Post-pill irregular cycles support thread!!

[struth]

Sorry to hear that AF showed her ugly head but at least you have had some confirmation of ovulation and that you are on a new cycle. Hopefully this one is shorter to ovulation....

 

[baby_nurse]

Hi guys,
Well I'm a little confused....AF seems to have shown up (on CD 40) which is quite a relief (4 days shorter than last cycle). However I'm 99% sure I didn't ovulate this month...take a look at my chart. Had no temp rise or positive OPK's... which worries me as what does that mean... AF but no ovulation!?! Is this normal! x

 

[Reba]

Looks like an annovulatory cycle. I thought when I first got into all of this that to have a period you HAD to ovulate. Some people have periods with no ovulation. You only find this out with temping and/or getting your blood taken to check for progesterone.

If you can I'd get in to talk with your Dr about your concerns. Especially if this happens for more than one cycle!

 

[baby_nurse]

Is it a side effect of coming off the pill? I know for certain it happened this cycle but can't be 100% sure it happened last cycle as I wasn't temping.

 

[struth]

It can happen to everyone and I guess it is probably more likely when coming off the pill. The pill regulates the hormones that control ovulation and they can take a while to kick back in again. I think that while they are sorting that out that your lining still builds up so it does sometimes break down before ovulation. It can be completely normal - apparently we all have annovulatory cycles every now and then but because we don't track them all the time we just don't normally know about this.

It can also be problematic for TTC (Reba can testify to that ). I agree with Reba - you are probably best to talk to your dr about it. They might not doing anything to start with but monitor you (they can do bloods test to check to see whether you have ovulated or not). If you continue to not ovulate they can give clomid to stimulate your ovaries into ovulating.

If I were you, I would continue to monitor my cycles and if I had another cycle like that, book to see my doctor.

 

[baby_nurse]

Thanks ladies...well I'm a bit confused as its disappeared again now! Sorry for the tmi but it was brown like start of af and I needed a pad but now it seems to have stopped so not sure what is going on! I feel a little bloated but no other pms symptoms!

 

[struth]

I think it can happen that way when you are in the middle of a long cycle - your lining can just start to break down a bit. If you click on my chart and look at the March cycle I had spotting before ovulation at cd69. It could be that?

Has it stopped completely? I see that you have stopped temping? Do you use opks? The reason I ask is that some people have spotting at ovulation so it could be that?

 

[baby_nurse]

I've stopped temping this week because I'm on nights so is difficult to chart and I haven't done an opk for a while as I was finding it depressing to see a negative all the time! It is still there a little when I wipe but still brown not blood. I'm not sure if I should put it as spotting or light flow on my chart! I'll go and do a opk now and see! Ultra confusing gah I hate my cycles lol!

 

[baby_nurse]

Opk is negative but a little darker than previous ones...not holding out too much hope will just see what happens I'm on my last night so back to temping Wednesday x

 

[Reba]

I would put it down as spotting if it's only there when you wipe.
Perhaps that was O spotting!? Some people do have that when they O.

 

[baby_nurse]

UPDATE: AF has arrived in full force now !! Oh well here's to a brand new (and hopefully shorter!!) cycle!

 

[struth]

Well I'm glad that you know either way now! I hope that this next cycle is shorter and has a nice big ovulation within it.

What did you think about talking to the dr about your cycles?

 

[baby_nurse]

Well I'm glad that you know either way now! I hope that this next cycle is shorter and has a nice big ovulation within it.

What did you think about talking to the dr about your cycles?

Think I'll see how this cycle pans out. My AF has been really light..my AF the month before was quite heavy..so maybe I did O the month before if that makes sense (it was before I was temping). Anywho I'm just hoping that this AF will be a kind of 'reset' for my body and it'll get itself back on track for this cycle and maybe do something!! If I have another cycle like my last one without O I think I'll go to docs for a check up. Not too stressed at the mo trying to stay positive and hopeful!

 

[struth]

Sounds like a plan to me - it could have just been a one off. Best to wait for an other cycle and see what happens. How long have you been off the pill now (sorry I'm sure you have said somewhere but I have forgotten)? Keep us posted with how you get on.

Me - I'm just still waiting for ovulation... cd21 today....

 

[Reba]

HSG shows clear tubes...
However my cyst has grown and I'm being referred to more specialists and will be having surgery

So good news and bad news today.
Hope everyone is well

 

[likeaustralia]

reba - sorry to hear about the cyst, but glad you've gotten checked out and are getting it resolved. You'll get your BFP soon.

 

[likeaustralia]

I realize I've forgotten to update here... my cycles have been more or less regular after coming off BC. This cycle I am at 12dpo and no sign of AF. I got it at 11dpo last month, so I am going crazy hoping for my BFP this time around. Fingers crossed and for all of us.

 

[Trishg21]

*sneaks head in*...hello

How are you guys? It's been awhile! I see some familiar faces and some new ones.

 

[maanda]

Hi All, what a perfect thread for me. On CD54 after being on the pill for 13 years (dianne). Had lots of cramping late last month, but here I am still waiting! Patience was never my finest quality!

 

[Reba]

Hi Trishg21!!
I was just thinking about you the other day