Anyone who is ttc having trouble with their cycles due to previous bc use?

[Lovetoteach86]

The doctor said that the progesterone levels from three days before the hospital visit were already at a 9.3., so I was right in thinking that everything stopped growing and developing already a few days before I started bleeding. With all the blood results and images that they took at the hospital, my fertility specialist determined that everything passed normally, and all should be okay since I have stopped bleeding already. She did say that I have to wait three cycles to try again though, so that all the old lining is gone and we have new fresh healthy lining for the next time. So we are suppose to use condoms for the next three months... we don't know what to think, I agree, but three months is a long time to wait, and puts the due date somewhere around mid September, which would mean I can't start teaching next year... I don't know what to think. DH says we will figure it all out, I guess we will just have to shuffle our plans around. One good thing is that I won't be pregnant during this upcoming school semester while I am student teaching and working part time, that would have been stressful on the baby. So Three more months, and then 16 days into that cycle, would put ovulation/conception day a few days before or after Christmas. I guess I will just have to see what the next few months bring, and enjoy the break that I don't want to take. At least I can focus my full attention on student teaching, rather than trying not to stress myself out during my first trimester.

 

[ImSoTired]

Michelle I am sorry you have to wait more. I'm sure it's frustrating but it's for the best so your body can have a healthy pregnancy in a few months. And you will. Take all the time you can to enjoy DH and your time alone, and your sleep, and work on your teaching. You will have years of being Mommy and 9 long months of pregnancy when you get pregnant again. Do a few things for yourself while you can. As for the headaches, one cup of caffeine won't hurt. I'm one to talk because I've not had much for over a year and a half, but even my OB said limit caffeine to 8-12 oz a day while pregnant. So it's ok in moderation even with a baby in there, so if you need a bit for a headache I'd say that's fine. I am glad you are eager to try again but you definitely need a bit of time to recover physically. Keep us updated and don't be afraid to rant or anything. I hope you continue to feel better

 

[Rachel789]

I agree with steph, take this time to enjoy what you can't when pregnant and when you have a baby. I know it's disappointing to endure more waiting but I promise it will all be worth it in the end.

 

[YoungAndTTC]

Youngandttc you can try vitex, it is a supplement. It worked for me but it doesn't work for everyone. I think the fact that I was dieting and exercising really helped as well. You may not be overweight at all but bodies are funny and may not want to ovulate with even a few extra pounds or even less activity then your body should be doing. It couldn't hurt to be in great shape anyway, I swear you will need all of those muscles when pushing that baby out! If you go much longer than a year I would go to the doctor and stress that you were on the shot for many years and you don't think you are ovulating. Then maybe they will at least check things out for you and see if there are any problems. Also tell them that's why you don't want to go on the pill, because you've been on BC so long and it hasn't helped you as your cycles are all over the place. Best of luck!

Thanks for the advice! I really want to start exercising more either way, plus I heard exercise helps get the shot out of our system because it stays stored in fat. So maybe exercise will be a good benefit (besides getting into shape). I'll look into vitex. How does it work?

 

[ImSoTired]

Youngandttc I've not heard that the shot stores hormone in your fat but I'll believe anything when it comes to BC. It can be wicked stuff...
I lost 30 lbs before getting pregnant it totally helped getting my cycles in order. I have always had irregular periods like 21-32 days apart. Then of course on the pill they were regular but afterward they were all over and some were very long, I think my longest was 70 some days. It made it very difficult to ttc. I got a bit depressed and decided I had to do something to feel better so I began dieting and exercising. After about 3 1/2 months I had lost 30 lbs and I was in much better shape. February of 2012 I had a 28 day cycle and I know I ovulated on cd16 because of temping and opks. I had been exercising for 3 1/2 months and on vitex for either 8 or 12 weeks? Then on my second regular cycle I got pregnant. I was in shock as we weren't even completely planning it at the time because I didn't really want a December baby and I wasn't using opks. But we did bd on cd16 that month and it happened.

I think vitex can be taken as a liquid but I took the capsules. I bought them at the local grocery store which has a huge organic and supplement section. You can probably get them in a lot of places though. I know you can get them off of amazon.com. I went by the directions on the bottle. You can probably ask or find a post about it in the ttc section of this forum. I don't remember whether I took them during the tww or not? Anyway I may be going back on them soon enough because I need to get off of this pill. Bleeding every 2 weeks is not fun....

I hope you can find info on vitex and I hope this helped!

 

[YoungAndTTC]

Youngandttc I've not heard that the shot stores hormone in your fat but I'll believe anything when it comes to BC. It can be wicked stuff...
I lost 30 lbs before getting pregnant it totally helped getting my cycles in order. I have always had irregular periods like 21-32 days apart. Then of course on the pill they were regular but afterward they were all over and some were very long, I think my longest was 70 some days. It made it very difficult to ttc. I got a bit depressed and decided I had to do something to feel better so I began dieting and exercising. After about 3 1/2 months I had lost 30 lbs and I was in much better shape. February of 2012 I had a 28 day cycle and I know I ovulated on cd16 because of temping and opks. I had been exercising for 3 1/2 months and on vitex for either 8 or 12 weeks? Then on my second regular cycle I got pregnant. I was in shock as we weren't even completely planning it at the time because I didn't really want a December baby and I wasn't using opks. But we did bd on cd16 that month and it happened.

I think vitex can be taken as a liquid but I took the capsules. I bought them at the local grocery store which has a huge organic and supplement section. You can probably get them in a lot of places though. I know you can get them off of amazon.com. I went by the directions on the bottle. You can probably ask or find a post about it in the ttc section of this forum. I don't remember whether I took them during the tww or not? Anyway I may be going back on them soon enough because I need to get off of this pill. Bleeding every 2 weeks is not fun....

I hope you can find info on vitex and I hope this helped!

Your advice definitely helps! Thanks, it really means a lot. I'll look more into the vitex and getting more exercise! BC can definitely be nasty stuff, I think they should really make it known the awful side effects BEFORE giving it to a patient. Your experience with AF is very similar to mine. I have it about every 2 weeks as well,and for long periods of time sometimes. but I think I've finally had my first regular cycle, hopefully it stays that way
Baby dust to all!

 

[ImSoTired]

I hope everyone is doing well and has a great labor day weekend (for the US girls)!

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Hopefully we will, September 6th is our four year wedding anniversary, and some time around then, I am going to start taking provera so I can have my first period and start cycle number two.

 

[ImSoTired]

Hopefully we will, September 6th is our four year wedding anniversary, and some time around then, I am going to start taking provera so I can have my first period and start cycle number two.

Great I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for you. I hope you're doing really well!

 

[Rachel789]

Happy early Anniversary!

 

[ImSoTired]

I hope everyone is doing well. I've been busy as I'm sure the rest of you have also! Here are 2 of Cait's most recent pics. The one in white was her baptism pic taken on Aug 20th and the other was taken on Tues for her 9 month milestone. DH scanned them and I don't know what he did cause they turned out weird, but here they are anyway.

 

[Rachel789]

Awwww beautiful! I need to put some pics of Shae up.

 

[Rachel789]

Here is Shaelyn at 4 months old

https://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u508/Rachel7899/9d3ee27f7433efd40b17bdcf8d1aac57_zpsf9965355.jpg

 

[Rachel789]

Oh and Shae just had her 4 month dr appt and she was almost 27 inches long dr said 100th percentile and off the charts! Wonder if she will be tall?

 

[ImSoTired]

Oh and Shae just had her 4 month dr appt and she was almost 27 inches long dr said 100th percentile and off the charts! Wonder if she will be tall?

Wow! Yeah Cait is only 28 or 29 inches and she is 9 months old. Shae is a tall girl. So cute too. She has dimples on booth sides! Cait only has one dimple on her right cheek. Cait's 9 month appt is today so fx'd all goes well!

 

[Rachel789]

Good luck at the appt! Shae's second dimple only shows up when she smiles really big like that

 

[ImSoTired]

Aww, how cute lol. Shae is a little doll! Cait is stuck with only one dimple. You can't always tell unless she is smiling and stuff but it's there. Our dr appt went well. She is 18lb 11oz and only 27 1/2in tall. She's in the 50th percentile for everything so she is average sized all around. Very healthy though, never had a sniffle yet. Just a low grade fever once after immunizations. Today she got some blood work and a flu shot so I'm keeping an eye on that but so far so good. We haven't had any teeth pop through yet either which I know is when we'll start getting the colds, etc. She is very near walking though and getting smarter everyday so I couldn't be more proud.

Everything else is going well also. I'm on a diet and losing quite well. We're also really trying to save money as it's a little tight around here but we're doing ok. It just seems like all of the big bills always come at once! My cycles are still crazy like every two weeks or so but I have a gyn appt next month. I think if I do end up going on the pill I will go on it for few months only to sort out my cycles and then go off of it. I mean definitely no longer than 6 months. I think we may start to ttc (God and money willing) again next summer sometime.

Anyway I hope everyone is well.

 

[Rachel789]

Glad to hear the appt went well and she is healthy and doing good! Shae hasn't been sick yet and I am hoping she stays that way as long as possible.

I am sure it won't hurt just to go on the pill for a few months to sort your cycles out. I would think the pill causing issues would be from being on it for a long time. I still have yet to get my period but I am still breastfeeding so who knows when it will come.

 

[ImSoTired]

Glad to hear the appt went well and she is healthy and doing good! Shae hasn't been sick yet and I am hoping she stays that way as long as possible.

I am sure it won't hurt just to go on the pill for a few months to sort your cycles out. I would think the pill causing issues would be from being on it for a long time. I still have yet to get my period but I am still breastfeeding so who knows when it will come.

I got mine at about 5 1/2 months which was a little over 2 weeks after I stopped breastfeeding completely.

 

[Rachel789]

Did you or are you going to get Cait's ears pierced?