Hi Ladies! Some advice needed

[Jadey_404]

Hi everyone!

Im new to all this TTC buisness and i have a few questions.

I have been on the pill for many years. I have had the injection and 2 different types of the tablet form. After me and OH decided we would like a baba, i stopped taking my pill half way through March. I had a period at the end of March, i cant remember any of the dates and how long i was on for. We started to try for a baby from the 17th April. Ive strarted to really feel odd this week. I had really bad pains yesterday sort of like period pains but they felt a bit odd. Then i was sick a few times in the evening. I thought there was no way that i was pregnant because we have only been trying a week plus i had only just come off the pill. Well i ended up testing anyway and it was negative just like i thought. Could it have been to early? The test i used was from the 1st day of a missed period. I still have the really odd period like pains today. I think im due to have AF the end of this month. I dont know when she will arrive. Will coming of the pill make them irregular? How will i know when im ovulating if they are irregular and when should i started testing? Do i need to take them folic acids tables?

I hope this has made sense. I found it hard to put into words. Sorryfor all my questions.

Jade xx

 

[rach]

hi hun 1st of all let me just say if you are already ttc its really very very important to be taking folic acid now and continue taking it till 3 months pregnant its believed that it helps prevent serious defects in babys brain and spinal cord both of which are already forming before you even find out you are pregnant so you need to be on these before ttc ideally

2ndly periods can be all over the place when you 1st come off the pill some people can take up to 6 months for their bodies to settle back down into normal regular cycles so try not to worry too much

if i was you i would wait until maybe the end of this month and if still no sign of af then test again

good luck hope you get your bfp soon and please please get yourself some folic acid tabs now xxxxxxxx

 

[marge]

I'll second what Rach says but also if you dont get a BFP this month then charting/ temping next month will help you know when you ovulate and help you know where you are in your cycle.

Alot of people on here use the Fertility Friends website to chart.

I hope this helps and good luck


Forgot to say hi!!

 

[EllieBelle]

Hi

April was my first month TTC also having been on the pill for 19 years non stop, my biggest worry was that I wouldnt Ovulate for a while, and that I may not get an AF - many women seem to have this problem when first coming off the pill.

Luckily for me AF turned up yesterday, so at least I know my body has returned to normal very quickly.

Just a word of warning I had every possible symptom - inc spotting at 9 dpo, I had hot flushes, excess saliva, even veins on my BB's - and still wasnt pregnant!

Im not going to get into charting etc just yet as feel its a bit too early for that and also trying not to obsess too much - but it is worth using an online ovulation calendar and trying to work out when you will ovulate etc - if nothing else!

I was sure I ovulated on the 7th April, as I could feel it quite badly, and now see this would fit very well with my cycle dates.

I have also been taking folic acid since the day I decided to stop taking BCP's.

Good luck with TTC