Anyone else fresh off the pill!?

[peaky297]

Hi ladies!
As my DH and i habe decided to TTC I took the last pill in my packet on 17th December and had my breakthrough bleed start on the 22nd and end on the 26th. Now the wait begins to see whether my cycle snaps back to normal and of course whether I concieve! I had been on microgynon for circa 3 years.

Is anyone else in a similar position and entering 2019 pill free!? I thought this would be a good place to track and share our experiences as they happen!

S x

@peaky @Beddie thanks guys 😊 I think you may have a point about it being too early to test. I will leave it a week, see how things are and maybe test again. It really is lovely to have support and encouragement from you lot! 😄

As for apps - I haven’t used any so don’t know how they are meant to work but I don’t think withdrawal bleed dates would be reliable for tracking.... I think I will use them when I start my ‘real’ periods.

Just out of interest, where are you all from? I live in south London 😊

@Pumpkinsmum18 great idea giving it a few more days and testing again. We will all be here for you.
I live in Ireland :) only came off the pill at Christmas so early days for me. Looking forward to getting my first proper period so I can start tracking properly

Oh, pumpkins. Don't lose heart- like the others have said it could be too early.
I'm from the midlands

I'm from south wales. We just need a Scottish lady now! Haha
I guess it's such early days for most of us and we would have to be exceptionally lucky for it to happen right away. I am hopeful that the BFPs will come rolling in over the coming months though!! X

I'm 7DPO today I believe. I've calculated it from my withdrawal though. Planning on testing on Friday 4 days before AF is I think due. This 2 week wait has been hard!! I know it's unlikely it'll happen in the first month but I still have my hopes up 😫

Thanks @Gem 😊 I’m going to class this morning’s as my ‘practice’ tests. Aiming onto a stick is quite tricky actually! 🤣

@pumkinsmum18 tell me about it!
It's soooo hard, I didn't think my aim was that bad 😂😂😂

@peaky297 id love to say im from scotland just to complete the set but unfortunately not, i am from the south! I dont know about these apps, i really dont think im 4 days late for my period, they cant really know when my period is due as ive not had a full cycle yet, or i think thats how it works? @pumpkins id definitely give it another go in another week xxx

Hi ladies

I think the apps work on averages. So during the beginning they won't be accurate but the more data you enter they become more accurate.
A friend of mine uses flow and she says hers is pretty accurate- she's been using it for over a year.
Hopefully this helps 😊

@gem118 thanks for the reply, yeah that makes sense. Mine clearly isnt accurate yet as it says my period is late yet im pretty sure I've only just ovulated. Hopefully itl regulate soon so i can begin properly tracking! I cant wait to see some bfps on this thread! Xx

@ttc2019babyno1 how are u getting on xx

@Beddie11 still the same 😩!! Still don’t think i’ve ovulated 😞! Day 37 now, still just waiting!!
How are you getting on??

@ttc2019babyno1.. waiting is the worse isnt it! I think i ovulated last saturday soo i guess im waiting for AF? Xx

Or a bfp i suppose! Going to test on 1st of feb if AF doesnt show her face xx

@Beddie11 good luck!! Hopefully it’ll be a BFP for you rather than AF!

Good news ladies who have had af return, great attitude that you know where you are now :) I am hoping for the same...

So having come off the pill just before Christmas (24th I think), I had lots of ewcm about 2 weeks later, but now still waiting for af. I doubt I’m pregnant as dh was away in jan and we only did it once just after the ewcm not during, keen for my period to come so I know where I am with everything. Anyone else from a similar time going off the combined pill still waiting for af?

For the lady earlier who said are you horny now you’ve come off the pill - yes definitely! Haven’t seen any weight loss though which I’d like!!

@Birthday51 my last pill was on the 24th December! My month so far sounds like yours ewcm & the horniness 😳 my app says my AF should be here Saturday and I think it’s gonna be, really bloated and crampy! I will be happy to see her as then I know everything has went back to normal!

Ahh! I came off pill at about the same me as you OP... Well maybe the 20th. We were on holiday, and I started to further to take it and then just decided not to. Still waiting for AF. We were planning on waiting until my period but then.. Ah well who can wait that long!

My trouble is i get back from work late and have to get up at 530am so alarm goes off at 5am so so tired anyway to find the time to... Do The Thing at such a regular basis.

Anyway, it just so happened I think that we started "trying" when I was ovulating. Using those stick things to test and this bbt chart.

Anyway annoyingly I ovulated on the 9th I think only we didn't have sex on the 8th which would have been ideal as I was so bloody tired. But we had on the 6th...

So in my brain there is now a chance.

And finally my body is starting to do something. I've been on the pill for 14 years. I don't miss my period, my mood used to be all over the place. The pill kept me flat but at least predictable.

So... I just want to know when my body period will come. I can feel symptoms, bloated, slight ache down there. Also feeling slightly nauseas which wasn't something I used to experience but it had been 14 years and my body hadn't seen these hormones in a while.

But in my mind, I could possibly potentiality maybe but probably not be pregnant. And seeing as I don't know when to expect AF...

I am so full of nerve

So does the app work even if you haven't had a period yet apart from the normal pill bleed?

@Leleophants depends really. I use ovia and used it from my withdrawal bleed and it estimated my ovulation right I think. If my period comes on 28th as estimated I've gone totally back to normal and it's predicted correct. Depends when your period comes really. After 1-2 cycles I reckon they are bang on

I'm using femometer for bbt... It automatically upload to a chat. Although you have to pay extra I think for it to tell you when your fertile period is but I haven't done that yet.

@thumper59, im also using ovia but i hadnt put my withdrawal bleed in as i didnt think it counted as a real period.. ive now put it in to see what it estimated my ovulation as but it hasnt? Im confused lol, dya think it hasnt estimated ovulation because ive already recorded it?x

@Beddie11 sorry it estimated my FW not my exact ovulation date. I put my ovulation in. X

Hi ladies,

I came off the pill (Regividon) 5 months ago because i just wanted to take a break, had withdrawal bleeding and three cycles of 29, 34, 35. So i assumed my periods have gone back to normal. I am now day 42 with no sight of a period. I have only had protected sex twice this month (CD30 and CD40), so surely it is impossible to be pregnant. Have tested and got BFN three times.

Has anyone experienced irregular periods like this coming off the pill? I was so sure my periods have returned to normal. I just really want my period to come now.

I've had a look and withdrawal bleed doesn't count as a period, really hoping they come back 😖