Post Pill TTC - Party Hard with a Vengeance

[TheHotelCalifornia]

It’s that time again, the 5th post-pill thread of ladies who are experiencing the highs and lows (mainly the lows…) of coming off the pill and TTC! Here you’ll find stories of delayed ovulation, crazy long follicular phases, crazy short follicular phases, light AFs, short luteal phases, long luteal phases, confusing temp charts and blindingly white OPKs, to name a few. Join us, won’t you? We're a lovely bunch and we'd love to help you make sense of post-pill life if we can!

Welcome back:

@mintgreenlife
@juno231
@kay00
@sperr
@mrsmacmc
@chinchilly
@curcurbita
@tillybabs
@ams19
@moocher90
@trying4one
@flowerbudd
@pumpkineverything
@tatty1987
@mancmama39
@elsie2021
@danielle2012
@spencer22
@charwils
@ftm94
@lobster8
@musicaljojo
@laurat94
@crabette
@moocher90
@cams50
@thedaydreambelievers
@K80AWE
@emmgrem
@MissC07
@MOL234

Apologies if I’ve forgotten anyone, please tag them!

@Ams19 I hope your little bean gets stronger and stronger every day x

@TheDaydreamBelievers I’m so sorry. I hope you recover as quick as can be and rest up xx

@TheHotelCalifornia congrats again. When did you come off the pill?

@Kay00 yay for the temp rise! Bet you’re glad you didn’t do the progesterone test!

@Kay00 thanks 😘

@AMS19 I think everybody wants me to test more than I do 😂😂

@Kay00 I absolutely could, I live a 5 minute walk away from a high street with 4 supermarkets & 2 pharmacies 😂😂 I live in a big city so there are places on every corner I could get a test 😂😂

I will definitely test by the weekend!

My RHR has gone up by 2 today 😬

@Ams19 fantastic news that bean is ok! And hopefully just needs time to grow!

@TheDaydreamBelievers I am so sorry for what you have had to go through :(

@chinchilly get a test!!!! 😂

@Kay00 congrats on ovulating!

@MintGreenLife :) so pleased for your BFP! Defo a dye stealer!

So I am still having a period... CD4. It’s quite prevalent on waking but tapers off by end of the day then starts again in the morning. I can only assume this is the real deal now as it’s the first I’ve bled for so long normally only 3 days before. I’m really hoping I ovulate sooner rather than later and don’t have a 40+ day cycle as would be lovely to announce a BFP at new year!

@AMS19 glad the scan went well and you got to see little beans heartbeat! Hope the bleed passes easily and all goes well at your next appts ❤️

@TheDaydreamBelievers I'm so sorry you're going through this ❤️

@ChinChilly I'm feeling the nerves for you at this point!! Dooooooo ittttt!!

@Kay00 woohoo for crosshairs! Welcome to the 2WW haha!

@Moocher90 keeping my 🤞🏻 you ovulate sooner this cycle!!

Another BFN for me this morning at 9dpo. I know it's still early! And that I'd be beyond lucky to fall the first time. But it doesn't make it any easier! I'm just willing the days away until 12-13dpo when a negative will be more conclusive. Also keeping my 🤞🏻 that my Covid test comes back negative as well today!

@LauraT94 your chart looks good though, possible implantation dip?

I knowww I really need to test! Arghhh 😬

@ChinChilly I did see that too, but wasn't sure if I was fooling myself. Would an implantation dip be that shallow? I did have cramps/pinching pains on the evening of 7dpo... Which would surely mean HCG would start showing up in urine from tomorrow 🤷🏼‍♀️ I'm going to do another IC tomorrow and then a FRER on Friday if still nothing.

See me doing all these tests and barely having the reason to... I aspire to be as Zen as you 😂

@LauraT94 honestly, I’m not sure with BBT @Juno231 maybe the one to ask about that one!

I’m not sure why I am so zen this cycle, I never normally am 😂

@LauraT94 @ChinChilly I don't believe in implantation dips 😅. Anyone who mentions them on reddit gets ripped apart lol. Basically some women get dips around that time due to a secondary oestrogen surge. These are slightly more common on BFP charts but also super common in BFN charts so are basically not actual implantation dips.

I've attached three of my charts where I have an dip on 8DPO and am still very much baby less!

The implantation dip is caused by a surge in Estrogen, it is perfectly normal during the LP and doesn't mean you are pregnant. However, there is a slight increased correlation between charts that show an implantation dip and those that get a positive. I wouldn't say that @LauraT94 chart shows an 'implantation' dip but that doesn't mean she isn't going to get pregnant

Implantation typically happens between 6DPO and 12 DPO, so its still early to be testing... still your chart is looking good!

ah yeah... what Juno said haha!

Oh woop, cross post @kay00
I'm glad you agreed though, I felt like such a scrooge!

Thanks for clarifying @Juno231 @Kay00 I’ve got no idea about BBT, baffles my brain if I’m honest 😂

Hi Ladies!! I am a newbie here , thought I would join in.

Me and boyf are TTC (eeks!) our first baba. I came off the pill on 1 Nov, so almost a month ago now, and had normal withdrawal bleed. Plenty cramping in between, but no positive ovulation test (only intermittently tested). Now patiently waiting for my first real period. It's a long old wait, even if it hasn't been that long (I am so impatient when I set my mind to something). I can see myself spending a fortune on OPKs and pregnancy tests! Had a bit of spotting on Monday and Tuesday morning so got a bit excited, but alas, nothing yet.

Anyway, enough about me. It's nice that this group exists to chat 'anonymously'; don't particularly want to start shouting to friends and family about it, you know.

Ciao for now :)

@Juno231 @Kay00 thank you ❤️ need to remind myself to be more realistic! I've literally not even had a normal cycle post-pill yet so I can't even say what my baseline is like/what's normal for me. Still finding it all fascinating though! And at least next month I'll have this cycles data to look back at xx

@Nellieee welcome! X

@nellieee Welcome! Its lovely to have another excited member join our group

@LauraT94 Its not unrealistic - you have about a 20% chance of getting pregnant with every cycle (including your current cycle) assuming you have no unknown fertility issues, and you are only on 9DPO, so still time to get excited!

My saga continues 🙄😆🙃

So after my temp ruse this morning and +OPK yesterday I was sure I must have ovulated yesterday!

But today I have an even stronger OPK and now my cervix is really high and soft (much softer than yesterday).

So I guess I haven't ovulated yet? So why the temp rise? I wish my body would just behave itself 😂 we'll DTD tonight just in case!

@Kay00 defo keep DTDing!

@Kay00 @LauraT94 thanks! Nice to have some people in the same boat, and some positive stories.

@Kay00 haha sounds positive though!! Defo keep DTD and 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 this is it!!

Just had the text that my Covid test was a BFN too 😂 woohoo!! Off to the post office to collect my Zara parcel. I've ordered the cutest little PJs for my niblings and omg I'm crying just thinking of seeing them in them! I'm beyond thankful that I am lucky enough to get to see my family at Christmas ❤️ now if only I could have some exciting news to share with them too... 🤞🏻

@Nellieee welcome!! Sounds like you're at the same time as me, I came off the Pill 16th Nov, had my withdrawal and am now waiting for my first AF to arrive. Still DTD every other day though although I'm sure nothing will happen straight away lol!

@MintGreenLife wow that’s an amazing dye stealer 😍 congrats. How are you feeling? Any more symptoms?

@ChinChilly how are you having this much will power!!! 😂 it’s looking so positive for you ☺️

@Nellieee Welcome 😊

@MintGreenLife what a dye stealer 😍 how are your symptoms?

@Cams50 I honestly don’t know where the pill power is coming from, I will have tested by Saturday at the latest if AF hasn’t shown up

@Cams50 @ChinChilly i feel fine to be honest, my main symptom is still sore boobs on the side, and boobs look veiny now too, but otherwise that’s it really apart from the odd other thing here and there xx