CD38 today!

[Kate8989]

Hi everyone,

I posted recently about my experience of coming of the pill in sept, I had my usual withdrawal bleed and then a full 5 day period on October 16th. I was hoping my AF would have arrived by now as I thought my body would have settled down a bit.

It’s still not arrived and I cannot concentrate on anything else. Everrytime I go to the loo I am praying it will show but nothing. I’m feeling majorly down, anyoneelse who has felt the same I would appreciate to hear from you.

Also some tips on how i can “forget” about it all so to speak and chill a bit!

Many thanks in advance

Katie xx

I recently came off the pill too and my first cycle was 40 days! Second one looking like it’s going to 32/33 so it has settled a bit. Apparently that’s totally normal as it takes some time for your body to figure out how to produce the hormones by itself again etc. I actually found temping and using opks helped me as I then knew when I had ovulated and then how long until AF was due.

Hi Katie! My first cycle off the pill was 54 days so feel your pain - it was horrible not knowing what was happening.

They have been shortening since and seem to have levelled out about 40 days, which is still annoyingly long but I'm hoping they will continue to shorten. It's been 9 months since I came off the pill now.

They will level out as hella says but being patient is easier said than done! Have you got any relaxing hobbies you can get into to try and take your mind off it? Knitting or something you can do on the sofa?

Hi Katie,

My cycles went up to 90 days after coming off the pill. A little over a year later and things are seemingly starting to settle (but that’s on the extreme end). It is horrid but things will get better - ‘this too shall pass.’

Hi everyone!

Thank you for posting, it’s really nice to hear I’m not the only one going through this. As much as I like Mumsnet, there are a lot of people on here with really predictable cycles, who know when they’re ovulating and that just leads me to think what’s wrong with me? Why aren’t mine like that?

I do try and keep myself busy and it works until I have a moment to myself and all the thoughts come rushing in. The worst time for me is when I wake up in the morning and know I have a day of worry and waiting.

I’m also comfort eating now :-/ which I know is not good. I’m not overweight and I don’t think I’d let myself be but food seems to be my crutch at the moment.

How do you guys relax about everything? What do you tell yourself?

xxx

Can I also ask, do you find you get random twinges down below? I’ve felt like that the past week, lasts around a minute. I wouldn’t say painful, more cramps. Not sure whether it’s my Af trying to arrive?

CD37 with me!! Since coming off the pill in the summer I've had 27, 42 and 35 days cycles. It's the most frustrating thing so I feel your pain! Just keeping fingers crossed it settles down soon.

However annoying, frustrating and upsetting it is. Its nice to know we’re all going through similar experiences and can vent to each other.

Are you tracking ovulation SpadesOfGlory? Xx

I tried to, I used the clearblue digital fertility monitor thing until I ran out of sticks, but I kept getting empty circles when I had other physical signs of ovulation (egg white CM etc) and flashing smilies when I didn't think I should have got them. Never got a solid face so not sure what's going on. Are you?

I'm trying so hard not to obsess, so decided I'm not going to buy more opks. But I'm just so broody for a little squishy baby of my own!!

That’s the stage I got to with them, I had so many empty circles it was making me feel really depressed. I was also “guessing” when I was ovulating (and ran out of sticks) so have given up on them.

I think I may have ovulated last Tues/Weds, I got pinky/Brown discharge and had period cramps all day. Do you ever get any ovulation symptoms?

Aww I know how you feel, we will get a day when our pregnancy test is positive!!!!!

I don’t like how I’ve become though recenetly. I used to love going out buying baby bits for friends and family, now I think I want to be buying things for MY baby! I’ve become a baby obsessed monster ha ha xx

Thinking of going to seek some professional help next week for my mental wellbeing. I’m feeling so depressed and trawling the Internet for negative experiences of trying to conceive and convincing myself I have every problem under the sun.

xx