Coming off the pill...

[Baker0104]

So after lots of waiting me and dp have finally decided I'll come off the pill this week, give it a couple of months to have a couple of periods and then start ttc!
I'm so excited and nervous in equal measure. We are going to start taking vitamins a month before and eating healthy etc. Not really sure of the point to this post lol. Just wanted to voice it and see if anyone else is in the same situation as us 😊

[Hopeful1712]

Hi all, can I join?
I’m 31, partner is 39 and we have just started TTC baby 1.
I was on the depo injection for 8 years which i came off in Dec 19 and changed to combi pill. Came off pill on Sat 13 June and had withdrawal bleed on 18 june, so now waiting for AF to appear - apps say Wed this week. Started taking seven seas trying for a baby when I came off the pill. I know that the depo can take ages to get out of system, but really hoping for some good luck. Does anybody have any suggestions of anything I can do to help my chances?

Wishing everybody a huge amount of good luck with your journeys. Xx

[AKcheer]

Hey all! How exciting! Coming off the pill is such a game changer!! I remember how better I felt when I came off the pill a few months ago. It definitley makes you feel a lot better.

Good kick in your journey!

[Baker0104]

@Amelia891 hiya! I'm 31 so only a tad older than you! I'm planning on starting ttc when we're away so mid September, fingers crossed for both of us!

@Greybutterfly my gp was really pleased I'd cancelled Mexico lol. Had a chat about my other medication as well and just started folic acid on her recommendation so I'm feeling positive! X

[Amelia891]

Hi all! I’m 30 and about to start TTC number 2, my DD is 2.5. Thinking of trying in August or maybe September, I came off my pill 3 months ago and my periods have come back and seem to be regular, although I’ve gone from a 33 day cycle when I was TTC my first to now 27 days. I’ve been taking all the vitamins and trying to eat a bit healthier so fingers crossed! I was very lucky with my daughter and conceived literally our first month trying. Hoping it will be that easy again but who knows! I’m using Clue and Flo at the moment but they are telling me slightly different dates

[Greybutterfly]

That’s a shame - Mexico is my absolute favourite country but it’s definitely better to be safe and hopefully you will be able to get away somewhere closer. So exciting for you x

[Baker0104]

@WhoWhatWheree ooo fingers crossed for you! I'm getting stomach cramps today so hopefully I'll get the bleed soon, I hate waiting 😂 x

[WhoWhatWheree]

@Baker0104 yeah, i’ve just gone ahead and used that along with flo. They’ve come up with similar FWs so🤷‍♀️. I’m currently in 2ww, been experiencing loads of symptoms but could just be af on the way😬

The withdrawal bleed should start soon, I have read some people’s stories where it has taken a month or two, but fingers crossed for you that it’ll be soon. Sorry to hear you’ve had to cancel Mexico though

[Baker0104]

@WhoWhatWheree I'm using the ovia app as it's the one that's been recommended most so hopefully it works!

@Greybutterfly we've cancelled Mexico! Didn't want to take the chance and have to wait, might go somewhere closer to home but will decide nearer the time.

I've come off my pill but no withdrawal bleed yet, hopefully soon. I'm feeling a bit emotional though and my energy feels completely zapped so I'm not sure if that's coincidence or not taking the hormones but we shall see! X

[WhoWhatWheree]

Hi! How’s everyone doing? Does anyone know how accurate Ovia is with predicting fertile windows? They’ve estimated mine but I haven’t had AF yet🤔

[londongirl12]

[quote Greybutterfly]@londongirl12 congratulations ... I would absolutely love that to happen my first month[/quote]
Very unexpected so quickly. DS is now nearly 3!

[Greybutterfly]

@londongirl12 congratulations ... I would absolutely love that to happen my first month

[londongirl12]

I got pregnant the first month after finishing my pill!!

[Greybutterfly]

@Baker0104They told me a few weeks ago that I would need to wait 3 months from when I returned. 100% not 6 months! I would have cried lol. They did make quite a big deal out of it though and were saying that we can be bitten and not know and get the virus and how it was transferrable from DP too

[Baker0104]

[quote Greybutterfly]@Baker0104 I was exactly the same but was so grateful they told me. I would never have forgiven myself. Better safe than sorry. I decided to come off the pill and have the copper coil fitted incase ours goes ahead hoping to regulate myself and get rid of the hormones. I wasn’t sure I could trust myself as bad as that sounds. I will take it out as soon as is safe and fingers crossed[/quote]
Were you told recently that it's 3 months you have to wait till you ttc? I saw that on the NHS website but then when i looked at other threads on here they said 6 months! I didn't know if the advice had changed recently? I really don't know if I want to wait that long to ttc 😔

[Greybutterfly]

@Baker0104 I was exactly the same but was so grateful they told me. I would never have forgiven myself. Better safe than sorry. I decided to come off the pill and have the copper coil fitted incase ours goes ahead hoping to regulate myself and get rid of the hormones. I wasn’t sure I could trust myself as bad as that sounds. I will take it out as soon as is safe and fingers crossed

[Rachy11]

Aw hopefully it won’t take too long. I can remember the shock of getting my bfp with my little girl I couldn’t believe we were having a baby even though we’d been trying 😂. It’s nice to have people going through same thing to chat to xxx

[Baker0104]

@Greybutterfly

You need to be very careful as Mexico has the Zika virus. This can effect both partners and can last in the system for 3 months after your return causing birth defects etc. We have a trip planned to Jamaica for November and after speaking to the doctor have decided the risks are too great and will not TTC until March. Talk to your doctor/airline as tui will not let you travel to zika countries if pregnant.

My goodness I had no idea that this was still a thing! Thank you so much for telling me, I'll have a chat with my doctor and see what she says. The holiday might not even go ahead if there isn't an air bridge by then. I should know about 3 weeks before so I'll keep to my plan of coming off the pill and using condoms. Just might have to use them a little bit longer than originally planned! Typical that a holiday of a lifetime for us falls in such bad timing! Lol x

[Amethyst2502]

Hi all, can I join?
I came off microgynon at the end of May and had my usual 5 day withdrawal bleed. Started testing with opk's and got a peak according to my app on CD21 expecting AF today but it actually ending up coming last Thursday for only 2 days with unusually no cramps but a splitting headache instead! Now onto cycle 2 hoping to relax more as I drive myself crazy last month!

[LMwBambino]

Yay!! Enjoy it!! I've never heard of OPK tests 😬 I really didn't do much prep from what I'm reading on here 🙈

I also took tests early! I had 3 negative tests and always took them a couple days before my period was due so I'd know whether to expect it or not! I didn't want to be a day late and get all excited to then get a negative result anyway.

This time around I lost track a bit because of other things going on, and before I realised I was a week late and sure enough I'm pregnant ❤️

[WhoWhatWheree]

😂😂 @LMwBambino that’s the approach I’m currently taking, DTD as much as possible. I haven’t yet tried any of the OPK tests (think that’s what they’re called?) Trying to just track any CM and hoping for AF to arrive.

I caved this morning, had sore boobs, stomach ache etc. So took a test- obviously it came back negative though😅

[LMwBambino]

Thank you! @whowhatwheree (I hope that's tagged you, I'm very new here 🙈)

I basically had as much sex as physically possible 😂 and enjoyed every second of it! I never wanted it to become regimented so although I made sure we DTD around my ovulation, we made sure to do it either side too 😁😂
I have been taking folic acid and need to get onto some multivitamins asap.

Enjoy it, have fun, and don't put too much pressure on yourselves ❤️

[Peach1204]

@Rachy11 @WhoWhatWheree thank you!

As soon as I came off the pill I went onto seven seas trying for a baby and husband started taking wellman conception tablets. I tracked my cycle and fertility window using Flo which I found useful. After my second period we DTD every other day. I did have a small bleed which others thought was an implantation bleed but then 2 days before period was due I had 2 negative tests (they were the strip ones, I wouldn't use those again personally) so I went grumpy thinking I'd hadn't had an implantation bleed as not pregnant! So I bought OPKS and pressed ready for the next cycle. 3 days later (1 day late for period) I did a cheap test and then 4 hours later a clear blue to confirm the positive cheapie! Shop around for your vitamins, Tesco haven been doing 3 for 2 which was cheaper then buying off amazon. Enjoy the trying process too! It is hard not to make it a bit of a means to a baby but you should enjoy it at the same time. Keeping fingers crossed for when you're all ready to TTC! Xxx

[BattenburgBerry]

Hi girls, got my fingers crossed for all of you. I came off the pill (Lucette) on 16th April and now I’m 6 weeks pregnant! I’ve been on the pill since I was 18 and I’m now 37, so that’s a good 19 years. (Jeez, that makes me feel old!) They do say that you’re most fertile as soon as you stop taking it.
I had the withdrawal bleed, then a 30 day cycle, before a 2 day period, which I thought was strange. Apparently not as I got my BFP on 12th June. My tips are try to relax and have sex every other day from cycle day 8. That way you’re sure to catch the most important fertile days. And afterwards I stayed laying down with a cushion under my bum for at least half an hour. Have fun and good luck!

[Rachy11]

Awww congrats to you both!!! Xxx

[WhoWhatWheree]

congratulations to you both @LMwBambino @Peach1204 have you got any tips that we could use?