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is this withdrawal bleeding?

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bossyboop · 05/04/2010 18:57

DH and I were not actively ttc but were not actively trying not to conceive - meaning we werent using protection as would like another baby but not trying too hard to achieve it, not checking bbt or anything like that just having fun whenever the mood took us not specifically when i was ovulating iyswim!

Anyways...had normal period 11th feb lasted 7-8 days couple of days of brown discharge a day of nothing then a few days of heavy red bleeding and a day of brown discharge. Same as what ive been having since stopping the pill a few months ago.

Then we were wondering if we should leave it for a while and so I started taking the pill again (last time Dr said i didnt have to wait until first day of period and could just started taking it right away) so thats what I did as looking at when i expected i would be ovulating i think we missed the boat so didnt think i was pregnant.

I took 3 pills forgot one then took another 4 then I stopped taking them as we decided despite the reservations we just had it was right for us to be ttc now. Then about 3 or 4 days later I started bleeding bright red blood for 4 days then stopped completely. So different from normal periods and too heavy for implantation bleeding. I wondered if it might be withdrawal bleeding from stopping the pill, drop in hormones or whatever, or whether it was my actual period as it did arrive at the time I would have thought my period would come though im not regular.

I dont know dont suppose it matters really. But just wish I hadnt took the pill again as I worry I may have to start again in terms of getting my cycle back to normal for ttc.

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TrillianAstra · 05/04/2010 19:04

If you hadn't had a full packet's worth of pill then:
a) I don't think it would have been a very reliable contraceptive (not that that's a problem for you )
b) the reaction when you come off it would be different

I'd go for the 'lots of sex' approach until your cycle settles down, if you're lucky you'll be pregnant before the cycle does manage to settle.

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