TTC #1 coming off the pill in December - anyone else in the same boat?!

[shelbTa]

Hi,

I am going to be coming off the pill after ten years plus on it after my pack finishes in December. Excited but also terrified about what my body is going to do once I'm without all the hormones!

Anyone else doing the same roughly the same time?

Shelb x

(Hope this goes through struggling to post)

Oh and I'm at home this afternoon waiting in for some stuff that's being shipped to me so I managed to speak to DH. I mentioned to him that I'd finished my pill pack so if my job was confirmed I assumed I wouldn't start the next one, his response 'why did you assume that?' - err 'because that's what we agreed', 'oh when did I agree to that?' 'About 4 days ago, at the weekend' 'oh, OK then'.
To say he's not bothered by it all would be an understatement!

The best refund I managed to get was about £1,500 for a correspondence course that was rubbish. I managed to convince them that their material was flawed, their videos were amateurish and their written material was full of spelling and grammar mistakes. I also pointed out that I'd learned nothing with them but though other sources had learned everything they'd failed to teach.

Dr Monumental disinterest seems to be a common attribute in men when talking about stopping the pill and pregnancy etc... I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to have to buy the baby lots of Star Wars toys to get his attention Ha!

Haha, well done Runner! I love a successful complaint!

When can you test?

Just realised I missed a few posts. Sometimes I think men will only actually be interested in a baby when it arrives, and even more so when they get to the age they can start playing action figure related games with it!!

Still haven't been able to catch up as work has been so stressful again, sorry to hear a few of us are feeling stressed or down. It's crazy how you can go from a relaxing break and within hours feel like you never went away.

We had our talk! Dh explained his worries, mainly due to (as I thought) the situation with the ex, and rounded it off with "I had a think and realised I was being selfish, because I was just thinking about me and you as us, but if we have a baby, there will be more of us, and it will be nice...and your boobs will be ENORMOUS! So let's go for it"

I've been run down this week and my tablet packed up, but I'm on a new one now! I've missed loads since yesterday! I'm another one who is a massive avocate for cBT and therapy, it works, I never believed in it till I had my first round of it and I'm waiting on a letter for a followup course. How are we all? I'm fertile in the next couple of days, due to ovulate Friday I think, Dh will be confused and pleased haha

Men are obsessed with boobs!!

Haha starky - if bigger boobs helps seal the deal then that's a good think. It was sweet about the more of us bit.

I'm massively symptom spotting. Sore boobs, cramps like mild period pains (though I might be imagining them) and my temp had a second rise this morning. I looked online and having a second rise in temp indicates pregnancy for some women but not for other - great!!! I wish it was just black and white.

According to Ovia it's 7 days to test (when AF is due). I can't decide whether to do one earlier this Sunday though (3 days early).

My cheapie online tests arrived yesterday so I said I'd test this morning just to see!! Ha! I had started to think my period was so short and light that maybe it was implantation bleeding. I know it was ridiculously unlikely but when the tests are that cheap!! I am also feeling sensations in my womb that I haven't felt since my pre-pill days! At all times of my cycle. Weird. Let's hope getting back to exercise helps the body feel stronger and a bit less of a pansy!

Aww starky the 'more of us' but is very sweet - my DH definitely hasn't got that far! Mind you the increased boobs might sell it, I'm mainly going with the increased Dec drive at the moment.
To be fair this has been agreed for about 2 years and I think he's mainly teasing me!
I have just moved back to a town I lived in a couple of years ago and several of my friends here now have babies so at the weekend I did my first effort at helping with baby bathtime and story reading, that has definitely not helped my broodiness!

Pink I can probably do an early test early next week as I'm not sure the exact date I ovulated.

I certainly did not heed the call of the pissy sticks today even though it's really early, I then did not break the test open and hold the strip up at different angles trying to decide whether I could see the barest hint of colour where the line should be, and even more importantly I didn't look at it again about an hour later which is completely pointless as it was way outside the time frame to see a very obvious faint line and I'm definitely not considering wasting a Frer tomorrow with FMU because it's too early and I should be patient.

So just throwing it out there... If I wasn't going mad and there was a line how is that even possible? Oh why did I have to look at the pissy sticks!

Purple Sorry work is stressful but at least you're over hump day.

Stark If playing up the big boobs angle works then use it

Bergamot Sounds like you have very similar symptoms to me. I recommend not testing early. That way madness lies!

Aww Ni Sorry the internet cheapy let you down, have a biscuit

Dr Men are evil with their teasing. I was sat next to a newborn in the coffee shop yesterday... I think I'm missing the female gene that makes you broody in the proximity of babies. I don't actually like other peoples kids

Runner - I would say I can't believe you broke a test open, but I'm fairly confident that come January I'll be doing exactly the same. Just so I know - do they break open easily?!!

Pink I never would have thought of it but I've read about others on here doing it to get a better look if they have a squinter... Yes, they break open really easily, just use a screw driver or something similar, pit it in the seam between the front and back parts and lever it open. Pops open nicely, the actual test strip is not attached the the absorbent tip you pee on you you can take it out and throw the rest away.

I think I've started to become obsessed . . . I have ordered loads of frer tests today to arrive tomorrow so I can take one on Friday!!

Just think of it as being prepared Deborah!

Hello, can I join this thread? I came off the pill (cerelle) at the end of August with the plan to start TTC for #1. Been on various pills for over 10 years. It took about 7 weeks months for my periods to return. Both me and OH are 34 and have been delaying TTC until we bought a house, then did the house up, the jobs were secure (is there ever a good time?) but started TTC as I'm rapidly approaching 35...

Pissy sticks anonymous

Hi Planning I know exactly how you feel. I'm 34 OH is 39 next month. If I don't get upduffed soon then I'll be 35 and I'm not too happy with that

Hello Mum1! There is never a perfect time - always something on the horizon!

Runner - we always do it in the window, gives the neighbours something to talk about! Actually, in the summertime we had our bedroom windows open and we could hear some neighbours at it (don't think it was next door!) Sound, er, travels on our street! PS - Put the pissy sticks down woman!

Good work on the refunds ladies! I'm a bit of stickler for things like that too. Never got £1500 back though!

Secret Life of 4 year olds is pure genius 3 of them in one scene:
Child 1 "I'm going to be a superhero."
Child 2 "Well I'm going to be a princess with a beautiful dress"
Child 3 "I'm a boy who likes to wiggle his bottom"

And in other news, here's how they used to test women for pregnancy.
www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/bizarre-outlandish-history-pregnancy-tests0

I'm quite glad I don't have to stick an onion up there!

Mor I loved that 4 year old! Thinking outside the box...he's gonna go far!!

Runner pissy sticks anonymous-fantastic!!! What will step one of the 13step programme be?

I made it to yoga...rewarding myself with chocolate brownies. My "balanced diet"

Meh...I meant 12step programme.. The brownies got in the way!

Step 1 - do not pee and a pissy stick befor 12 dpo
Step 2 - do not re-examine pissy sticks after the time limit
Step 3 - do not break open pissy sticks "just to be sure"
Step 4 - do not keep pissy sticks in the bathroom where you can accidentally pee on them
Step 5 - do not post pictures of negative pissy sticks online asking if they're positive
Step 6 - on getting a positive pissy stick do not then per on a further 10 "just to be sure"
Step 7 - do not purchase pissy sticks just because you don't have one of that brand at home
Step 8 - do not keep buying pissy sticks even though you already have pissy sticks at home
Step 9 - do not pee on pissy sticks in the middle of the afternoon on a whim
Step 10 - on getting a negative pissy stick do not make plans to pee on another one during the same day
Step 11 - do not take photos of pissy sticks and then spend hours adjusting the balance and saturation just in case it shows a line
Step 12 - only pee on a prissy stick if AF is late

Will those do Ni?

Hi. My name is Ni444 and I am a pissy stick addict. 5 weeks after committing to ttc I have broken steps 1,2,4,9, and 12...and I cannot honestly say that I won't also commit steps 3,5,6,7,8, 10, and 11 within the next 21days (the testing date allowed by Ovia). I'm ashamed to say that I have also tried to hide the evidence of some of my pissy sticking from others who may judge my actions. I need help.

I've been quite good so far! I haven't done a single wee stick! I would imagine by this time in three weeks I will be obsessive pissy sticking

Ni I shan't judge seeing as I plan to break 1, 2, 3, 11 & 12 today

Stark we look forward to you joining the support group... although I'm not convinced we're the best influence on eachother

Your 12 step programme has had the opposite effect on me and made me desperate to test. I'm currently 8/9dpo. Going to test this weekend (even though I know I shouldn't).