Post-pill irregular cycles support thread!!

[Cara89]

Hey! Soooo glad I found this forum! My cycles suck right along with everyone else's and I always feel like screaming either show me a bfp, some symptoms or show me some AF. Heck, I'd be happy to have land, at least then I'd know that even if it means a bfn, then I'm still in the game.

DF and I discussed the TTC issue and we decided (on Valentine's Day) that I'd come off my bcp's when I was finished that current pack, which obv was Mar 2010. Since then I have had a grand total of 5 cycles, and am on cycle 6 atm. Of course the lenghts varied with no particular pattern, which sucks.

Cycle #1: 41 days
Cycle #2: 60 days
Cycle #3: 66 days
Cycle #4: 41 days
Cycle #5: 68 days
Cycle #6: 50 days and counting.

to everyone, and if not bfps then here's hoping lands soon so we can move on to our next cycle!

 

[Zodiac]

That just doesn't make sense to me why your doc would suggest BCP when you were TTC. Is there evidence that going on it for three months and coming off is helpful in TTC?

She thought maybe I wasn't ovulating so the low dose of hormone would help my body get back on track. Also, it is a belief that the first few month after getting off BCP actually increases your changes of getting pregnant.

I have heard this theory before and know people who got pregnant almost right away. Guess I'm not of those people. To me it makes more sense to at least wait for your 1st normal period after getting off the pill to better calculate date of conception.

 

[misstee]

Hi all,
Glad to see Im not the only one in this predicament!!
Came off the pill in June 2010 - Withdrawal bleed in July 2010 but since then absolutely nothing....currently on day 210!!!!!
As I already have a 13 year old daughter both of the doctors I have seen will not help as apparently i do not fit in with the NHS guidelines and any help with my menstral cycle is classed as fertility help?? Get that...got to love the NHS!!

Who'd have thought that I would be wishing to have period but hey ho!!

Up until I met my current partner I didnt think i wanted any more children, however now i am desperate for another baby.
Even harder now all my friends and work colleagues are managing to get pregnant just by sneezing!!
Rant over - Please get in touch if you fancy a chat.............

Tasha

 

[ams]

I am glad that I found this as well.... Got off the pill Sept 09. Nothing in Oct
Nov 19 09
Dec 21 09(32 day cycle)
Jan 25 10(35 day)
March 13 10(47 day)
April 19 10(37 day)
May 31 10(42 day)
July 1 10(31 day)
August 29 10(31 day)
Oct 22 10(54 day)
Dec 6 10(45 day)
Jan 6 11(31 day)

Doc says they wont do anything unless I go more than 90 days with out a period and that this is all completely normal...Meanwhile before I got on bc I had regular cycles averaging 28-32 days...

 

[AmaryllisRed]

What's NHS?

 

[Tmwnvegas]

Glad to know I'm not they only one having problems after getting off the pill. It's been 10 months since I got off the pill. After 7 months, my doctor tried to induce a period with progesterone. I did two rounds of the progesterone and nothing!!! So frustrated!!! Then I had to get a new doctor. I guess it is uncommon to not be able to induce AF with progesterone. My old doc spoke to a friend of his who happens to be a fertility specialist, and they came to the conclusion that I needed IVF. WTF???!!! Um, I had to tell him that there's going to be a whole heck of a lot more testing done before we can come to the conclusion that I need IVF. Very discouraging and scary. Is this doctor full of crap? Or does he really think this? I got a second opinion. My new doc is trying to induce AF with an estrogen prime followed by progesterone, and I also did an ultra sound today. I've been cramping, I hope this means I'm building a lining and will a period after this round of hormones. But will I have gain back the ability to have periods on my own if I do get AF? I don't know, but I'm praying. What I would give to have periods, again!!!

 

[mrspjlover]

Update from me is i am on CD9 after a very short 2.5 day period. Last cycle was 45 Days and i have no clue what my LP length is so i have worked with an average of 13 which gives me the date of Jan19th as my Ov Date - roughly! So After reading all your stories (so helpfull thanks to everyone) i have bought OV Sticks this month which should arrive in a few days so i am going to go on those for abit of direction this month. Also going on a 3 week holiday a week on saturday so hoping the sunshine will put us in the mood for lots of Bding he he.

Mrs H - how you doing?

Lula - So sorry to read your sad news - hope you find away through this

 

[Trishg21]

Welcome to everyone! Sorry we are all in this frustrating situation but at least we have eachother.

CD 58 and no sign of AF or Ovulation. Thought maybe it was coming a couple days ago but my temp went back down.

My doctor has told me the same thing - that unless I haven't had a period for 90 days there is nothing to do because everything else has been healthy. I think that I might go crazy if I go 90 days! I never thought I would want my period so much.

 

[MrsH1984]

Hello again ladies!!

Finallyready - I wanted to yell last time I got AF, after it being AWOL for 10weeks! I was at work at the time, so thank goodness I didn't It doesn't get me down like I'm sure it does women with regular cycles, weird I know, but at least I know it's a fresh start and a step closer to getting a normal/ regular cycle back!?

Missangie - Oohhh I see from your ticker that you're 7DPO, so you obviously were 5DPO in your last post after all. How do you think you did wise around the "window"? Can we have fingers crossed for our first BFP?

Trishg21 - I know you won't want to hear this hun, but I wouldn't even bother taking your temperature at night as it means nothing in the relms of TTC. So much can determine your body temperature. And, your Basal temperature is your "resting temperature" i.e. when you first wake up. If us crazy women got into analysing things like that, they'd lock us up!! :crazy:

Polegirl23 - Welcome to the thread Sorry to hear you're feeling down about the lack of cycle Please don't be dis-heartened if the docs don't do anything for you, I have been off BCP almost a year and they still tell me this is normal! I hope they do help you out though, you're right this TTC isn't easy. Let us know how it goes.

Zodiac - Welcome to the thread! That sounds crazy to me too, for them to put you on BCP when you are TTC. I know that BCP is a way to balance your hormones, but it is a fake cycle and there's no telling what your body will do post-pill (as I'm sure you know). Did you stop your pill mid-pack? Hope AF comes soon

Stevensmummyx - Hello there! Hopefully your cycles are becoming shorter each time and you'll be within the normal range in no time. GL to you!

Lula - Welcome to our thread hun! I can't say as I know much about what levels the hormones should be, and what the high/ low levels actually determine. Did she explain to you? You know where we are if ever you need a chat, TTC is definitely cruel to some people. BIG to you hunni.

Cara89 - Hey there, we stopped BCP at around the same time!!! I stopped BCP last Feb too. And... my first cycle was 41days!! It sucks at how long it can take for menstrual cycles to regulate eh!?

Misstee - Welcome to the thread! CD210????? All I can offer for that one hun is big Hopefully AF will visit soon and you can kick-start this TTC! Keep us updated when ANYTHING happens.

Ams - Welcome! Good news that some of your cycles are in a normal range hun. Do you chart your BBT or anything so you know if you O in those cycles?

TMWvegas - Welcome to our thread hun! IVF??? Surely there are LOADS of other tests to do first?! And, I'm sure there must be other ways to bring on AF, or reasons it is staying away and can be treated!? Hopefully your new doc has a little more sense and this cycle gets going soon enough, good news on the cramping! Good for you for standing your ground chic!! Docs have a way of manipulating you, when I went I didn't ask all the questions I wanted as I was made to feel stupid! Keep us updated.

Mrspjlover - Hopefully the OPK's will help you out in timing etc. I can't remember, do you chart?

As always, sorry for the rambling!!

As for me, the witch is here for sure, but only just like spotting, so waiting for the "gush" (sorry tmi ). I've had cramps, and they've been much worse than other months, so I'm hoping that's a good sign of everything having a good kick-start on the inside!

Hope you are all well today xxxxx

 

[AmaryllisRed]

So... what's NHS?

 

[missangie]

I am so jealous of those who know that they ovulate around a certain day every month!

THis cycle is driving my crazy! If I discard the temp I had the day after drinking then it says I O'd CD17 (I have it discarded right now) and if I dont discard then it says CD11 was O day. Well I was playing around and entered a temp for tomorrow and it looks like tomorrows temp can potentially change FF to say that I O'd CD11 (even with that one temp discarded) orrrr it will stay the same at CD17...

So confusing. And with my luck, I havent even O'd at all.

 

[missangie]

So... what's NHS?

I dont know.. (didnt want to ignore your question)

 

[finallyready]

Miss Angie I would go by when you got your darkest OPK....(not by fertility friend) only because I think you need to have at least 2 regular cycles of data inputted before it is accurate. And since you and your DH have every other day....you would for sure be in the running! So now you are in your 2 week wait...and I suppose your is technically due next week (as is mine) so all we can do is sit back and relax and let nature do its thing and FX that by this time next week, either a) arrives or b)


And I don't know what NHS is either?

 

[lula]

The nurse didn't really tell me much about what the FSH level meant. she just told me I had to see a fertility specialist and gave me Provera to start a period. I looked up the FSH level myself (48.7) and basically the labwork said I have premature ovarian failure at age 30. Even IVF probably won't work and only hope would be a donor egg in most cases from what I understand. I was so devastated I had to call out of work yesterday because I just could not stop crying. I feel better about it today and have a fertility specialist appointment in a few weeks. I've only been off the pill 3 months so this is a huge shock. I asked the nurse if the Provera would help anything and she said no it won't help anything but it's just healthy to have a period in general. I started spotting hours after taking the first pill and still am spotting on day 3 of it and I don't know if that means anything or not. I can't believe this one number has devastated me this much. I'm hoping for a miracle that maybe it was a wrong number but I'm sure it probably isn't.

 

[finallyready]

Lula I wish I could say something that will make you feel better! I'm so sorry to hear that you have gotten this result. I do hope that it is mistake. However, if it is not, and after going over your options you decide to use a donor egg or adopt; your future babe will be super lucky to have you as a momma, ! It doesn't matter if they are born biologically by you or somebody else, what matters is they will be created by your heart and you will love them and they will love you!

I'm glad the doctors decided to run some tests for you having just recently been off the pill! That way you can get this all figured out sooner; rather than waiting months and months like some of us on here. For all any of us know, we could easily be in your boat and not know it, since so many of our dr's keep telling us to wait....At least you are being proactive with it.

Good luck in your journey and keep us posted! And know we are only a few 'clicks' away if you need someone to vent/talk to!

 

[Patient girl]

So... what's NHS?

I dont know.. (didnt want to ignore your question)

It's the National Health Service - free healthcare service in the UK, run by the government & available to everyone. Because it's free, level of service isn't always consistent I think it's fair to say!

 

[missangie]

FInallyready, I have my FX for you!! When are you going to test? I am going to wait until 14DPO this time around. Last time I drove myself nuts testing from 9DPO on. haha

Lulu When do you see the fertility specialist? You are going to be a mommy, one way or another it will happen!!!

 

[Trishg21]

Wow Lulu I am so sorry to hear about your struggles. I have my FX'd for you. I am sure you will be a mother somehow!

 

[Tmwnvegas]

Hi all, I came on here to post about not having had a period since I came off the pill in December and found this thread already exists. I'm now on CD46 and nothing yet! Made a docs appointment for Fri as it's really getting me down but just feel like I want to cry today I was so excited about starting trying and it just seems my body isn't working properly. I did my first ever test last week but it was negative, and I don't think I realised how dissapointed I would be to see that, I think I'd kind of convinced myself it was going to be positive. I don't think this getting pregnant thing is going to be as easy as I imagined!

Hang in there girl. I'm right there with you! I haven't had a period in 10 months. I thought I would just stop the pill, have sex, and get pregnant! LOL. Not the case. Def. taking way longer than I ever expected. Just know that you are not the only one and don't give up.

 

[Monkey monkey]

Day 73 and still waiting for period number 2 after being on sodding pill. Going the docs on Friday, is there anything he can do for me? Startig to get worried now what to say to docs?