Ladies TTC After Birth Control

[MissFox]

Congrats maddog!!!!

 

[Cornbread]

Hi! I just found this group, wish I'd found it sooner.

Name: Cornbread
Age(only if you want): 26
Location: Texas
Which type of Birth Control you were on: Ortho Evra (patch)
How long you were on it: about a year
How long have you been off it: about 2 months
Months/cycles TTC: on my second cycle
Are your cycles regular since coming off: Last month: No. This month: Doing good so far, OV'd on CD 14.
What made you realize you were ready to start TTC: We wanted to TTC for a long time but we had to wait for my abnormal pap smear and colposcopy to come back normal and for my hypothyroidism to get under control, then we waited another few weeks b/c we were going on a belated honeymoon cruise and I didn't want to have my period while we were doing that so I took the patch back to back.

 

[oxchrissyxo]

hey ladies, just came across this group,​

Name:chrissy
Age(only if you want):21
Location:west yorkshire, uk
Which type of Birth Control you were on:depo injection
How long you were on it:3 years
How long have you been off it:ran out last july
Months/cycles TTC:been TTC 10 cycles now and was NTNP before that
Are your cycles regular since coming off: yes for the past 5 months
What made you realize you were ready to start TTC:been with my OH for nearly 5 years and weve wanted to be parents since we wer 17 but have just been holding out, now weve got our lovley 2 bedroom house and my OH got a reasonably well paid job! so were so ready for a little one

congrats on the maddog​

 

[AJThomas]

Welcome Chrissy and Cornbread!

 

[awaitingrmb]

Welcome Cornbread and Chrissy.
Cornbread: I hope this is your month!!!
Chrissy: You can do it. Give hope to us girls who been struggling with stupid BEEP depo for sometime. Please give us hope Chrissy LOL!!!!

 

[MissFox]

Hi Chrissy and Cornbread! Good luck to the both of you!

 

[MarylandGirl]

Name: Jill
Age(only if you want): 33
Location: Maryland, USA
Which type of Birth Control you were on: Aviane (generic for Alesse)
How long you were on it: About 12 years (yikes!)
How long have you been off it: 3 weeks
Months/cycles TTC: 1
Are your cycles regular since coming off: Too early to tell!
What made you realize you were ready to start TTC: For years, didn't think I wanted kids. Then suddenly a couple months ago, it was like a switch went off. I think I shocked my husband when I told him! Since then I haven't looked back. (Wish the switch had gone off a bit earlier though!)

 

[MissFox]

Welcome!
I thought that birth control had really messed me up (it totally did- but not as bad as I thought). But I am happy to tell you I got my BFP a little over a week ago. Good luck to all of you ladies! Hopefully there will be more of you joining us in the pregnancy forums soon!

 

[Cornbread]

I just got my BFP a week ago too. Got pregnant my second cycle after coming off BC.

 

[caroleb73]

Just found this thread which is fab

Name: Carole
Age(only if you want): 37
Location: Bahrain but English ExPat
Which type of Birth Control you were on: Microgynon BCP and 1 year on Depo
How long you were on it: 16 years no break then 2 year break followed by another 4 years
How long have you been off it: 15 months
Months/cycles TTC:15 months
Are your cycles regular since coming off: Pretty much ok now although first 7 mths they jumped between 23 and 28 days
What made you realize you were ready to start TTC: Met and fell in love with my DH and I changed. He is the only guy who ever made me feel that I really wanted a baby.

I was originally put on BCP at age 14 to help with very heavy, painful and long periods. Really can't help but think that this has so much to do with my troubles now as docs cannot find a physical reason for us not getting a BFP and I am healthy, active, never smoked and not overweight. Putting that many artificial hormones in your body has got to have a downside.

 

[MissFox]

Carole- I think what you said about your DH is soo sweet! It made me smile!

 

[caroleb73]

Thanks MissFox, it took my a long time to find my DH as we met when I was 35 but then everything happened very quickly after that and we married last October.

Btw I love you pic on your profile, super cute doggie and the comment about your bump having more brain cells than Paris Hilton is just hilarious but so true

 

[MissFox]

That's amazing. I think that moving quickly is just fine! My DF and I have known eachother for a little over 18 months- but I've been in love with him since I first layed eyes on him!
The pup is my shelter puppy! She's about 8 months old now.
And good luck TTC! My mom was 40 when she gave birth to my little brother- he's 4, almost 5 now.

 

[awaitingrmb]

I just got my BFP a week ago too. Got pregnant my second cycle after coming off BC.

Congrats cornbread!

 

[noshowjo]

Name: joanne
Age(only if you want): 30
Location: liverpool
Which type of Birth Control ; depo injection
How long you were on it: 3 years
How long have you been off it: it runs out in setember 15th not getting any more
Months/cycles TTC: none yet
Are your cycles regular since coming of ; i hope they will be but doubt it
What made you realise you were ready to start TTC: getting older now and know if i want to concieve number 3 its better now than later . I WANT A BABY GIRL x

xxx

 

[HELENA100]

Name: Helena
Age(only if you want): 32
Location: London
Which type of Birth Control you were on: Microgynon 30
How long you were on it: 15 years
How long have you been off it: 1 year
Months/cycles TTC: TTC 1 year
Are your cycles regular since coming off: NO, I havent had even one AF!!
What made you realize you were ready to start TTC: Got married, reached age 31, love children and want to have a family.

Feel really sad as no AF!! Have been told I have PCOS and v thin endometrial lining, going to see a specialist...wish the appointment would hurry up!

 

[awaitingrmb]

Congrats on the move over to ttc noshowjo and helena. Hope ttc is a fast and easy one for you ladies.

 

[Lucy1973]

Name: Lucy
Age: 37
Location: UK
Which type of Birth Control you were on: Microgynon/Dianette
How long you were on it: 5 yrs D, then 5 yrs Microg
How long have you been off it: 8 months
Months/cycles TTC: 8 months
Are your cycles regular since coming off: Yes, mostly 28/30 days
What made you realize you were ready to start TTC: I am getting on! OH and I ready, finances better.

Hi girls, am gonna go back and read up on your stories in a minute, I thought I would find this thread interesting.

Came off Microgynon last Christmas, first cycle was very ill (BAD PMS) for 12 days before first period, but had AF within 28 days.
Conceived March, MC, again June, another MC. TTC again now, 3rd time lucky.

Since coming off BC, I have had the most awful PMT every month immediately after Oving, which goes away 5 days before AF. Before BC, I never had PMT at all, so I feel BC has really messed up my hormonal system. Agnus Castus hasn't made a difference, or EPO, to PMS, have now ordered some Maca root to try and see if that works. I also wonder if my hormones being all over the place after coming off BC in some way contributed to MC's?

Any girls out there had REALLY bad PMS after coming off pill, when you never used to get it? Any suggestions how to calm it down a bit?

Am going to read some of the stories on here now.

 

[HELENA100]

I have TERRIBLE PMS since coming off Microgynon too, its horrible and even worse that I dont even have an AF to show for it! Feel really frustrated that the doctor never warned me about all of this, at each time of repeat prescription the doc would ask if I had any side affects - no, did I want to TTC -at that time answer was no. So advice was carry on taking it! Im so annoyed I was on it for so long and hope my body will eventually chug into gear but hindsight is a wonderful thing!

Good luck with everything,
Helena

 

[Lucy1973]

Thanks Helena

Sorry to hear you have had alot of worse trouble than me! Hope you get your appointment soon, and they can help you. That's the trouble, the pill hides all these things, and you only discover them when you come off it.

Hope you get all sorted soon, good luck.