is this normal

[nikkif]

Hi

just wondering if it is normal to have lighter AF after coming off pill? (this is 2nd one now).

I used to have really bad AF before the pill but that was 9 years ago. I am just wondering if anyone has had this and that it doesnt mean there is something "wrong"

Nikki x

 

[jenna]

when i first came off the pill my period was light and only 5 days long. My last period (3rd after coming off the pill) was really heavy and 7 days long and VERY painful!

 

[nikkif]

oh right i wonder if that means things are getting back to normal for you now then? i do know now the answer to your ovulation question either as i have not started with OPKs yet but may end up doing soon! i think you can miss the surge of LH thought which the OPKs detect but someone more exoerienced will probably know more!!

good luck!

 

[jenna]

yeah i think it is, when you stop taking the pill you realise how horrible periods were before, they get more heavy and painful!

 

[Alicebabe]

Before I went on the pill, my AF was absolutely horrendous! Dragged on for about 12 days and VERY heavy. When I went on the pill, it got much lighter but still dragged on for about 8 days. Since coming off the pill, it is now heavy for about 2 days but then finishes quite abruptly after about 4-5 days - hope this helps x

 

[Bec]

Hey,

Before the pill AF was heavyish and lasted for about 8 days .... then whilst on the pill (as with alot of people I think because they are not 'true' periods) it was quite light and lasted about 4-5 days ...... and since coming off the pill AF has been heavyish for 1 day ... and then only lasts for 4 days in total .... it's been like that for 8 months now .... I was on the pill for 13 years ...

A friend of mine has found exactly the same thing .. AF is much lighter now than it was pre-pill.....

I'm charting and using OPKs (although I'm having a break next month) ... and everything seems to be working fine!!

Sorry ... long answer to a short question!!

 

[nikkif]

aw thanks a lot for those replies i feel better now. Was just a bit worried incase it wasn't usual, but as some of you have experienced similar i feel better now!
thanks x

 

[gracie]

The reason i went on the pill is that when i had AF ( PCOS) i was very heavy and sore however since coming off the pill i too have been lighter and for not as long. Like you its had me worried some months.