Hi there. New to the forum so hello everyone. I am on the pill and will be 35 in December. I haven't had children but I am planning on going off the pill early next year to TTC. I know that it can take a few months for your cycle to get back to normal and can be irregular during this time. But just wanting to hear from anyone who has gotten or had issues with getting pregnant once stopping the pill. I have heard with devices such as clearblue fertility monitor you have to wait a couple of natural periods before using it. Plus is the device any good?
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Conceiving after pill
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Jellybean86
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I had regular cycles straight after coming off my pill 2 years ago. In fact they were better than before I went on it!
I would say come off it when u are ready and just start trying straight away. I wouldn't necessarily bother with a fertility monitor straight away either. Just listen to your body and maybe use the Ovia fertility app to log symptoms and track your period. See how you get on. From experience, I started TTC in April this year and I think too many gadgets and devices make ttc too stressful. Try going naturally through the process as much as possible at least to start with. I fell pregnant after 4 cycles but had a mc at 6 weeks sadly. So I'm now on my 2nd cycle tryin since and hoping this is the one! I used Clear blue digi ovulation stick to check when I ovulated as was curious after the mc to see what was going on but all the symptoms I could feel in my pelvis were definitely ovulation and the stick gave me the reassurance.
I would say come off it when u are ready and just start trying straight away. I wouldn't necessarily bother with a fertility monitor straight away either. Just listen to your body and maybe use the Ovia fertility app to log symptoms and track your period. See how you get on. From experience, I started TTC in April this year and I think too many gadgets and devices make ttc too stressful. Try going naturally through the process as much as possible at least to start with. I fell pregnant after 4 cycles but had a mc at 6 weeks sadly. So I'm now on my 2nd cycle tryin since and hoping this is the one! I used Clear blue digi ovulation stick to check when I ovulated as was curious after the mc to see what was going on but all the symptoms I could feel in my pelvis were definitely ovulation and the stick gave me the reassurance.
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I had a lot of issues after coming off the pill. Turned out high prolactin was my issue but being on the pill masked many of the symptoms including the fact I wasn't having periods due to the prolactin levels stopping ovulation. Once the prolactin was sorted, I had clockwork cycles again like I had before being on the pill. My situation was definitely unusual though.
It can be quite normal for periods to take around 6 months to return to normal but many ladies catch before their first period so it really can vary. If you're open to other methods of contraception in the short term, I'd definitely consider coming off the pill earlier to allow your cycles to normalise while you're not worrying about TTC. This is only based on my personal experience and the fact it became the start of a very difficult TTC journey for us. I've sworn off hormonal contraceptives for life now as although the prolactin wasn't our only problem, I would have picked up on it and had treatment so much sooner if I hadn't been on the pill.
Also agree with Jellybean about listening to your body and going with the flow to begin with.
It can be quite normal for periods to take around 6 months to return to normal but many ladies catch before their first period so it really can vary. If you're open to other methods of contraception in the short term, I'd definitely consider coming off the pill earlier to allow your cycles to normalise while you're not worrying about TTC. This is only based on my personal experience and the fact it became the start of a very difficult TTC journey for us. I've sworn off hormonal contraceptives for life now as although the prolactin wasn't our only problem, I would have picked up on it and had treatment so much sooner if I hadn't been on the pill.
Also agree with Jellybean about listening to your body and going with the flow to begin with.
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I came off the pill in December of last year after being on it for 12 years. My periods have been regular ever since. I wanted to see what my periods were like before we starting TTC so i came off the pill a few months before we wanted to start trying as I wanted to see if they’d be regular/irregular etc and in terms of knowing when ovulation normally was. I haven’t gotten pregnant yet but my periods have been fine since coming off the pill. Way less cramping than when I was on it and they are lighter too.
