sending lots of love to you and we will be back fighting in the next few days

To Top this awful day off I'm so messed up with this HSG business, I started spotting bright red blood this morning, and have stomach ache so I was told to ring the hospital on the first day of my period to book in for the HSG. Well it's just not that simple as I never know when cd1 is! I thought I better ring the hospital anyway as I have seen red, the woman then said it has to be done on certain days (I think it was cd8-11) and that they have no appointments left on them days so I will have to wait until next month and try again 😑. since the call the red blood and spotting has completely gone now, so I don't even know if cd1 is today or it isn't 😩😣 I've not got any flow and when this has happened before it comes in a day or so. so do you think I should call back again when it arrives and say I got my cd1 wrong? Or wait until next cycle now? This is just hard work.

@Maisy24 I've become a pro at toilet crying... it sucks having to go through this silent battle when no one else has any idea what we're going through. My OH (not married) is doing ok... I could see the hurt and disappointment in his eyes when we did the test, but overall he is much better at managing his emotions than I am. Pregnancy announcements are hard on both of us though - some of his friends are expecting their 3rd 🙄

So so rubbish about the clinic being fully booked for this month - the last thing you need is more waiting...If you do start proper CD1 a bit later I would def call back to see if they have any spare appointments on the new dates - no guarantee but if there's one thing I've learnt in this process so far it's that if you don't ask, you don't get!

You're right about the importance of taking time to do things that make us happy - we have a date night planned tonight, and we're spending the day with my sister and niece and nephew tomorrow (possibly the only 2 kids who don't trigger me because I love them so much!) Oh and we also got consolation takeaway last night after taking the test 😂 I hope you have lots of lovely plans for the weekend, here for support if you need - and same for all you lovely ladies xxx

@Hope365 I'm sorry 😣. There's literally nothing anyone can say that makes it feel better.
@Maisy24 I had a work toilet cry today also 😂 christ what we like eh!? AF decided to present her bitch of a self around 7pm tonight after giving me hellish cramps all day (which I somehow managed to turn into possible early pregnancy cramps 🤔... Wow. The hope is real 😂 alongside the struggle). I've also just noticed us 3 are basically in sync this month lol, how peculiar! I'm now on cycle day 1, still v.v. light, more watery brown though than just a tiny spot so maybe a step in the right direction? F**k knows though tbh 😂. I'm actually surprisingly happy to see it show up. I think the anticipation and guessing is actually worse than the disappointment. I'm just glad I know either way again now. Oh well! Roll on month #10 lol. Thinking of you all ❤️

@Hope365 hope you had a lovely weekend with your sister and family and are back feeling positive about the next cycle!

@Hope365 @JennaRMD isn't it crazy how we are on the exact same cycles. It's very useful for us when sharing stuff though and supporting eachother through the hard bits!

So after the bit of red I seen on Friday morning, it then completely went away and I had the proper bleed yesterday, this morning though it is virtually gone, what I have noticed is mine is more like a clear /pinkish brown slime mucus (sorry for the details). It's really weird, I am still losing that this morning. Anyway I've rang the hospital again today and told them that today is CD 1(a bit of a fib as it was yesterday) and they said again they had nothing between CD 7-10, I explained the the man that I always ovulate late so I could do after cd10 and he's given me an appointment not this Friday but next, so the 13th (not sure Friday the 13th is a good idea 🤣) that will be CD 14 for me (he thinks CD 13) however I have literally never ovulated before CD 18 before, so I think this will be ok do you? I'm going to do clear blue advanced opks in the run up just to make sure. I'll be starting Provera in 5 days (not looking forward to it)

How are you two getting on? @Hope365 when do you start injections again?

Xxxxxxx

Hi ladies, @Maisy24 @JennaRMD it is so weird how we were all so in sync this cycle! So after all the hope that the treatment brought me, my period was frustratingly still really short and light 😔 It was definitely different to usual - no cramps during TWW, but then reeeally bad cramps the day before AF and the first day of, just like I used to get when I was younger, then the period was much 'healthier' - lots of bright red, which I never normally get. But it was still over after a day and a half. I was really hoping it would be loads longer and heavier... Just had my first scan for cycle #2, all looked normal so starting injections again tonight (bye bye another £500)... Also my OH is away tonight so I have to give myself the injection for the first time 😬

@Maisy it sounds like you should be fine having the HSG on CD14, and good work convincing them to book you in this month 💪 When do you start Provera? And what's the protocol exactly? Will you still be TTC or does it prevent pregnancy?

Xxxx

@Hope365 even though it wasn't longer than 1.5 days that still sounds really positive in terms of everything else. Glad you are back ready to start your injections, hopefully the money will be worth every penny 😁

Yes; I'm glad I pushed for it now. Thanks for the advice that if you don't ask you don't get, you are so right!

So I'm on Cd4 now, the doctor told me to start the Provera when I've finished bleeding, which was CD 2 on Monday, however I want a 28 day cycle so I will be starting it on CD 7 , and the instructions are to take it for 21 days and then stop for 7( for a bleed). Then start again. The doctor never told me I can't conceive on it (or I would have said I'm not taking it there and then). But then again I didn't know what Provera was at the appointment until I got home and started googling, so I couldn't ask the right questions I should have . When I have googled it doesn't say it stops you conceiving it just says it can mess with ovulation. Honestly I have been thinking about not taking it this cycle at all and just seeing what the HSG does, but then I change my mind and think I'll take it as it might help 😩 why is it so complicated. It makes it worse because I can't find one person online that has been prescribed Provera like this for 21 days. Everyone seems to be on it for 10 days as a one off to induce a bleed to start clomid.

Hope you do well at doing your injections alone, I bet it will be fine xxxxx

@Maisy24 how are you getting on - have you started the provera? Any side effects? I totally get your frustration at not finding anyone who's been on this protocol... though I'm sure there are people out there, just hard to find amongst the thousands of forum posts! Will you be having scans with this cycle to see how it's affecting ovulation/lining? If not, you can always ask them to check when you have your HSG on Friday - I had mine done when I was CD12 and I asked them to check my lining whilst they were at it (they wouldn't have otherwise) and that's when they saw it was too thin and started to listen to my thin lining concerns! Hopefully you'll be able to see if the provera is doing something xxx