CD35, no period, looking for some hope!

[BabySmuffPending]

Hi there,

I was looking for some answers/hope?

My partner and I are not actively TTC yet but I came off my pill in June so my body could get back to normal. I had my withdrawal bleed a few days after I stopped the pill. Then I had a 29 day cycle, then a 32 day cycle. Currently on CD35 and AF seems to have gone AWOL. Recently on the lead up to AF my boobs have been that sore I had to buy some soft bralette’s to wear to bed (I have DD’s). My head is sore in the week leading up to and the week of AF. I’ve never been one for having cramp or anything.

Right now, I’m bloated, my whole body is aching, I’ve had a pinching/pulling sensation in my belly for a week or so, felt sick a couple of times and had a few dizzy spells. My dreams are vivid beyond belief. No sore boobs though which is unusual for me nowadays.

I’ve taken 2 tests and both have been BFN. I have it in my head that I won’t be able to conceive naturally or easily (I’m 36). I had a miscarriage 5 years ago round about this time and I didn’t know I was pregnant. I had no symptoms whatsoever apart from I felt a bit queasy in the presence of some scallops I ate a restaurant. When the miscarriage happened there wasn’t any blood or anything just the small perfectly formed sac which when I googled looked like it was about 6 weeks. I was on the pill at this point.

I suppose I’m just worried that after being on the pill since I was 19, my body might never get back to normal and I won’t be able to get pregnant after spending years saying I didn’t want children (until I fell in love with my current partner).

Has anybody been in this position and managed to have a baby?

TIA

@BabySmuffPending I went on the pill at 15 and have had a few periods of not being on the pill over the years (no more than 6 months off) whilst having medical investigations. I came off the pill in January as I was planning to start trying in May but put it off due to COVID. My periods have returned to normal and my cycle is between 28 and 30 days. Things will come back to normal, sometimes just take their time. I now get ovulation pains (which I had never felt before due to the pill).
I am on by 2nd cycle of trying so no baby yet but wanted to assure that things will get there with your body

Btw I am now 31 so was on the pill for 15 years

Thanks very much for replying. I’m one of those over thinkers and I just want to know that everything will work out and my body will return to normal. I miscalculated and I’m actually on CD37 and still no sign of AF appearing. I’ve bought some cheap ovulation tests so I’m desperate for AF to appear so I can start tracking properly. Hope you get your BFP soon xx

Just wanted to post a positive for you as I’m 35 and currently 12 weeks pregnant after TTC for 8 months. I was on the pill from Age 17 until 34 and I was so worried that it had really messed my body up. Other people would be on here fitting straight into 28 day cycles with clear ovulation and mine were all over the place. I had a few that were almost 40 days and I hated it. You just feel so desperate for your period to come so you can start again!
Fingers crossed your body starts to settle down soon

Thank you for replying, your message has made me feel a bit better. Congratulations on your pregnancy, I hope you’re keeping well with everything that is going on.

It’s quite maddening because I keep getting a strange taste in my mouth as well as all the other symptoms I’ve listed, which I’ve read can be a sign of early pregnancy. I’ve got the taste right now and it’s so irritating as nothing tastes rights. But the tests just keep showing up negative. I’m starting back university in a couple of weeks and I feel like I won’t be able to concentrate if AF hasn’t arrived and I’m worrying about it.

I’m freaking out about this metallic taste as I’ve just read it can be a sign of menopause .

Don’t know if I should make an appointment to see my GP?

@BabySmuffPending Thank you! Glad it helped a bit
I don’t think there’s any harm in going to the GP as it might put your mind at rest. I would probably say that you’ve been off the pill for longer than you have though as the default response can sometime be that you need to wait it out, which isn’t helpful!

Hi! Hope you're well, this is my first time posting and I saw your post and had to reply. We all know they all say each pregnancy is different etc etc etc. But literally no 2 are the same. I have PCOS I was told at 15 chance would be a fine thing if I was to fall pregnant naturally. Suffered for years with irregular periods not to mention all of the other delightful things that come with PCOS. I was on the pill to help regulate and I missed one, from which I got pregnant with my (now) 4yr old daughter. My withdrawal bleed never came and I felt a bit 'off' let's say. I had ZERO symptoms... nothing. I told my then partner I thought I was pregnant he pretty much scoffed at the idea and told me stop being ridiculous 😒. Anyways 3/4 days later I'm still banging on about this (still nada symptoms) he very begrudgingly got me a test...I waited until the morning as to do it right... NEGATIVE. To cut a long story short I spent around £35 on tests over the course of about 12 days each time the test came up negative. All my family thought I was crazy, I even went to my GP and the sexual health for tests 🙈 as it was driving me insane. All negative. It took 15 days for a positive to show! 15! And even then it was so faint. The midwife said sometimes these things happen and my body wasn't as sensitive to the pregnancy hornone like some women. (I got lucky too no sickness or other symptoms throughout)
What I'm trying to say is I don't want to give you false hope...but you can have negative after negative and still be pregnant. I'm proof of this. Your body might not be able to detect it yet, you could ring the doctors and also wait a few more days to see if AF arrives. All the best to you and I really hope you get that positive 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

So I’m currently on CD50 and still no AF.

My boobs are heavy and cumbersome and my nipples are sensitive and tingly/itchy.

I’ve still got the metallic taste off and on, really tired, terrible backache (which occasionally radiates round to hips), headaches, stuffy nose in the morning, dry mouth intermittently (all day on Sunday, literally nothing took it away), leg cramps and twinges/pinching/pulling in my left side.

I’ve been doing OPK’s and they’ve all been negative. Done another preg test today and that was negative. I’ve been putting off going to the docs in the hope that AF would arrive.

Surely I should have got a positive OPK test if my last period was the 13th of August?