Anyone trying straight off BCP??

[welshpandora]

Hi Everyone I am new!

I came off Logynon (21s) - took last 1 on 10th July. Had my 'fake AF' 5 days later (as usual) on the 15th. We were going to wait for me to get a normal cycle first but that idea didn't last very long and we decided to go for it

Having no idea when I was going to Ov (not got OPK yet plan to start 2nd cycle) after BD'ing all weekend 23/24 July I am convinced I ov'd on Monday 25th, 15 days after last bcp. Had all the symptoms I remembered pre-BCP especially the EWCM it was VERY distinct! Of course I cannot be 100% sure I did ov (wish I would have started charting straight away) but if I did I am 10 days DPO and getting the following symptoms:
Cramping (just like AF but would not expect her til next week at the earliest, even if I didn't ov).
Tiredness (and I mean proper need for during the day and I usually don;t need more than 5-6 hours a night.
EMotional over the slightest thing.

I have no bb symptoms though, infact, my DP agreed with me they actually looked smaller the other day

SOrry for long post.... can anyone on here draw any similarities? Great to have found such a fab site with so many likeminded people

Thanks for reading,
Cat xxx

 

[TT84]

Hi Cat

I can relate to all of those symptoms as we started trying straight from microgynon. This is now my third cycle and am now late but did a test this morning and it was a

My first 2 cycles though I experienced the symptoms you are talking about and was sure I was pregnant but then the got me! Sometimes it can be the affects of coming off the pill.

Everyone is different and you could well be pregnant so keep us updated with your symptoms!

Good luck

T x

 

[welshpandora]

Thanks T.

A friend of mine who took a few months off BCP before she got pg said she had very similar, and its probably just my hormones playing tricks on me (think she could see I was getting my hopes up. I really have been all over the place since coming off. What makes it almost worse is that I have no idea really when to expect AF.....

Did you get 'back to normal' soon after coming off your BCP then?

Thanks

Cat

 

[TT84]

I know what you mean! I didn't want my reply to sound negative but know how it feels to get your hopes up and get let down!

I would love to say yes but they have been a little bit out. My first cycle was 28 days on the dot which is normal for me both when I was on the pill and also when I stopped the pill for my first child. My second cycle was 30 days so not too far out and this one I am still waiting and now on day 32 but have no AF symptoms at all which is quite frustrating.

My body has been playing all sorts of tricks just before I am due to come on and that is the hardest part as until the shows you are in limbo as to what it could actually be.

For my first child it took 3 cycles but I was on a different pill before so not sure what to expect this time.

T

 

[welshpandora]

Aww thanks T much appreciated. WOuld be worse I guess for people to say ' yay you're pg' then AF arriving. I want it to be + but in my heart of hearts I know it would be a small miracle / VERY lucky!!

XF we aren't waiting too long!

 

[TryinFor1]

I am trying straight off the nuvaring. Took it out June 12, had wb from june 15-19. FINALLY ovulated July 23 but then I thought AF started July 31--making me have an 8 day lp

BUT took a FRER this morning just to be sure--had evap. Took another one just to be sure--had evap. So could be a faint BFP but so far I am convinced they are evaps.

So excited to be ttc though! Will be taking another FRER saturday just to "be sure" again.

 

[welshpandora]

Aww I am with you on the 'just incase'!!

XF for you.

Had not heard of the Nuvaring before so just googled it! My friend is coming off mirena in the next few days as she has been having all kinds of undesirable side effects... but she has decided not to replace it with anything else so she is gonna NTNP.....or so she says !

 

[TryinFor1]

I have heard really bad things about mirena, but a good friend of mine has it and she loves it. yeah nuvaring is like a flexible ring you put in every three weeks and then take out a week. Works awesome and I loved it while I was on it. Prior to coming off I did some research on BC in general and I hate that I was on it in the first place.

OH is really making me mad!!! I about to throw my computer at him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TryinFor1]

and thank you for the fx too!

 

[welshpandora]

Chuckling to myself now as my OH is now out of bed (works nights) and is sat opposite me eating his breakfast really loudly. He has no idea I am talking about him !!

 

[taylorxx]

My first cycle off BCP I actually conceived, sadly lost it but I did ovulate very early on CD11. Then after that my cycles went nutso. Hopefully you caught the egg hun xx

 

[welshpandora]

Despite trying to play it cool I sure hope so - you have given me hope