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Anyone else fresh off the pill!?

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peaky297 · 28/12/2018 22:30

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

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Arewethereyet19 · 29/12/2018 23:06

Peaky297 I cried today because I came home from shopping and DP told me he didn't like tacos haha it's definitely a roller coaster!

Ps. I have changed my username from hunny85 - sorry for any confusion! Ha

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peaky297 · 30/12/2018 17:07

Arewethereyet19 ... glad I'm not the only one having the odd emotional.wobble! I do generally feel much happier though. It's like the clouds have lifted!

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PumpkinsMum18 · 30/12/2018 18:57

Are any of you taking any vitamins while TTC? I have bought some folic acid tablets as that’s reccomended by NHS to take during conception/early pregnancy.

I just got the Boots cheap ones as Pregnacare etc seemed very expensive for what it is!!

whatsthecraic91 · 30/12/2018 19:06

I haven’t got any yet but I am planning on taking folic acid and vitamin D, I agree about the pregnacare ones they are a gimmick I think!!

MiaMoo007 · 30/12/2018 20:16

PumpkinsMum with folic acid, do you need to start taking it when you're actively TTC or as soon as you come off contraception?

cindersrella · 30/12/2018 20:21

Apparently or should I say when I was trying for mine I read that you were best starting to take folic acid 3 months prior to trying for a baby... I started taking them with my first 3 months prior as I had miscarried my pregnancy before that was not planned..

With my second I started trying and taking folic acid at the same time.

Arewethereyet19 · 30/12/2018 20:28

@pumpkinsmum18 I have been taking folic acid and vitamin D too. I have an underactive thyroid so was worried that the pregnacare would interfere with my medication (some vitamins do) and my doctor told me folic acid and vitamin D are fine.

I started taking them as soon as I stopped taking my pill just in case I conceived quickly.

peachypetite · 30/12/2018 20:45

I've been taking folic from Superdrug

bea179 · 30/12/2018 20:46

Hi everyone can I join? Grin
I took my last Cerelle pill on 23rd Nov. Had a period last week, so TTC from now really. Have been taking Boots conception vitamins since October.
Hoping 2019 is our year!

PumpkinsMum18 · 30/12/2018 20:48

@MiaMoo I guess you take it when you come off contraception..... I might sound naive but how can you be off contraception and NOT be actively TTC? Or do you mean use the natural cycle technique etc until you are ready to TTC?

PumpkinsMum18 · 30/12/2018 20:50

Hi @bea179! Welcome to the chat 😄

MiaMoo007 · 30/12/2018 21:05

@PumpkinsMum sorry by actively TTC I mean tracking ovulation etc. I've heard some people coming off the pill or other contraception to get their hormones back to normal before actively TTC

Roxybaby12 · 30/12/2018 21:13

Hi ladies, can I join you too please?
Literally just stopped taking the mini pill a few days ago. No bleed yet, not even a twinge ☹️ DH and I are looking to start TTC around Feb. So excited as will be #3 but worried mini pill has messed me up as not had a bleed the entire time I was taking it! Hoping everything still works! Lol
Will be great seeing how everyone gets on. Good luck ladies xx

PumpkinsMum18 · 30/12/2018 21:20

@MiaMoo Ah ok that makes sense. I’m not going to do any tracking in the first instance so will start taking vitamins soon incase I conceive quickly

thumper59 · 30/12/2018 21:44

Took my last pill on Thursday, I'm also nervous to see what my 'normal' cycle is like as I've been on it for 9 years

Dlah · 30/12/2018 22:27

Hey ladies,

Took my last Zelletta pill (the cheap Cerazette!) on 30th November, 1 month later I've had nothing - no withdrawal bleed, not a hint and no sex Grin lol (busy month knackered at work!)

We get married in March so I wanted time off the pill to get cycles back, we'll actively TTC from start of March.

This will be No 2, worries me though as I'm overweight and will be nearly 32. Took us 5 months of active trying for No 1, this time we both agreed we don't want the pressure, just nice and chilled

Here's some good luck to us all!

MrsP4 · 31/12/2018 08:19

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sunshineandrain27 · 31/12/2018 08:50

Hello ladies

New to mumsnet but been trying to google everything you're all chatting about. Got married 6 months ago so came off the pill (Yasmin) and had a bleed straight after.
Had been on the pill for over ten years including Dianette.

Took a years break within that ten years just to have a break and never got a period so worried about how long it'll take for my period to come back this time as it's already been five months.

Although I have been taking ovulation tests so I know I've definitely ovulated twice in the last five months, just difficult tracking without taking tests daily!

Heard so many different experiences and the most popular advice is to have sex every other day to make sure...not sure we're at that stage yet to put so much pressure on.

It's been great reading everyone's experiences and hope we can all share good news for 2019 

peachypetite · 31/12/2018 08:54

Mia start taking folic acid now, ideally you would take it for 3 months before you conceive.

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peaky297 · 31/12/2018 10:21

Morning ladies!

I have been taking the seven seas "trying for a baby" vitamins,.which contain all the folic acid needed, plus vitamin d and extras. It was £8 for 2 months supply on Amazon prime. It is also to be taken for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, but like many others on here I decided to start taking it now... no harm in being cautious eh?

As an aside to this, has anyone else been having really weird dreams since coming off the pill? I used to dream occasionally, but recently it's been every night!

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whatsthecraic91 · 31/12/2018 10:34

@peaky297 I have been having weird dreams this week or sleeping very well! Although my body still thinks I’m in my pill free week so I don’t know if it’s connected? I think I’m just anxious about coming off so put my not sleeping and dreams down to that!

MiaMoo007 · 31/12/2018 16:37

I've on a lot of conception/pregnancy threads lots of acronyms which, as a newbie, I have no idea what they mean. Things like DPO, POAS, BFP, BFN, OPK, etc...i know there is an acronym list on here but there seem to be quite a few that are used which are not on the list. It's sometimes difficult to understand what people are talking about! Haha. Anyone else the same? Or does anyone know what the conception/pregnancy acronyms stand for?!

Help a girl out...

sallywinter · 31/12/2018 17:59

I came off the combined pill in June, had a withdrawal bleed and then nothing... Dr said it can take up to a year to get regular ovulation again, and no investigations would be done until then. I know I should have paid more attention to the leaflet but that definitely wasn’t pointed out at any of the check ups, even when I said during my last one that I wanted to begin trying within a year (I’m 31.) Just a warning! Have since had two but not regular yet....