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!

@ChinChilly such strong line! Fab!

@ChinChilly ! Fab lines! 🤩

@Gracie2021 @feliznavidad2 thanks both, i thought the line was abit pathetic 😅

@ChinChilly these were my lines from DS1 and he's now a strapping 4yo. Nothing pathetic about yours.

@ChinChilly Woweee!!! Huge congrats! Not faint at all Did you get may symptoms? Also how many DPO are you?

@minipilling Sorry for your BFN big hugs xxx

@feliznavidad2 I'd say test a few more times today, hopefully you'll get your + and you'll ovulate in the next day or so

@Gracie2021 haha, I totally feel the pressure. This is my earliest ever ovulation ad CD18, and I have also had my highest temps so far this month but with nearly a year under my belt and not even a whiff of a second line, i'm not holding out much hope. I think we just need to sit back and relax, its up to our bodies to do their job now, and there is little we can do to influence it

Been a silent lurker for a while but couldn't resist popping on to say...

Congratulations @ChinChilly 🥳 those lines are fab, nothing faint about them. They look similar to my 12/13dpo lines (attached below). I'm now 13 weeks and baby is doing amazingly ❤️

Hope everyone else is doing ok, sorry I don't pop on very often but I try to read through every few days and send positive thoughts to all of you.

I'm 13 weeks on Thursday and have my '12 week' scan on Friday finally! I've had a scan at 7 weeks and a scan at 10 weeks and all is going well ❤️

@ChinChilly ah, sorry you did say you didn't know you DPO. I wonder if the no-tracking thing worked for you? Was it less stressful?

@LauraT94 So lovely to hear! Congrats again and it's great to see your progression lines

@ChinChilly great lines! HUGE Congratulations 🥳 I'm really happy for you xx

@feliznavidad2 that's reassuring thank you!

@Kay00 it potentially could of worked, I'm not sure i felt less stressed though. Not many symptoms apart from random stabbing pains in my nipples lol but it does explain my huge emotional break down last week.

@LauraT94 thank you! So glad baby is doing well, when does the feeling of fear this is going to go wrong again go away?

@Flowers222 thank you, how are you feeling?

@Kay00 thank you! I stopped testing with ICs not long after this pic. Maybe around 18/19dpo? And my last test was at 23dpo to get my 3+ Clearblue digital! I love seeing the pics of how they progress.

@ChinChilly hmm. The worry doesn't really go away but you will grow more confident as weeks go by! For me the three things that really helped were early scans (we had two at £70 each, so worth it!!), Using a Doppler and hearing the heartbeat between scans (though there's risk involved with Doppler use so do your own research if you're tempted!!) and seeing my little bump grow ❤️ I had some brown spotting at about 7 weeks when my period was due, so that's all still normal!! But other than that, each day/week that goes by I just feel more and more confident that my baby is growing away safely. I'm almost convinced I can feel the odd movement now too though I know it's still early!

@ChinChilly congratulations!!! Got everything crossed 💕

AF still hasn't arrived I'm technically 2 days late on my app and currently day 37 which is the longest cycle I've had in my life so I'm just genuinely confused why it's not turned up especially when I'm at the 6 month mark and things should be evening out.. my boyfriend keeps joking that I'm pregnant but realistically, there's no way.. he withdraws! But I said well do you know you've definitely withdrawn he was like "I dunno, sometimes a little bit might go there" 😂😂 so fuck knows

@LauraT94 i think I'm definitely going to book an early scan if i get passed the 6 week mark i think! Ahh look at that little bump coming 😍

@missM94 have you tested? My friend got pregnant recently using the withdrawal method

@ChinChilly i tried yesterday but it didn't work haha got the dentist at 11 so I might pick one up while I'm out, does it matter if i do it with my second wee of the day and don't have anything else to drink?

@ChinChilly I am so excited for you! I'm 4+2 today so we really can't be that far apart! I haven't tested since my tests looked the same 12 and 13dpo as I am too scared to see the lines disappear, even though it's irrational.

Though @LauraT94 it looks like your lines didn't show much progress 12 to 13dpo so thank you for sharing that, it has made me relax a little! So good to see you are getting on well 😊

I'm just so scared it won't stick but I guess that's the problem with previously having a chemical. But all is well, no bleeding or spotting, occasional cramping and my boobs have really been hurting, though it's not as bad today. I'm planning to have an early scan too at 7 weeks.

@MissM94 I think aslong you have a good 3-4 hour hold it should be ok.

@Flowers222 premom thinks im 4+5 but i ovulate later in my cycle so can definitely knock a few days off that. It is really scary having had the previous chemical because your constantly watching to see if the lines fade.

I obsessively tested lasy time partly due to all those free frers so I'm determined not to do that again I'll test again Thursday I think and then maybe a digital on the weekend.

@ChinChilly hold a wee for 3-4 hours?! My weak bladder could never 🥲

@MissM94 just for as long as you can then 🤣🤣

Ok i think it is safe to leave the tests alone for a few days

@ChinChilly congrats! Those look like great positives :)

I'm still checking in every now and then, hope you are all well

Definitely. @ChinChilly 😃

@MintGreenLife thank you, how are you getting on?

@ChinChilly not too bad thanks. I'm 28 weeks now. I have a consultant appointment this afternoon as I've been spotting on and off for two weeks, but it's most likely because I have a polyp which was found at 10 weeks after I had spotting then too. I hadn't had any since, so kind of sucks that it's started again, but hopefully today's appointment will confirm it's just the polyp. I'm also booked in to have my first covid jab this weekend and I'm going round and round in circles about whether to go ahead or not. It's honestly an agonising decision and I really can't make up my mind! x

@MintGreenLife ahh fingers crossed it's just a polyp, I'm sure it is! Ahh that must be really tough about that vaccine! I think the way they keep changing the guidance on the vaccine doesn't fill you with confidence

@ChinChilly woohoo! Huge congratulations

@MintGreenLife and @LauraT94 glad you are both doing well. We are so happy for you both. Laura, you look lovely

My temps are now the lowest they have ever been . Why? No idea.