TTC After Depo Shot

[GoldButterfly]

Hi there, I too am trying to concieve after depo. I had my last injection in May and it ran out in October and I have been trying to concieve since then. At first I ha no periods and now I have irrregular periods/spotting. I wanted to try the ovulation testing kits but I don't understand them. To make me feel worse my best friend (was also our bridesmaid) starting trying to concieve after me fell pregnant straight away and is now 6 weeks pregnant. The depo had ruined my life and also made me put on over a stone in weight. I feel so depressed as I just want a baby so bad.

 

[dottiemad79]

im now getting a bit depressed at that ive not concived yet as it didnt take me long with the other 2 my dh says give it time but to me im just not getting any younger, and it all seems that everyone around me is falling pregnant and not me its just so unfair that we try and do the right thing by having the stupid injection to prevent unwanted pregnacies but then when we do want to have another it just doesnt happen for us (sorry to rant about it) i would really love to have another this yr but i think its not gonna happen for me i have to go back to the doctors end of march if nothing has happened so see if there is anything she can do to help us along im not holding out much hope but anything is worth a try as they say if you dont ask then you will never know!!!

 

[emz87]

Emz -- What was your irregular AF like? how long did you take depo for?

I took depo for 6months so i had two shots. The day i was due to go back and get another shot july 21 i had af it lasted for a few days and then stopped it was on and off for 28 days 4 days later i came back on august 21 so i figured i had a 31 day cycle Sept came and past no sign of af,Oct came and past no sign of af she finally arrived 12th nov i was expecting her to arrive 12the dec no sign of her again expected her again 12th jan no sign tested and got a bfp!!

I didnt chart or use opk but what i did notice is that on the day that af was due i had period pains at first they confused me as there was no blood but in the end if i felt af pains on the day she was due i counted it as cylce day 1, i did monitor cm and bd around the time where i thought i was oving it seemed to have worked for me good luck in getting yr bfp!!

 

[Redros3]

Congrats Emz!!

 

[Kayleigh Lou]

A defo congrats emz

hey to all the new faces, hope we can stick together and cheer each other up when needed.

So Af due yesterday and nothing. Still getting my left hand twinges and Saturday night it was unbearable. But managed to survive till today to see if i can get a docs appointment.

No doubt he'll say but its just another side of Depo. GREAT!!!

 

[Unic21]

Hi to all the newbies, glad to have you here with us but sorry you have to go through the hell that is ttc after depo - My excitement at having AF for the first time since coming off depo (shot was due to wear off end May '09) has just about worn off as absolutely no sign of O - opks still don't even have a second line let alone one that is as dark as the test line and started spotting today and having cramps so looks like a ten day cycle not much chance for a bfp - if AF comes properly I'm going to try Vitex Agnus Castus, see if that helps to sort it out...

Kayleigh Lou - more symptoms of coming off of depo? We should start a list: mine have included weight gain, sore breasts, cramps (with no AF), nausea, mood swings and utter frustration!!!!!

Thanks Emz for letting us know that there is light at the end of the tunnel, it's good to know there's a chance for us!

 

[Kayleigh Lou]

Every time i go docs they make a crappy excuse that its a side effect of depo. I got another yesterday so i gather im not pregnant and the reason ive not seen af yet is because this cycle is mucked up.

Ive been told that left side pain (abdominal and my arm) could be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy but as im getting the docs prob wont even look into it further.

Unic21, the nhs is our health service in the UK. Stands for national health service. But its crap. Id rather pay privately. You dont get no help really on it. Just excuse after excuse.

 

[Unic21]

Hi Kayleigh Lou - I wasn't the one who asked about NHS - I used to live in the UK (where I first started on depo ) I remember someone asked about NHS but I can't find who it was. Free birth control seemed like such a good deal at the time but I guess when you come off it and are ttc - you'd prefer to pay if it meant getting this horrible drug out of your system. I can tell you it's not much better in Australia though - you have to have been off depo for a year before the drs here will do anything... (four more months for me!)

 

[Kayleigh Lou]

Ah i think it may have been diaper butt who asked what the nhs was. Blonde moment sorry!!!

Okay turned up today with back up. Its awful. Ive never experienced periods like it in my life!!!! On the pill i had three days of just light spotting. Guess im in for a week of it!

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Ah i think it may have been diaper butt who asked what the nhs was. Blonde moment sorry!!!

Okay turned up today with back up. Its awful. Ive never experienced periods like it in my life!!!! On the pill i had three days of just light spotting. Guess im in for a week of it!

Hi,

Yes it was me who asked what NHS stands for since i'm not from UK. Sorry for the crazyiness ladies!

 

[lesleyann]

Is it possible to temp with a normal thermometer that has 1 decimal place along as you convert the temp from C to F ?? I ask because i have a normal one and the F ones in boots are like £12 ?

Acording to FF from Temps ive done like this athough i missed a couple of days from a temp rise i could of Ov'd without having a period yet despite Neg OPK but CM was watery witch there also taking into account Between Cd 34 and Cd 38

 

[Jaxvipe]

do you have a link to your chart lesley?

 

[lesleyann]

do you have a link to your chart lesley?

There is not much on it to be honest though lol looks rather prefetic (sp?)i keep forgetting to log in I just dont get how it says ive Ov'd when i have only done 4 temps

How do i link it ?

 

[dottiemad79]

hi to all well im now thinking that im ov today as ive got some cm really clear and sticky(tmi) and been getting cramps aswell i have been looking up the syptoms on line but not to sure if these are as i dont really understand them as ive never tcc with my other children they just happened so i not sure wot im meant to be looking for this time

good luck to every one tcc and hope every one gets their bfp soon

 

[pinkycat]

I hav been reading through this thread, that Deop has a lot 2 answer for

My depo ran out in june and AF finally arrived today, its only taken 7 mths
Fingers crossed 4 BFPs for us ladies x x

 

[gumb69]

how are you doing? x

 

[dottiemad79]

hi everyone hows all doing well i went to doctors on friday for some advice and *tmi* she gave me an internal and said everything looks ok, she even thinks im ovulating at the min due to the amount of cm im got which is very sticky so fx we are at the right time now
me and dh have had a chat about once we get that hes going to go and have the snip as we dont want any more after this one as ive got diabetes and im insulin dependent so me going to be sterlised is a long process due to the diabetes
i would never recommend anyone to have the depo injection if they havent thought it through and also if they are thinking about having a baby in the near furture, it should be banned from the market as it so messes up with your system and also your brain
good luck to everyone tcc loads of to you all and hope everyone gets their soon

 

[Unic21]

Dottiemad - how exciting for you - get to it girl and catch that eggy

Lesley Ann - I do think a thermometer that has a read out to one decimal place even in degrees C is fine for charting as long as it is an accurate one.

Welcome Pinky cat - sounds like you and I are in about the same boat - my depo was supposed to have run out at the end of May '09 and I had my first on 8th of Jan - then she came back (with vengence) on the 20th just when I was hoping to O - I have been doing opks nearly every day (except for when the witch was visiting) and haven't had a positive one yet!

Hoping this last AF is the one to kick me off. I am trying Vitex to help get things moving, and ordered another 50 opks from the IC site. If no positives by the time these run out - I am off to pound down the drs door!

to everyone xx

 

[travkar]

Hi all! New here, hubby and I recently decided to TTC. I was on Depo for 7 years, and then switched to the pill about 7 months ago. Does anyone have any experiences with switching to the pill after depo and getting pregnant after coming off the pill? I had very regular periods while on the pill, so I'm hoping that it's kick started my system so I can have a soon!

 

[BabyDeacon]

hi girls! i am a TTC after depo Girl Depo ran out april last year 2009,,TTC since june of last year,, today i had some bleeding heavy this morning and nothing as i write but deffo having pains! my cousin said it could be implantation,, dont know how she came to that conculsion but ill leave her to it,, i have a scan on saturday to make sure things are ok,, not sure wether to go for it of not?