Post Pill TTC - Rave on

[Juno231]

It’s that time again, the 6th 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:
@kay00
@Moocher90
@MintGreenLife
@Emmgrem
@Nellieee
@TheHotelCalifornia
@ams19
@chinchilly
@MancMama39
@sperr
@crabette
@charwils
@LauraT94
@TheDaydreamBelievers
@cams50
@robyn101
@abi555
@luna57
@tillybabs
@MissC07
@mrsmacmc

Sorry @Rmd123 I don’t really have any advice I’ve not used the clear blue ones I’d DTD anyway just incase

So 11DPO and I think my spotting is now a light period so time to start a new cycle. Slightly disappointed BUT I’m over the moon I’ve actually completed a natural cycle this is my first since my withdrawal bleed in September and I got to a whopping CD 137 😳

Here’s to hoping I get a little more normality now 🤞🏻Let CD1 commence

@Rmd123 it's not unusual for your cycles to be all over the place when you first come off the pill. I'm not sure what is happening as I have never used clear blues OPKs either but there is no harm in bding just in case it is a real peak and you are ovulating soon. Fingers crossed things settle down for you soon 🤞

@Robyn101 I'm really sorry it looks like af has arrived but at least that ridiculously long cycle is over. Wow 137 days! I hope your next cycle is a bit shorter!

9dpo for me. Feeling a little sad today as I still have no real symptoms. Last cycle I had loads of symptoms by this point although it didn't end well (sore boobs, nausea, niggling cramps) but nothing this time. I have seen so many women saying they got their bfp straight after a chemical and I was really hoping I would too. I know it's still early and chart is the best looking one I've had so (not so) patiently waiting. The 2ww seems to be really dragging.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

@Rmd123 Sorry I can’t help with the CB OPKs, I’ve never used them!

@Robyn101 sorry AF might of got you 😞

@Flowers222 your chart is lookin GOOD! 🤞🏼

CD6 here so not alot going on! I’ve been taking the evening primrose oil for a couple of days...how long does it take to work? I feel like I’ve got loads more CM already...that must just be a coincidence? Surely it can’t have worked that quick?

Hey ladies, just catching up!

@Rmd123 sounds a bit odd but maybe BD just in case!!

@Juno231 your chart is looking so good! Fingers crossed for you!

@Cams50 congrats on AF finishing! ☺️

@Robyn101 sorry this month wasn’t the one but you must be sooo relieved AF has finally arrived! Fingers crossed AF is over fairly soon and you can focus on your new cycle.

@Flowers222 your chart looks great! I’m in a similar position to you - 8DPO and don’t feel any different (apart from constipated, sorry TMI!) and a few stabbing pains at 6DPO. Although, everyone is different and it may just be that your symptoms come later. When will you test?

My chart attached. Had a bit of a dip yesterday then my temp rose slightly again this morning. I’m staying positive but not getting any hopes up, I’ll be happy even if it’s just AF that turns up soon given the super long cycle (cd 107 for me). My RHR have been pretty low yesterday and today which also isn’t a great sign.

@rmd123 are you sure you had a period? Was it bright red fresh blood or light and darker old blood? If your testing positive so soon after a period then it might be worth testing with a pregnancy test, in case you actually had an implantation bleed.

@flowers222 your chart looks great, and 9dpo is very easy to be getting any symptoms so your not out yet!

@robyn101 sorry you didn't fall pregnant this cycle, on the plus side you had a cycle!! Hopefully your next one will be shorter x

@chinchilly yup, looks like the EPO is working for you 😁 it really is that quick!

@mol234 another great looking chart! 🤞🤞🤞

@Kay00 it was a mixture or red and brown mostly Dark! Some days it was quite heavy so that's why I was thinking AF.. could just be a sporadic bleed after stopping the pill in December.. I have positive OPKS then low for 2 days then I got the 'period' finished yesterday now I'm testing Peak fertility

I slept through my alarm today and took my temp at 08:10 instead of 06:00. So I have adjusted the temp down from 36.29 to 36.05. But, when I first put in my 36.29 temp it gave me dotted cross hairs for a few days ago. Funny enough on the day I had really strong ovulation pain all day.

I have attached both charts... wdyt? Any chance I ovulated or are my temps still way too low for that?

FYI, im assuming I haven't and im going with the adjusted temp for now.

@Rmd123 have you done a pregnancy test?!

@Kay00 go with the adjusted temp just in case and you have DTD covered. If you get a ride over next few days may mean you did ovulate when you thought you did x

@Moocher90 I ordered cheap ones that came Friday so did one just to see lol of course BFN

@Rmd123 maybe it’s just your body resettling after the pill xx I had crazy weird cycles of spotting and bleeding. Some being quite dark and not particularly heavy

@Moocher90 yeah I think that's it, I was only on it for 4 months so hopefully will be back on gravel soon.. I'm actually getting slight ovulation pains as we speak lol

@Moocher90 on track not gravel!!

@Rmd123 I have the Clearblue advanced ovulation opk's but they don't connect to an app. Mine say to start using them dependent on how long your cycle is - mine is around 27/28 days usually (there about anyway!) so they say to start using them CD7 or CD8 so it's funny it said to start using them so early after AF. Have you got any cheap opk's to compare against? Do you have any other signs like ewcm? It could be that your body is just settling after the pill. I'd get dtd just in case anyway!

@Robyn101 Hope this cycle is a bit more textbook for you!

@Flowers222 & @Mol234 your charts are looking great! Both such clear rises after ovulation!

@ChinChilly How much EPO are you taking? Mine are 1300mg and seem to work fairly quick.

CD6 here too. Feels like you're constantly waiting when ttc! Waiting for FW, waiting for AF to finish, waiting to be able to test! Distracted myself by going for a big (local!) walk this morning, but have been eating my way through the afternoon!

@FlyingGiraffe yeah so weird! If the bleed on the 6th was AF I'd be CD5 now.. unless it wanted to figure out when my fertile days were because I had a withdrawal bleed on the 21st dec.. sure we'll see what happens! We BD at lunch time 😂 not going to hold my breath for a positive this month but hopefully it'll happen soon.

@Kay00 I’m shocked they worked that quick, I’m not sure about the chart, it’s all new to me 😂

@FlyingGiraffe I think they are 1000mg, I just got the one labelled ‘high dose’ in wilkos 😂I also went for a big long walk at lunch time with the dog...annoyingly left my fitbit charging at home so didn’t get any of the steps on it 🙄

Thanks @Mol234 your chart is looking good too. Today's temp is definitely in the right direction! It's really hard not to read into everything. This ttc thing is such a rollercoaster! I was thinking I will test tomorrow but I might try to wait until Tuesday at 11dpo (who am I kidding 🙈)

@ChinChilly It's so annoying when you do a long walk and don't get your steps to say so! You've earned them and there's no proof! I managed 14000ish today so I'm happy with that! Wish we had a dog to walk, there were so many people out walking with them or on the beach with them today!

@Rmd123 It could be that then because it will think your cycle is around 17 days long so will expect you to ovulate early. Not sure if that would affect why it said 'peak' though! Good that you've BD just in case! Sure the OH wont be complaining! Haha!

@FlyingGiraffe I deleted the bleed I had on the 6th and this is the calendar now.. unless the one on the 6th was another withdrawal bleed? And maybe I ovulated late? I think the OPKS detects the surge in your wee so don't think the days on the app would affect that although I do get what you mean by the app thinking my cycle is 17 days.

@FlyingGiraffe I'm have OV pains/niggles of that makes a difference .. I'm new to all this it's our first time TTC 😭😂

@Flowers222 chart looks great! And very early for symptoms I would say so that looks positive

@Mol234 also excellent chart! fingers crossed

@ChinChilly interesting EPO worked so quickly! I may try that next cycle as never get any EWCM

@Robyn101 congrats on AF! I know probably upsetting for you no BFP this month, but I still think really good news you've had first AF off pill and hopefully this heralds the start of normal cycles for you!

@FlyingGiraffe totally agree on the waiting!! It is v frustrating... I am not a patient person, but this seems to be all TTC entails!

I've just had my first possibly positive OPK! I'm not certain it was positive, but it is the first time I've had two proper lines on an OPK so taking that as a good sign anyway. Does it have to be darker to be positive, or if it is about the same colour does that count? To my untrained eyes it looked about the same / possibly a shade lighter than the control line.

We BD yesterday, and was planning on waiting till tomorrow to pounce on OH again... maybe I will try to convince him tonight instead now though. Looks like it will still be 24-36hrs till ovulation though from my reading so we have time hopefully!

@Rmd123 That's true! It should be comparing it to your low lh days. I think it'll be a case of wait and see what happens now. Once it hits peak it stays there for 48 hours so id get BD tomorrow too just in case! And if you're really unsure maybe keep going every other day!

@FlyingGiraffe the amount of info I found on this that I hadn't a clue about! It's brilliant! I love how nothing is ever TMI.. everyone is so helpful.

Yes exactly we were getting a bit wound up as BD has been quite scheduled the last week or 2 so after tomorrow we're gonna take it easy for a few weeks and see what happens x

@abi555 sounds like its almost there. Test again tonight to see if the test line is stronger than the control. But you might assume you will Ov tomorrow or the day after. You could try DTD tonight and tomorrow, if not yesterday and tomorrow will probably have you covered 😁