The craziness that is TTC after stopping the pill. On this thread we have 100 day cycles, do weeks of opks and send ovia into a fit with our ever changing fertile windows! Welcome.

[Sunnydays321]

Hi ladies,

This is the 2nd thread following on from

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2452018-Waiting-to-try-and-cycle-a-mess-from-the-pill

For everyone who is entering the madness that is Ttc after stopping the pill. Maybe to start the thread we could all post our stats, so we remember where everyone is at and don't have to check the old thread. X

Hi Lemon. Welcome! Sounds like we have similar stories. Also came off pill in July 2014 and have unexplained missing periods. Cycles have been 180, 189, 60 since then. I did not notice EWCM on any of those cycles. I fell pregnant on the last cycle but mc at 9 weeks. So now waiting to see how that's left my cycle.

I've never tried any sort of OPK / temping as just felt my cycle was all too unpredictable. Really hoping to establish a 'cycle' some time soon!

Welcome Lemon. Keep the opks and tempting alien for the time being. Just DTD regularly and try and keep the crazy stuff for later if you need it hopefully you won't.

Sorry about AF Poin

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Maple our stories do indeed sound very similar! Sorry to hear about your mc hopefully things will start to fall into line for you soon.

Poin wowzers is right, though I used a slightly different word at the time. The thing that flagged it was an elevated prolactin level - the GP actually asked me, "you're not breastfeeding are you?" ...I was a bit that he'd apparently missed the point of the tests entirely...

Eggs keeping the OPKs alien sounds like a good idea for now - I tend to be a bit of an over-analyser anyway, so giving me a chemistry set to play with would only exacerbate the problem! Will DTD as often as humanly possible and see what happens...

Before that though, does anyone have any experience of "preconception checkups"? Is this just an American thing, or something you should do if you have specific health issues to check over? Googling has garnered mixed reviews, some say definitely have one, some say don't bother and just deal with it once you're pregnant. Aside from the coming-off-the-pill rigmarole I am pretty normal and healthy, as is my DH, no family history of anything nasty that I know of. Just wondered if it's worth going to check on things like vaccinations before putting a bun in the oven? Don't want to be precious about it and feel like I'm wasting NHS time. Any thoughts/advice/experiences appreciated

Off for my breast clinic. Wish me luck!

11dpo (possibly - ewcm for a few days along with sensitive breasts and a few hours of left sided cramping. But typically i stopped opks that weekend!).
Creamy CM and nil else to report other than a few cramps at 8 and 9dpo.

FX all goes ok first.

Lemon my GP did test my Rubella immunity when doing my other blood tests and just said to take folic acid as a priority.

FX first

They couldn't see anything on the breast ultrasound but agree that there is an area that feels different. They have taken some biopsies but they think most likely benign. Long wait for the results now!

FX for you First - sounds pretty positive. How long will you have to wait for the results? From what I've heard, they will generally hurry things up if they think there's cause for concern, so if they are saying it'll be a while then it's probably because they're not too worried!

said they would be discussed next wed/thurs but then wait for letter

Hi first, glad appt went well. Mine was exactly the same last month. Uss didn't see anything. The cons could feel lump though so fine needle biopsy sent. I phoned a week later for result, which was normal. I didn't get the letter until at least 2-3 weeks later. Which actually said it was all fine but because biopsy didn't show anything either they want to offer me a follow up appt just to make sure lump not changing. I would say give them a ring in a week as results may take ages by post. How are you feeling? My boob bruise took about 3-4 weeks to go from where biopsy was taken. X

Hi again.
So, been doing opks this month. Over a few days the test line darkened then faded. Never got quite as dark as the control
2ww now.
Anyway on the days of the darker lines I had crazy cramps - mostly left side. Does anyone else get this? I'm a bit of a hypochondriac so could do with perspective. Thank you.

Hi Sunflower - I do sometimes get one-sided pain around ov-time, not crampy though, it's very sharp stabby pain like a stitch, low down near the front of my hip bone IYSWIM. Not sure if that's helpful or not?!

FX during your 2ww.

sunny think mine was a core biopsy.3 of them as it was a thin long weird area.

Oo first, sounds even worse. Hope you get your results soon.

I haven't been on here as much this month.. I'm trying to be a bit more chilled out. Still waiting to see the gp about my ovary scan results. Cycle day 15 or 16, not ovulated yet. Doing opks but keep forgetting to temp (which I take as a good sign than I'm a bit more chilled this month!). Nice to read how everyone else is getting on tho. Xx

Sorry I've been absent a few days, ladies. Welcome Maple and Lemon. It's always nice to see more girlies on here. Glad your appointment went fairly smoothly, first. Hopefully results won't take too. How's your tww going? Sunny, I hope you hear back about your scan results soon. If you don't mind me asking, how did you go about getting the scan? Did you ask for it? I'm still extremely apprehensive that I've got Pcos or some other ovary/hormonal problem. Cycles still haven't settled at all

Been feeling really down the past few days. CD36 and apparently 16dpo and still Bfns I've came to the conclusion I didn't ov according to my clear blue and cheapy OPKs! Had extremely painful UTI type pains this weds/thurs that I associate with ovulation, so I can only guess that's when I must have ovulated, making me now only 3dpo. I'm mega confused and fed up! Only managed to dtd once over the weekend and tues night so not holding out much hope! I think I should invest in shares in FRER as my bin is now homing a depressing collection of bfn frers! Definitely not got the Friday feeling tonight so I think I'll drown my sorrows in a large glass of wine! Xx

sunny thanks. I am feeling a bit sorry for myself with a huge bandage on my boob!
12dpo..... maybe. Starting to doubt i ovulated! Who know!

Cookie - I feel ya babe I feel down but because I'm at the boring cycle of me stage and just waiting to ovulate haha! I'm gonna chill as best as I can this month but make sure I use my Opks!
Fx you did all you can to bfp lovely! Get a glass/bottle of wine and chill xxx

Awww Cookie sounds like you're having a rough time of it at the moment But have that large glass of wine (I'm joining you!), tomorrow is another day. Re. ovary scans, I was referred for one by my GP, at my request - it was after I'd been off the pill for about 4 months and there was absolutely nothing doing on the AF front, so I wanted to get checked out for PCOS (have some other symptoms too, have always been fairly hairy, periods were very unpredictable pre-pill too, carrying weight around my middle, etc). They did blood tests which were inconclusive, so packed me off for scans.

In my case the scans pretty much ruled out PCOS but still didn't explain what was going on with my cycles, but then again I wasn't TTC at the time - they just told me to DTD when the time came and see if it worked. In your position, they may have more to go on, and be able to do further tests/offer more answers or treatments. I'd suggest chatting it over with your GP and asking them to investigate. Good luck! x

Right i need some willpower to hold off testing.trying to wait until period is actually late! Rather than due in the next couple of days! I have one test in the drawer and one remaining opk.

Ok... i have no willpower. ..

First it looks like a bfp!!!!!!!
Congrats!!! Xx

The opk was positive... which after yvonne's bfp made me test. I had to pee on something!

So the picture is pregnancy test??? Congrats bet your over the moon

Yeah i will photograph both later. In shock!

Aw I bet you are!! Congrats though and have a fab pregnancy what did u do different this month xx