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!

That's for the welcomes ladies 🤞for a withdrawal bleed soon so we can properly get at it!

So I just saw this on social media....WTF 😂😂😂 I can’t even get pregnant once and this one got pregnant whilst she was pregnant 🤨 i give up 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@ChinChilly wtf 😂😂😂 ffs 😒

@ChinChilly seriously??!! What she ovulated, then ovulated again 3 weeks later?? Give me a break... I struggle to ovulate one. What crazy flavoured tea was she drinking??!! haha!

Also waiting for my withdrawal bleed @MrsHInch after stopping taking Desogestrel on 14/3/21. Fingers crossed for us both. 🤞🏻

@ChinChilly 😂😂 pregnant whilst pregnant! What is that all about

@Kay00 I think @Cams50 might be right and it is due to the EWCM plus the peak OPK maybe. Otherwise I can't see any other reason for it.

So turns out it was a nasty evap! Temps dropped off a cliff this morning so I am just waiting for AF to show herself. I guess positives are nice high temps for the whole of my lp and no spotting before af this time. On to cycle 8!

@ChinChilly omg stop it lol! Did you see the thread on here this week? She was 40, on the pill and still got pregnant by accident. We can't even get pregnant when trying to!

@kay00 not sure why FF only changed it now but I think it could be either day really. The EWCM post ovulation is confusing though!

@MrsHInch welcome! here's to you only being with us for a short while before you get that BFP

Hilarious,

@Kay00 might ask her what tea she was drinking 😂😂

@Flowers222 Dammit, your pink edges gave me positive vibes for you!!

@Juno231 I didn’t see it but FFS how do people get pregnant by accident...like the whole condom ripped and I got pregnant! So the condom just so happen to malfunction on one of your 5 fertile days WTF 😂

I expected to get up today with AF in fun flow but nothing yet..cmon you witch show yourself 👀 😂

Thank god it’s friday 🎉

@ChinChilly I saw the article and thought the Dane thing haha. I can’t even get pregnant the once! Well not yet anyway

As for the 40 year old on the pill, there is hope for me yet!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

@Tillybabs my OH works with a girl who got pregnant by accident twice....TWICE!!! 😂

Ah I've only just found you all

I've been offered the vaccine. I don't know what to do and I need to decide ASAP.

After so long trying I will not stop for months, it could effect any help I will need and I don't think I could mentally take it tbh, I would prefer to put off having it.

I thought the advice had changed anyway and it was okay to carry on trying but the Internet is just so mixed on this subject.

Have any of you had it and carried on or what will you do?

@Lovebug06 I personally would get it and keep ttc. I think it was @TheDaydreamBelievers who posted lots of useful articles on this before and basically there is no evidence that it causes any problems but they just can’t test it on pregnant women.

@Lovebug06 the advice per the NHS now is that you can have the vaccine and carry on TTC. I think they just say to hold off the second lot if pregnant? On the other thread I'm on there's plenty that have had the vaccine due to work or health conditions and they've all been told it's okay.

@Lovebug06

I've had dose 1 and am booked for dose 2 (NHS Clinician). They didn't mention not TTC to me at all. There is no evidence of harm, nor any sensible way either vaccine would harm fertility or a fetus. The only reason they are not yet telling pregnant ladies to get it, is that it hasnt explicitly been tested on pregnant people (cause you aren't allowed to, but some people in the vaccine trials got unexpectedly pregnant and it was fine).

Point 4.6 on these (1 for each vaccine) from UK gov : www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca/information-for-healthcare-professionals-on-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-for-covid-19/information-for-healthcare-professionals-on-pfizerbiontech-covid-19-vaccine
RCM and RCOG: www.rcm.org.uk/media-releases/2021/january/statement-from-rcm-and-rcog-on-covid-19-vaccinations-fertility-and-pregnancy/
I also think this is quite a good summary, from vogue: www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/covid-vaccine-fertility

RCOG and RCM say "The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published updated advice on 30 December 2020 to say that women who are trying to become pregnant do not need to avoid pregnancy after vaccination.

Getting vaccinated before pregnancy will help prevent COVID-19 infection and its serious consequences. In some cases, women will need to make a decision about whether to delay pregnancy until after the vaccine becomes available to them. There is no evidence to suggest these types of vaccines cause issues with fertility. PHE will in due course publish its safety advice on the each of the COVID-19 vaccines"

If it happens that you are pregnant before dose 2, you should discuss with your GP about whether or not to cancel it. Covid19 may pose a far higher risk to your pregnancy than vaccine (just to emphasise vaccine has no known risks to pregnancy), esp if you are being offered it due to being clinically vulnerable.

Hope that all helps

Thankyou all.
I was mostly worried about if I got pregnant after having it and it affected the baby in some way, I'd never forgive myself. I'm Ovulating at the same time as when I'll have it.
I think I should go for it then.

@Lovebug06 glad it's useful. in the end, it's completely your decision, I just wanted to provide the medical authority standpoint and perhaps counteract some of the scary messages going about.

My dose 2 is in may, and I'm crossing my fingers I'm pregnant before then (unlikely haha)

@Lovebug06 I agree there is a lot of conflicting information out there... and a lot of scaremongering too!! I'm embarrassed to say some of my own family members are part of that 'Covid isn't real, its just 5G' crowd . @TheDaydreamBelievers is a breath of fresh air, and I would be lining up to get my vaccine if I was offered it.

I got my appointment date for the fertility clinic today - yey!!! Its on the 6th May at 9am. The day after OH and I get back from a little break in Cornwall . It will be a video consultation and I have been send lots of leaflets and forms to fill in. Eeek!

I also went to see my Gastroentorologist today about inflammation, i'm being sent for a colonoscopy, and gastroscopy, an ultrasound on my gall bladder and a test for helicobacter pylori (because my dad died young of stomach cancer)... sounds a lot but they are tests to just rule things out; he isn't concerned it is anything serious and doesn't think it should be effecting my fertility (the tests should confirm more) yey!

Today I feel like i'm making progress!

Aww shucks @Kay00

So excited to hear you are getting somewhere with fertility testing!

@Kay00 that’s great news! So much progress. And a little break in Cornwall sounds divine! I must admit that the private clinic is very tempting. Sounds so much quicker.

@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!

Hi All,

Just joining this thread now. My husband and I have been TTC for 5 months now. I came off the Cerelle pill 5 months ago and since then my ovulation/periods have been pretty much none existent.
I researched that your supposed to have a withdrawal bleed 2-4 weeks after coming off the pill but I didnt have one until 8 weeks after coming off the pill, then after that it took me 6 weeks until I ovulated then 2 weeks later I had my first period and since then ive had absolutely nothing. No ovulation and no period.
I had 12 days where I was high/positive OPK but i never peaked, just went straight back to low/negative. I had blood tests today to check if I had any underlying issues with thyroid, hormones, PCOS etc so fingers crossed i have no issues.
Ive been taking multi vitamins for people who are TTC which I thought would help boost my hormonal reset after coming off the pill but nothings worked.
No idea whats going on tbh. Before I went on the pill I had regular periods but when i did have a period it was painful and so heavy which is why I went on the pill and was on them for 3-4 years.

So I decided to just ring my doctors to be definately sure as my mum said about it and to reassure myself. They didn't know so gave me the number of the covid place I'll be having the jab at. They have jsut told me no not to have it if trying and wait until I have had a baby. He even double checked when I said about what is on the NHS website and was told the same. Its thrown me!

😯😯😯😯

@Lovebug06 So strange... was that person medically trained? Unfortunately sometimes the people answering these Qs are not well informed and so just say the 'most conservative' option.

The NHS website about the vaccine (www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/) specifically says "There's no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine has any effect on your chances of becoming pregnant. There's no need to avoid pregnancy after vaccination."

The CDC in the USA (www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/pregnancy.html) say similarly "There is currently no evidence that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, cause fertility problems. CDC does not recommend routine pregnancy testing before COVID-19 vaccination. If you are trying to become pregnant, you do not need to avoid pregnancy after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine."

PS: just wanted to stress that I am not a medic nor any form of specialist on vaccines, I'm just taking info from the relevant trustworthy NHS and professional websites