Stopping BCP to TTC***Updates & Progress/Noted Changes Since Stopping BCP***24BFPs***

[charmed16]

I didn't know you should finish the pack. I got off the pill end of June, had a normal period a week later. I am now on month 2 of TTC. I didn't suffer any side effects, thank God! I was on it for a year. You still on the pill?

 

[ms_lola]

Charlie
You will get there!!! I felt let down on my first cycle so I can only imagine how you might feel. But I suppose, whatever is going on with your body now, it's adjusting itself and trying to get ready to be a nice home for that little baby! I'm sorry its taking so long, but just remember your body is making sure it's a safe place for a little one, and the safer it makes itself, the better! Just keep doing everything you're doing, and don't give up! I'll keep praying for you!!

Jess - cute bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have a beautiful little one there, mine still looks like I ate too much food hehe.

Turtle and Britt - hello! and welcome!!

I'm sorry for being absent again...morning sickness is kicking my butt, so between having my head in the toilet and working, I'm not having time for anything else! Come on week 12!!

 

[curiousowl]

Charlie, I know you don't know me since I'm really in and out of this thread but I just wanted to say so sorry. I've been trying since Jan, with a 70 day cycle in there. It sucks. A lot. And honestly it can be super hard to watch people come off the pill and immediately conceive. (Not that I'm not happy for all the BFPs in this thread! ) Please feel free to PM me if you ever need to vent!

 

[CrazyCharlie2]

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate all the love. I'm feeling a little better today but still bummed out.

Curious- the cycle before this one was about 85 days and they had to force a period with progesterone. I'm just hoping that I don't have to do the same thing this cycle. I might take you up on the venting. Lol. How are you holding up?

Ms lola- I really hope my body figures out the best solution soon. Lol. sorry about your feeling sick! I hope it doesn't last much longer!

At this point I'm waiting for AF to show up. Hopefully she will (or ill magically be preggers ;-) ) and I won't have to force her to show up again.

Knowing my hormones are normal is some comfort. Just don't understand the rest. But I guess I just have to wait.

 

[curiousowl]

Curious- the cycle before this one was about 85 days and they had to force a period with progesterone. I'm just hoping that I don't have to do the same thing this cycle. I might take you up on the venting. Lol. How are you holding up?

Please do!

I was prescribed Provera during my 70 day cycle too. I even filled the prescription but AF finally came on her own before I could start it. My next cycle was also long (49 days) but I did eventually O. Crossing my fingers this cycle works out for you.

I have good moments and bad. I wish it was consistent across days at least! But I can go from feeling totally okay with things to being super frustrated and angry just a few minutes later. TTC is so draining.

 

[Turtle0630]

Charlie, I see from your signature that your one year anniversary was last weekend...happy anniversary late! I hope you and DH had a nice day together celebrating.

 

[cdex67]

Day 58...I just wish SOMETHING would happen. At this point I am even praying AF will show up. I have been putting off calling the doctor out of fear she will just say keep waiting. One more month to the 3 months they want you to wait. Seems like light years away.

 

[cdex67]

Well possible good news...not that it means anything. I've noticed throughout this entire cycle my cm has been either very creamy or watery. Never ewcm or otherwise. I noticed tonight it has all but dried up and from what I understand this tends to happen before AF so fingers crossed. Thinking about it though, I'm probably in for the WORST af of my life when she does show up. Mine are usually bad anyway...

 

[twinkie2]

Well I guess I hope it's af and that it's not awful for you!

patience-how are you, haven't seen an update in a while...

 

[CrazyCharlie2]

Thank you Turtle! We had a great day went on the longest bike ride of my life and then to a romantic dinner.

Curious- I'm praying that I did O even if it was late. At least then I wouldn't feel like I'm broken. I'm right there with you on the being totally fine then angry and frustrated. I try to be positive about it but sometimes it's just too hard.

Cdex I'm hoping that af shows up so you can move forward! funny how a long cycle can make you wish for AF.

Twinkie -How's the spotting? Everything so going well?

 

[Wtbam]

cdex, I totally, totally know how you are feeling. I got to about CD150 with NOTHING and was just praying SOMETHING would happen.

Can I ask, what is your BMI like (just as a rough guide, are you underweight, average or overweight?). The reason I ask is that I truly believe the only way I ended by 200 day cycle (and brought on an ovulation which I thankfully caught!!) was for two reasons: First of all, I went on the GI diet. I was really, really strict, and I believe it balanced my hormones enough to allow my body to ovulate. Obviously I have PCOS and you may not, but perhaps it is worth thinking about. The reason why I think it worked is that I literally ovulated 3 weeks after starting the diet, and I know it takes 2 weeks to grow an egg. Secondly, doing the diet, I lost 10lbs, which took me from an "overweight" BMI to an "average" one. I don't normally read too much into BMI (think it is a load of rubbish due to muscle weight etc, but I 100% believe these two things kick started by body into popping out an egg and ending the ridiculously long cycle!)

 

[jessica716]

Lola - thank you, bumps getting bigger by the day but I haven't had much of a weight gain, couple of pounds at most... Shouldn't complain but thougjt would have been more by now. Think it's about 3lb that's all

Twinkie - hows the spotting?

Cdex - hopefully af won't be too bad and will play nicely for you. Ready for a nice new cycle to start

As for me - nothing much new, scan is next Thursday. Looking forward to seeing how much baby has grown

 

[cdex67]

cdex, I totally, totally know how you are feeling. I got to about CD150 with NOTHING and was just praying SOMETHING would happen.

Can I ask, what is your BMI like (just as a rough guide, are you underweight, average or overweight?). The reason I ask is that I truly believe the only way I ended by 200 day cycle (and brought on an ovulation which I thankfully caught!!) was for two reasons: First of all, I went on the GI diet. I was really, really strict, and I believe it balanced my hormones enough to allow my body to ovulate. Obviously I have PCOS and you may not, but perhaps it is worth thinking about. The reason why I think it worked is that I literally ovulated 3 weeks after starting the diet, and I know it takes 2 weeks to grow an egg. Secondly, doing the diet, I lost 10lbs, which took me from an "overweight" BMI to an "average" one. I don't normally read too much into BMI (think it is a load of rubbish due to muscle weight etc, but I 100% believe these two things kick started by body into popping out an egg and ending the ridiculously long cycle!)

Well I am 5'4" and 140 lbs which puts me in the average category on the bmi chart. I have actually been trying to lose a little weight though as I am on the high end of average. I've been running daily, and they say exercise can mess with your cycle but I'm feeling good about that so I'm not stopping now I have no idea if I have pcos but anything is possible considering I have a bunch of other stuff too.

 

[Wtbam]

Well, my main symptoms of PCOS are facial hair, and hair on other parts of my body that I would describe as excessive. My periods were always regular (although I had never before tried to confirm ovulation).

I truly believe that the GI diet shocked my body into ovulation. After waiting nearly 200 days of nothing, I couldn't believe after 3 weeks of doing it, I ovulated and was pregnant!

 

[Turtle0630]

Charlie, I'm glad you guys had a nice day together celebrating! Sounds wonderful!

Cdex, FX that your signs mean your AF will be arriving soon, and that it's not horrendous for you!

Afm, I'm just really confused right now on what my body is doing. I can't tell for sure if I ovulated a couple of days ago, or if I'm still gearing up for it. This is only my 2nd month trying and (thankfully!) my first cycle coming off bcp was only 27 days. If this cycle is anything like last cycle then I should be ovulating today, or thereabouts. However I've only been relying on cm this month to try to gauge ovulation and it's been giving me some mixed signals! Ha! I think next month I need to start temping and/or using opk's to give me a better idea, so I'm hopefully not left quite as confused and wondering.

 

[jessica716]

Turtle... I know with me that first month off bcp my cm was useless, no change in it the whole month

From what I've read previously I think sometimes.it can take a couple of months off bcp for your cm to go back to normal.

 

[Turtle0630]

Jessica, thanks! I wasn't really aware that it could take awhile for that to regulate as well, although that certainly makes sense! I didn't check it last month (which was my first cycle off the pill) so I don't even know what to compare it too this month. But that doesn't mean it's also not wacky this month, like you said I guess it could take it a few months even to get back to normal. I guess we'll see what happens!

 

[Mintastic]

Turtle - mine was pretty wacky first 2mos off BC. Only just started to show more of a pattern now on cycle 3.

 

[Turtle0630]

Thanks, Mint! That helps for sure. It's always good to know what your body is doing isn't something completely unheard of.

 

[cdex67]

Wtbam, I may look into the G.I diet. I looked online a little and it doesn't seem difficult by any means.

Turtle- I am still in my first cycle (day 61) and my cm has been useless too.

Afm today...maybe tmi but I don't think I've had a bowel movement in like 5 days which is NO fun but laxatives and stool softeners scare me. My cm has been all over the place. My cervix is high and hard as a rock and I have had what I've thought to be AF cramps for a week now but no sign of AF. Hmph.