Post Pill Party - Pool Party

[TheDaydreamBelievers]

In the shimmering summer heat, we need to head for the water to cool down and relax. Bring your inflatable flamingo, your romcom read and your sunscreen, cause it's time for a pool party!

Welcome to the 12th post pill party thread. We are here for women who have recently come off the pill... and women like me who not-so-recently came off the pill! Share and get support with the highs and lows of TTC.

I can see these people rockin' up with their cossies on:

Ladies already at the soiree:

@ChinChilly
@Juno231
@CharWils
@Moocher90
@MissM94
@MissC07
@Kay00
@TheDaydreamBelievers
@pineapple2021
@Theosmommy2011
@Lovebug06
@WhirlingD
@Carolinesturn
@Tillybabs
@redclueless
@Cams50
@sunshinedaisybuttermellow

Hi ladies - CD78 for me and still nothing. Have just had my blood test results back and the dr said they are 'normal' whatever that means! I've got my scan on Friday so will see if anything comes of that! Hope you are all doing ok

Thankyou @Juno231 @ChinChilly and @Tillybabs

So far this cycle currently seems more positive. Waiting for temps to confirm but would you say going on this Ive got a good chance this cycle?

Hopefully this looks like I'm ovulating at an expected time for 29 day cycle unlike the last few months post loss of Jack xx

How is everyone getting on?

@charwils yes, excellent coverage! Fingers crossed for you xx

Cd7 and nothing to report here 😊

Is anyone else in their 2WW? I'm day 7dpo and been having cramps but surely this is too early for implantation, but what else could it be? My progesterone dropping but not bad enough to cause spotting?
Last cycle I got cramps and light brown spotting at 10dpo and full bleed at 14dpo this is my second cycle from the pill

@Kay00 we are on the same day!
@MissC07 how long have you been off the pill for? How frustrating your cycle is taking so long!! Although I've heard a short one is as bad which I'm worried I have

@Carolinesturn alas no! I am on CD7 (day 7, with day 1 being the first day of my period). I think 7DPO isn't technically too early for implantation, so hopefully your cramps and spotting are a good sign!

Aw sorry @Kay00 still getting used to the lingo. Well cd7 is a good place to be, period over or nearly over and not worrying too much about LH levels or dtd, and not in that awful 2WW where you drive yourself crazy!

@Carolinesturn I've been off the pill for nearly 10 months now. My cycles have been 41, 45 , 42 & 36 days long... now I'm on this mammoth one!!

Can someone send me the link to the page with the rates for conception on O-1, O-2 etc please?

Hi guys, it's been a while since I came on here. Been a really horrible stressful month and just needed a break. Unfortunately my period started today, only CD25 so early. Think it's because I had my second vaccine this month. When I had the first one my cycle was only 26 days so too much of a coincidence to not be caused by it! Disappointed even though I'd pretty much written this month off with everything that's been happening.
Hope you're all OK and not sweltering too much!

@Kat668 25 and 26 day cycles are perfectly normal as long as your LP is in the double digits?

@MissC07 what day of your cycle were the tests done and please tell me you have the actual results as well? A lot of GPs don't know squat about this stuff.

@Juno231 my cycles have been different every time since coming off the pill but they're usually longer so I don't know, unfortunately I didn't track ovulation this month. But I did have very noticeable EWCM on CD12-14 which would make my luteral phase 11 days. Is that enough time do you reckon? If my cycles stay this length I mean. Still learning so much 😅
I swear women have been gaslighted so much about how easy conceiving is 😒

@Kat668 I think coming off the pill can make your lp shorter, how long have you been off it? I'm worried about the same, currently 7dpo but cramping today, no sign of anything yet but my heart is in my mouth every time I go to the toilet, if I can just last to Sunday/Monday with no spotting I'd be so relieved

@Juno231 they were taken on CD72. I'm going to ask for a copy of the results when they call me about my scan results. TBH I'm fed up of walking around like a ticking time bomb at the moment. It's my birthday next week and I just know AF will probably turn up then! Although my attached chart isn't showing any signs of anything 😔

@Carolinesturn since March so coming up 5 months, definitely still in the 'body getting used to it' phase 😂
7dpo could be implantation maybe? They say between 7 and 14 days so everything crossed for you it's that and not AF!!

@Kat668 I'd like to think implantation but I'm an absolute pessimist, no spotting yet thank god.
Yes you're still early days and my gp says 6 months to a year!! Omg I expected it to be much quicker!

Does the spotting before your period count as the end of you LP? Ie can implantation occur when you're spotting or is that impossible?

@Carolinesturn no your LP finishes wren CD1 shows up - which is when you have full flow and not just spotting.

@MissC07 I wonder what on earth they'd even test for mid cycle like that... They should be doing a day 2-3 test surely to check for baseline hormone levels and see if you have PCOS?

@Kat668 11 would be absolutely fine so I wouldn't worry! With a 25-26 day cycle you'd get to try more often so I'd prefer it personally!

@Juno231 I have no idea 🤷‍♀️ I wasn't really expecting any sort of testing as I only called them to ask what to do as it's been so long since my last AF. I'm convinced it's the vaccine that knocked it out, but who knows! I've got my second one on Saturday so hopefully it'll knock things back the right way 😂 Will be interesting to see if my scan picks anything up tomorrow.

Thanks @Juno231
You ladies definitely help me navigate this difficult journey! I think I will start vitamins next cycle so any recommendations would be great! I need to lengthen my cycle and stop this pesky spotting, I've ordered some progesterone cream. Now tell me can supplements ever do more harm than good? Should I proceed with caution?

@carolinesturn I would certainly advise to proceed with caution, and I wouldn't use progesterone cream unless you know that your body struggles with progesterone. You are still so fresh off your pill that it would be worth waiting and getting some tests done first.

To lengthen my LP (it genuinely works for me) I take a B-Complex vitamin with high B12 and B6. I went from an 8 day LP, to average 13 day LP. I don't think there is any harm in taking a B-Complex vitamin as many people are deficient in this anyway. Although be warned it does make your wee luminous yellow

Thanks @Kay00 i ordered some progesterone cream but I'll leave it in the box and stick to the b vits! Great advice thank you

@MissC07 I feel for you. These are exactly the type of charts I get! Like you, my GP did bloods twice at just a random cycle day. No planning what cycle days etc! For this reason Im pretty sure I will have to wait until private to get a PCOS diagnosis @Juno231

I'm cd12 today, ovulation predicted for cd15. Think it's probably going to be soon because my cervix is getting higher and I'm starting to get more noticeable amounts of cervical mucus.
So far we've DTD on cd3, cd5, cd7, cd8 and cd11. Aiming for a couple more times in the next few days too so we get good coverage.

@MissC07 that's so random about your cycles, hopefully the next vaccine triggers AF! Which vaccine did you get? I had pfizer and didn't notice anything odd with my period but it was before I came off the pill.

@Carolinesturn fingers crossed its implantation cramping!!

@Sunshinedaisybuttermellow thank you I'm hopeful but quietly so as I felt hopeful last month too
So new developments, so I've been cramps since 6dpo and at 7dpo in the evening I got a couple of tiny spots of pinky brown discharge I thought oh god spotting at 7dpo is wayyyy to early to make a viable baby and last month it started at 10dpo so felt as though I was going backwards, yesterday was the same until we dtd and it got a little heavier after, so I thought right I'm out. However this morning I've barely had anything, nothing when I wipe (I got a bit when I scrunched up toilet paper and pushed it up but so so light, almost tinged CM. So it's 9dpo today... I feel a bit different but no achy boobs. Do I dare hope? Not doing a test till Wednesday as I swore I wouldn't right from the start