ttc am i on my first cycle?? help

[khartnett1981]

Hi ladies myself and DH have just started ttc I had coil removed on Thursday I started bleeding Saturday until today, was this my first cycle?? If so do I start counting from first day of period and roughly how long after is ovulation? I'm new to all this as I fell pregnant with my other two whilst on the pill and this is the first time trying

 

[lushious09]

you should post in the ttc section hun this is the 3rd tri forum xx

 

[kaylz]

It's likely to be bleeding just from having the coil removed (or withdrawal bleeding if it was a Mirena containing progesterone.

You will ovulate before your next proper period, so you should wait for your period before trying if you want to be sure of dates, or if you want to try sooner, you could look out for signs of ovulation (egg white cervical mucus, cervix being high, soft, open and wet) and just try then.

 

[khartnett1981]

Yeah thought id ask mummys to be that had been through it, yes it was merina coil hun should I start using ovulation kits now?.x

 

[kaylz]

You could ovulate at any time, so you can start using ovulation tests but they will work out quite expensive if you don't ovulate for a while. The TTC forum will have more advice. It can take ages to ovulate after you stop the pill/have a coil removed, or it can happen quite quickly. There's no way of knowing.

I didn't have my first period until more than 60 days after I stopped the progestogen only pill, but my cycles became regular after that. If you don't mind the expense, you can start testing anytime. But as someone who is pregnant I would say it's a real benefit to be as sure as possible about your dates because then you know that growth scans etc are accurate and your due date is correct. That can make a big difference when it comes to stuff at the end like deciding whether you need to be induced.

All I'm saying is, I know you just want to start trying and it's really exciting, but if you can hold off until you're sure you've had a period, it will probably make dating your eventual pregnancy much easier. Good luck!

 

[NixieNoo]

I had my mirena out in June. OPK said I ovulated on my second bleed. (I've become a pee on a stick addict already - gotta stop doing that )

So far no luck - but the doctor told me nothing would likely happen till after 3 months. And I've a few added complications. So who knows.
I have seen plenty of web stuff saying that they got preg after their first proper cycle after the coil so you never know

Never felt so glad to be rid of that bit of plastic tho - never realised what it was doing to me

Good luck and lots of baby dust!!

Nixienoo