First time TTC - and I need loads of advice please

[dancingqueen03]

Hi - first time posting 🙈 and need loads of help

So me and my partner have agree to start to TTC. I came of the POP pill on the 21st of July and on the 23 I had blood when I wiped (I do apologise) and the on the 31 till the 2 I had spotting.

From looking at my ovulation it says it would have happened around the 21 till the 23 (but I do understand that I might not have released an egg as I have just come off the pill)

From previous tracking of my period I expected my AF on the 4th of August and it still hasn't arrived 😫 (but I do expect to have slightly irregular periods, but never not to have one within 28 to 30 days ) I have taken 3 tests which have all come back negative

I just wanted to know other people experience coming off this pill and is it normal for me not to have a period and how do i go on from here??

Sorry for the long post, I appreciate all advice thank you 😊

The pop often works by stopping ovulation, and this you don't have a full cycle on the pop. So I'm not sure where you're getting these ovulation dates from?

Time. Give it time. Test once a week until you get a positive or your period arrives, and then go from there. It's not unusual at all for it to take up to a year for cycles to normalise after hormonal contraception (but the pop often takes a lot less time to normalise afterwards).

Thank you for getting back to me it's all so new and google is just overwhelming 🤪

I got the ovulation dates from a app just to see when I would have

Thanks for the advice, we will just keep DTD and waiting (hardest part) xx

Yeah the apps are literally just guessing until you have a few cycles' data... the better your data, the better the app guesses. So using things like ovulation prediction kits or tracking your basal body temperature will generally give you a reasonable idea of what your body is doing (and not just an 'average' rough idea guess.

Or you could just see what happens over the next few months!!

Don't panic I found my periods got longer off the pill, just wait till it calms down. Give it time xx

Aww thank you, I'm going to take your advice and see how my periods turn out