Hello.
Just a brief background (I have posted on here before), me and my Husband are 32, been together 13 years in June, married 6 years in June (married on our 7 year anniversary), brought our forever home last year (it’ll be a year on Saturday) and will start TTC for baby number one as soon as AF disappears. I am currently CD3, this is my first natural period since coming off the pill in January (I had my withdrawal bleed as normal at the end of January).
I understand that my cycles need to regulate and understand that my hormones are going to be all over the place. I expect to have heavy flows, have periods lasting longer than when I was on the pill, short and long cycles, etc. I’ll be honest I was surprised to start AF on Sunday as I was used to being late when I wasn’t on the pill, even when I temporarily came off it a few years ago (had brief moments off it twice in the 10 years I was on it), and even if I was still on the pill I would have been a day early with dates, but I know it could all change next time (if I am not pregnant then).
My question is about the first natural period since coming off the pill. For anyone else who came off the pill (I was on Microgynon 30), when you had your first natural period (not the withdrawal bleed) did it affect you at all, and if so did it calm down as the cycles went on?
I started AF Sunday afternoon/early evening. I felt the usual niggly period pain but nothing much and nothing that strong, just enough to make me think I was going to come on. That pain has not changed. I have had a very heavy flow but I would guess that will calm down in a couple of days. In myself I have felt fine, other than tired. However, for about an hour or so last night, maybe a little longer I didn’t feel right. I was extremely tired, went hot and had loose movements (sorry for TMI). I wasn’t sick, not particularly nauseous but went off food a bit, but how hot I felt was almost like I was going to pass out at some stage (I didn’t). All I wanted to do was feel cold. I had to fetch some washing in from outside so it was a perfect excuse to go outside and feel cold, and after that I started to feel better gradually, then by about an hour I felt fine, with the exception of tired, but it was close to bedtime then, so took the dog out for a walk and went to bed (had a good night’s sleep). Today I haven’t got out of bed yet but feel fine so far.
I have done Google searches but get mixed answers, but has anyone else felt symptoms like these before? Did they pass as time went on? My worry is that I suffer from Emetophobia so fear being sick. This made me fear it a bit (although in some ways not as much as I usually do) and feel like it will knock me back in the TTC journey as I have got myself in that mindset of TTC and coping with symptoms, and don’t want this to put me off, which it did a bit yesterday. I am getting my back on the TTC wagon but just want a bit of reassurance that this is normal and it gets better/easier. Panic and anxiety did have some contribution I know but I know it wasn’t all panic and anxiety as well.
My Husband is great, really supportive, and I don’t want to knock him down as well. I did say yesterday that how I was that evening made me wonder how I would cope if I was pregnant and he said I’d cope because he would be with me every step of the way, even if he had to call in sick from work he’d be there, and I really love him and appreciate everything he does for me. We really want to get pregnant and have our baby.
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated, and any ways to help with symptoms too would be welcomed.
Thank you in advance.