TTC after the pill
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Topic: TTC after the pill
Posted By: Laura145909
Subject: TTC after the pill
Date Posted: 02 June 2014 at 9:37pm
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Hello I'm new :) Iv been off the pill for 2 weeks after being on it for 6 years. Before I went on I had irregular cycles and could never track them. Any tips how I can aid getting pregnant? ------------- Love,live & dream |
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Posted By: seaview
Date Posted: 02 June 2014 at 9:43pm
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Hey Laura personally I found charting reassuring as it made me feel more confident tracking ovulation. ------------- MC February 2014 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Mushroom
Date Posted: 02 June 2014 at 9:44pm
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Hi Laura - welcome! After coming off the pill it can take a while before you start ovulating again, so for the next few months I'd try to just enjoy life, enjoy er, practising getting pregnant in the bedroom, and just being healthy. With any luck you'll start getting cycles again. However, having irregular cycles in the past means you might find you don't develop regular cycles now, and that can mean you're not actually ovulating. So I'd wait a couple of months, then probably talk to your doctor about getting some blood tests done to see what your hormone levels are doing. Good luck! ------------- Me: 35, PCOS, endo, DH: 34, severe MFI 6+ yrs TTC#2 M/C 2012, clomid 2013, IVM 2014, IVF 2015, M/C 2015 2016 FET#1- BFP - MMC - Emergency D&C FET#2 - BFN Jul 16 - stage 3 endo removed. Oct 16 BFP |
Posted By: Laura145909
Date Posted: 02 June 2014 at 9:46pm
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Thanks ladies :) iv had tests in the past and they could see no reason I shouldn't of been ovulating normal so fingers crossed :D. On a off topic note how do I change my name? It doesn't let me edit it :/ ------------- Love,live & dream |
Posted By: Pixie-dust 11
Date Posted: 02 June 2014 at 9:59pm
| Also I'm new to all the terms what's chatting? |
Posted By: Mushroom
Date Posted: 02 June 2014 at 10:02pm
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Laura - to change your nickname to to your OhBaby Profile (link is very top of page on right). If you edit your profile there is a field to change your forum handle (nickname). :) ------------- Me: 35, PCOS, endo, DH: 34, severe MFI 6+ yrs TTC#2 M/C 2012, clomid 2013, IVM 2014, IVF 2015, M/C 2015 2016 FET#1- BFP - MMC - Emergency D&C FET#2 - BFN Jul 16 - stage 3 endo removed. Oct 16 BFP |
Posted By: Pixie-dust 11
Date Posted: 02 June 2014 at 10:04pm
| :) got it thanks it changed when I logged out :/ |
Posted By: Rin007
Date Posted: 03 June 2014 at 7:47pm
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Charting is when you check your basal body temperature and plot your daily temperatures on a graph, which will help you predict when your most fertile days are - I haven't tried it myself but I'm considering it if we don't get pregnant this month. I was on the pill for 13 years and had no clue as to how regular my cycles were, as I'd been on the pill for sooo long, and was skeptical when my doctor told me that most women's cycles "go back to normal" within 2 months of stopping the pill. But then I stopped the pill at the end of November last year, had my first non-pill period at the end of December and was pregnant by early Feb. Unfortunately that pregnancy ended in a missed miscarriage and now we are back at square one again - but my cycle seems to have returned to normal fairly quickly again. My advice is to have fun with trying to get pregnant to start with and see what happens for a couple of months while your body 'remembers what to do'. |
Posted By: NzVeggie
Date Posted: 03 June 2014 at 9:14pm
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On the flip side it took around 12months for my cycles to get back to normal after stopping the pill. We weren't trying during that time (doing long distance) so no idea if I ovulated but they were very irregular. I hope it doesn't take that long for you! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Angel babies July '13, November '13 and June '14 Baby girl born 26/06/15 |
Posted By: binklemouse
Date Posted: 03 June 2014 at 9:20pm
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Hi Laura I have been tracking my cycle with fertility friend for about a year and have been off the pill about 6 months. I found it helpful for getting to know my cycle and use OPKs to see if the dates line up with the fertility friend app. :) Was interesting to see what my body did as I have been on the pill for 8 years. :) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   <
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Posted By: Pixie-dust 11
Date Posted: 04 June 2014 at 8:30am
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Thanks for all the replys :) Might give it a month or 2 then look at chatting etc. will download the fertility friend app too :). I'm excited to start the journey I'd heard from so many people the pill this fertility |
Posted By: Pixie-dust 11
Date Posted: 24 June 2014 at 12:07pm
| well I have been off the pill for 5 weeks now and still waiting for first monthly. Had 2-3 days a week after I came off. Once I get a first cycle I think il start charting |