Post Pill Party – The Garden Soiree

[TheHotelCalifornia]

Tables laden with high-end afternoon tea, beautiful bouquets of fresh flowers, and a string quartet playing softly in the background…it’s the Post Pill Party Garden Soiree! The girls have swapped their checked shirts for pastel dresses and it’s time to sit back and relax after a stressful few weeks (months…years!!)

Welcome to the 10th (!) post pill party thread for women who have recently come off the pill. Whether you’re struggling with an insanely long cycle or an insanely short cycle, your luteal phase is crazy short, your temps are all over the place, or you’re just feeling like if you see one more day of a damn flashing smiley you’re going to throw it out the window…we’re here for you. Perch yourself daintily in a chair and join us!

Ladies already at the soiree:

@juno231
@Kay00
@Moocher90
@Emmgrem
@Nellieee
@TheHotelCalifornia
@ams19
@chinchilly
@sperr
@crabette
@LauraT94
@TheDaydreamBelivers
@cams50
@robyn101
@abi555
@tillybabs
@MissC07
@minipilling
@glow92
@FlyingGiraffe
@Elsie2021
@Gracie2021
@Flowers222
@MancMama39
@firsttimemumm321
@mrsmacmc
@MintGreenLife
@Ttcin2021
@Melissaq94
@AllyCat31

Please tag anyone I’ve missed!

@MrsHInch I've been the exact same!! I literally walk 5 minutes to work and I've got thick white pva glue in my knickers😂😂 and I've been peeing atleast every half an hour sometimes more! Literally just got a prescription today cos I think it's a water infection but how weird that were both feeling the same! I wonder what it is?

@abi555 That’s reassuring! I did assume that with time they may just get heavier as they regulate, but it’s good to know someone else experienced the same as me with only a couple days of very light bleeding, and still managed to have a successful implant. Here’s hoping it happens just as quickly for me! Congratulations again!

@Juno231 Sorry, just seen you had posted on the following page! I mean, I guess a year of light bleeding isn’t the worst thing to begin with. Thank you for the reassurance. Even on the patch, AF was pretty smooth - no bad cramps apart from a couple days before she showed, and even then they were very mild. No other signs bar a drop in appetite for a couple days and increased appetite the other. But in terms of sore boobs and heavy flow she was actually very accommodating! If that’s the right word, haha! It’s definitely turned for the worse now I’m not on anything with nausea, cramps, tiredness and hunger pains! But glad to know it hasn’t seemed to affected many in regards to BFP’s.

@MissM94 it's so weird. I'm convinced that it's just my body playing tricks on me. I'd only been on the pill for 9ish months and had two normal style periods whilst on it (at month 3 and month 6) so because I'd had that I quite expected for the withdrawal bleed to be straight away, but no such luck so far!

@MrsHInch you stopped the pill around the same time as me 😬 I was 26th March! Is this your first time coming off the pill? The symptom spotting is a nightmare! Have you been doing any tracking or taking a relaxed approach? X

@MrsHInch yeah! Our bodies are massively playing tricks haha! I came off the pill in November after finishing my strip, so had my normal pill bleed then came on straight away the following month and have a period every month but my cycles have been longer than when I was on the pill.. my longest was 36 days and it's only a 2 day period and very light but when I spoke to the doctor she just said it can take a while to get back on our feet so just to have patience and roll with it, so try not to worry too much & just let your body work it's magic haha, what pill did you take? I was on yasmin and had a 7 day break where I would always have a bleed, did you not have a bleed every month on your pill? I've been on every type of contraception so I'm convinced it's going to have some sort of effect on my fertility cos of all the shite I've pumped in my body for the past 8 years 😂 but we're all in this together so it's good that we have eachother to get through the good and bad!

@ChinChilly well done you. I'm the same, when I'm bored my mind wanders to all the baby stuff. I found it hard to stop the tracking but after a couple of months I was fine and so less stressed.
@abi555 I am glad to hear that. My periods have been so light since stopping the pill. 2 days max, could probably use one pad for all of it. Maybe a slight bit more the last couple of times. I also had heavier periods before the pill, its why I went on it as they were awful. So good to hear as I thought it may be a problem.
@Juno231 ah I can't even imagine a BFP now!It would be the biggest shock ever (especially to mil I now think!) I just have the dread of how awful I will feel at the weekend. But I guess you never know....im close now. Still no cramps, but just got the feeling down there. Can't think of a word to describe it!

I will never go on the pill again. Way too much hassle afterwards. Will any of you go back on it?

I’ve been a bit quiet on here but congrats @abi555🎉🎉

@Lovebug06 I honestly can’t recommend the patch enough! It’s not a very well known method of contraception and every single person I’ve mentioned it to with friends and family etc always ask ‘what’s that?!’ (I think it’s obviously a bit more expensive than the pill as doctors never bother to mention it!) but I would gladly go back on. Easy, no fuss, I had no symptoms going on or off it and effective!

@Lovebug06 no never going back on it! Apart from the whole fertility piece I had a year of post pill acne and greasy hair and lots of hair loss last year as well! I felt so gross for so long.

I have dotted cross hairs today saying I’m 3 DPO but my temp went down but not to the cover line. I’m hoping 2mo it goes back up and all is good. My OPKs are still dark but defo not as strong as my peak. Not really sure how quickly they go down to barely there I guess everyone is different though. Anyone got any views on my chart and OPKs?

@chillysT ah that's interesting. I have wondered what I will use afterwards so that's an option
@Juno231 you sound like me😂 I had terrible acne for a year. That's the only thing that made me think I'd go back on it, to make it go away. Although only for a second. The acne just made me feel so bad. I'm not sure about hair loss, I had it a little but I had horribly sore scalp, it went all bumpy and dry and hurt. Was so weird. My hair also went greasy. It's still not great at all either. Hoping that gets better in time.

13dpo
No cramps yet. Have a slight headache but that could just be a general headache. Boobs are tender but I don't notice unless I touch them if that makes sense. So a quiet week in the lead up x

@Juno231 my doctors have been great to be fair and have referred me to gynaecology for the next steps. Im just frustrated and sad at the moment.

@Lovebug06 completely agree about the pill being a hassle I'll never go on it again, I've exhausted most contraceptions apart from the coil, and I'm one of the statistics of getting a blood clot from the pill so I couldn't recommend to never go on the pill, enough! 😩😂

@TheDaydreamBelievers Thinking of you for your gynae referal. It's okay to be frustrated. This too shall pass.

I haven't decided about going back on the pill, my DH says no because he wants more than one and we might not have enough time. But I am focused on seeing how this journey goes first! (Hes a little disillusioned I think)

I’m so confused!! My OPKs are still dark. Not as dark as my peak on CD18 but I’m now CD20 and they am still getting high readings.
Is this usual?? Will they start to drop back down soon during the tww?

@Moocher90 mine tend to do this too so don't worry. The below are mine from last month if it helps, they were dark for 3 days then gradually got lighter. I think some people have different peak onsets. Fingers crossed for you this month 🤞

@MissC07 thanks from your peak opk what CD did u end up ovulating?

@Moocher90 That cycle FF put me down as CD30. My temp jump wasn't huge at all though so it may have been the day after. Hopefully yours start getting lighter today. Either that or you're going to get a glaring positive today. What is your temp chart looking like?x

@MissC07 my chart attached. I’m really not sure though if i did ovulate.my temps are still higher then pre ovulation but only just will just have to see over the course of the next few days and hope that ff don’t take away my dotted cross hairs

@Moocher90 I hope you get some clarity in the next few days. Maybe your body is gearing up for ovulation (if it hasn't already) and you'll get a big spike tomorrow! 🤞

@Lovebug06 when are you going to test 👀

@Moocher90 I’m no expert but with your OPKs and BBT chart...maybe your body had a go at ovulating but is still trying? Or could just be a slow temp rise...sorry that wasn’t much help!

@ChinChilly will see what tomorrow’s temp dies as my OPKs are getting lighter now

@Moocher90 this is the stuff I’m not missing with OPKs but I’m still curious!

Well I’m having a wierd one, i LOOOOVE cheese but suddenly the sight of it is making my stomach turn 🤢 definitely not pregnant as I’m not sure I’ve even ovulated yet 😂

11DPO over here!

I’m expectant to see AF next week (guesstimating Monday or Wednesday if she’s gonna start to be a bit more regular and in line with previous AF and OPK), although last time waiting for my first bleed post patch I had quite noticeably sore boobs in the week before. I don’t seem to have any symptoms in the lead up this time much like @Lovebug06 - I did experience a lot of cramping this week so wondering if she might be lurking in the background still, and as I’ve mentioned before I’ve had major hunger and appetite increase! But I just don’t know. Will attach my chart for symptoms.