Coming off Cerazette in 3days

[Luxoire]

whoop whoop - want a chance to get my system back to normal so we wont start TTC until October

but in the meantime, the wait is driving me crazy

any tips on what else i can do to start preparing?

I am thinking of starting pre-natal vitamins when i come off cerazette...

I am working on my coffee intake and need to cut out Alcohol too

ohhh dear! i cant wait

 

[Tinks86]

Woo hoo - how exciting!! arty:

Yeah - you can start taking folic acid/pre-natals ...

So exciting though - i will be coming off Cerazette too in a little over 11 weeks - can't wait!

 

[sarah34]

Hi Luxoire,

I will be coming off Cerazette at the beginning of August so just over 2 months to wait I wonder if anyone has any experience of being on Cerazette and how long it took for your system to go back to normal? I'm sure like everyone else on here I am so hoping to fall quickly but I know that on average it can take a few months at least!

Good luck with everything!! xx

 

[Ladybuggz]

I'm hopefully coming off of cerazette late August. Do you girls still get your AF while on cerazette (I don't)? Just hoping AF returns once I'm off!

 

[annaki]

Hello, I was on cerazette for a good number of years. My cycles fell back into the usual 28 day thing straight away the following month! That was 18 or so month ago. TTC in a month )

 

[Luxoire]

Hello, I was on cerazette for a good number of years. My cycles fell back into the usual 28 day thing straight away the following month! That was 18 or so month ago. TTC in a month )

that is great!! comforting...to know that

sending baby dust your way...

 

[Tinks86]

I will have been on it for 18 months when i come off it and havent had a bleed once on it! Glad to hear you became regular so quickly after coming off it - ive read sooo much about Cerazette!

 

[sarah34]

I have been on Cerazette for a few years and never had a bleed so very comforting to know that your cycle returned to normal so quickly afterwards! Thank you

Good luck to everyone

 

[Luxoire]

Hi Sarah - are you planning on conceiving soon?

last day on Cerazette tomorrow and then i officially enter the WTT waiting for AF and then have about 4months to chart my cycles and start planning ovulation

I am going vitamin shopping over the wkend. OH is pretty laid back not talking about it much - says he will do what i say - think i may take him off beer and start his vits in 2months with 2 months to go...

I am off caffeine - think i will scrap alcohol too - cosh that looks like a bleak summer - i need something else to keep me occupied! i dont have a baby yet to plan for so have to be patient and wait!

arrggggghhh so impatient

 

[sarah34]

Hiya

Yes planning on coming off Cerazette at beginnin of august and going to carry on normal activites from then. We are not going to track cycles or anything yet, just do the deed every other day as normal

I know how you feel, I am already so impatient!!! I am in the process of stopping smoking at the moment too, gone 22 hours without a cigarette! I know that isnt very long but it is a big step for me!!

What vitamins are you getting?

 

[Luxoire]

Hiya

Yes planning on coming off Cerazette at beginnin of august and going to carry on normal activites from then. We are not going to track cycles or anything yet, just do the deed every other day as normal

I know how you feel, I am already so impatient!!! I am in the process of stopping smoking at the moment too, gone 22 hours without a cigarette! I know that isnt very long but it is a big step for me!!

What vitamins are you getting?

WOW - big well done to you!! you can do it i know its hard - me mum is a smoker and although she claims she can stop whenshe wants, i think it is more difficult than she lets on! that is a massive leap - it will be over 24ghrs now since you stopped

We are concerned and want my system to come back to some normality before trying - i dont want to risk the chemical pregnancy or any such thing...plus i have been on it so long i think just psychologically for e it will help to feel 'clean' - if that makes sense

i need to get off the alcohol too

Re Vitamins - not sure it is between Santongen and Pregnacare - the conception ones seem to cost more than the normal ones - so wondering whether to just go for one of the omega 3 ones and stick with it right through to the end? or go for the specific conception ones and get OH to join me.

I am vitamin hunting this weekend and will keep you posted. I think you should def get on the vitamins now if you are pretty much going to start trying in August...

 

[Luxoire]

Last day on cerazette today - had a misunderstanding with OH last night, but i have decided to forgive him...wont let anything spoil my joy today....i will officially be off cerazette for the foreseeable future..whoop whoop!

it's like i am discovering the real me - chemically hormone free for the first time - hahahahah

sad ehh.. only a matter of time before i start getting impatient with the four months and wishing them to end...but for today i will enjoy my new CERAZETTE FREE LIFE.

How do you impatient ladies out there keep your self busy in the WTT stage?!!

 

[sarah34]

I go on here to keep myself busy! Lol luckily for me i have a couple of good friends that are also wtt so we talk babies all the time!

Thank u for the support re smoking! I can officially say I have been smoke free for almost 48 hrs now and i feel brilliant!! A lot less cravings than yesterday so all good! Also my oh has cut down hugely so proud of him! He's gone frm smoking 20 a day to 7 yesterday and 4 today! Hopefully he will be smoke free soon too really feel like we are making a start on preparing now!

Sorry if i sound really dumb but whats a chemical pregnancy? Never heard of it!!

Congrats Luxoire!!!!! Very very happy for u! I am so looking forward to being fake hormone free and having a natural cycle!

Xxx

 

[sarah34]

Also re vitamins, i know there are some preconception vitamins out there but i may just take folic acid and see how we go.

Out of interest sorry if im being nosey but how much alcohol do you drink? I very rarely drink nowadays mainly because my fiance doesnt drink but i like to have a few when we go out, (which isnt that often!)

Luxoire hope you sorted your misunderstanding out!! Dont let him ruin ur good mood! Lol xx

 

[vikster]

I came of cerazette in November 2011 and we are going to be ttc in August this year. I was on it 5 1/2 years and in that time didn't have AF. I occasionally had a small bleed but not a proper AF if that makes sense?

I will be honest, it has taken a while to get my cycles back on track which is frustrating. I am due AF in a few days and this will tell me if my cycles are back to some kind of regular pattern. My last two have been about 28 days apart and hopefully this one will too fall in to the same pattern. I had a withdrawl bleed after 4 days then AF's started with 15 days apart for the first few, then went to 22-24 days apart for the next few and then I had a gap of 54 days, a gap of 46 days and finally, the last two were 28 days. I did see the doctor because I was getting concerned but she said that six months to regulate was normal.

I am just happy that by the time we start to ttc I will (hopefully!) have a normal pattern. I saw the doctor because I was worried that I would not be able to know if I was ovulating or would have no sign if I had concieved if I didn't know when AF was due to know if I had missed one!

Good luck though ladies, wishing you lots of success and throwing baby dust your way xx

 

[Luxoire]

I go on here to keep myself busy! Lol luckily for me i have a couple of good friends that are also wtt so we talk babies all the time!

Thank u for the support re smoking! I can officially say I have been smoke free for almost 48 hrs now and i feel brilliant!! A lot less cravings than yesterday so all good! Also my oh has cut down hugely so proud of him! He's gone frm smoking 20 a day to 7 yesterday and 4 today! Hopefully he will be smoke free soon too really feel like we are making a start on preparing now!

Sorry if i sound really dumb but whats a chemical pregnancy? Never heard of it!!

Congrats Luxoire!!!!! Very very happy for u! I am so looking forward to being fake hormone free and having a natural cycle!

Xxx

Hi Sarah - a chemical pregnancy is where some ppl get pregnant immediately after stopping the pill but lose it because they still have hormonal imbalance in their system so can not carry the preg to full term - sad i know and it does not sound good

Alcohol - i drink roughly about 2 cans of Stella Cidre (my fave) at the weekend/week - not really a big drinker during the week - but looking at the cans that is like 5units a week - i think it is too much and i read somewhere alcohol can take up to 2months to leave your system completely as your body may store it up in its fat stores...so i think i need to cut out the alcohol copletely by July - which is why i want to start weaning myself off gradually now

Misunderstanding - he said sorry - but i think he only really meant it when he woke me up at 4am this morning to say he is sorry - then i think i really forgave him - i am christian so forgiveness is a big thing for me, but it helps when he means it too - so all is well in paradise.

Lucky you having friends to talk to - all my friends have at least 1 so i have n one to talk to about how i am feeling as their chats are more about the child(ren) they have already had!

sorry to go on hun...but you asked

 

[Luxoire]

I came of cerazette in November 2011 and we are going to be ttc in August this year. I was on it 5 1/2 years and in that time didn't have AF. I occasionally had a small bleed but not a proper AF if that makes sense?

I will be honest, it has taken a while to get my cycles back on track which is frustrating. I am due AF in a few days and this will tell me if my cycles are back to some kind of regular pattern. My last two have been about 28 days apart and hopefully this one will too fall in to the same pattern. I had a withdrawl bleed after 4 days then AF's started with 15 days apart for the first few, then went to 22-24 days apart for the next few and then I had a gap of 54 days, a gap of 46 days and finally, the last two were 28 days. I did see the doctor because I was getting concerned but she said that six months to regulate was normal.

I am just happy that by the time we start to ttc I will (hopefully!) have a normal pattern. I saw the doctor because I was worried that I would not be able to know if I was ovulating or would have no sign if I had concieved if I didn't know when AF was due to know if I had missed one!

Good luck though ladies, wishing you lots of success and throwing baby dust your way xx

ohh hun, that is what i fear - i am a little plan-aholic and like to plan everything as uch as i can - it annoys my hubby i guess he is more happy go lucky..so it will be hard for me if i am not regular and can nto track the ovulation - have you tried using the oculation kits? arent they suppose to tell you when you are ovulating?

i would say you should use it when you feel the signs just to check and so when the signs come next time even without using it you may be able to guess ovulation days?

you sure have had a long time off it - wishing you all the very best and sending baby dust your way too...hopefully it will all settle down or you will cathc first time round

 

[Luxoire]

@Vikster - seeing as you were on it about same amount of time as i have been on it...did you get any of the 'withdrawal symptoms' i have ready about? some of them can be horrible i have read even mimicking pregnancy

 

[sarah34]

Thanks for explaining chemical pregnancy, never heard of that before!! Will have to do a bit of research but don't want to worry myself too much!

 

[vikster]

No, I never had any withdrawal symptoms at all. I got my AF this morning and that means 3 months with a regular 28 day pattern so I think this means I am back to a normal cycle, woop woop.

I have heard plenty of people on here say that they had no problems when coming off cerazette though so don't let my experience get you down. Luckily for us, I came off in November and we arnet ttc until august so i was expecting it may take a while. Keep us posted though and I send lots of baby dust your way xx