Preparing to try

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Okay, so some of you may have seen my post before about the depo injection. It appears I may be a while until I can start trying after having 2 shots of it.

I'm trying not to let that bother me, as what will be will be. But it is hard not knowing when we'll be able to start trying. I still have two and a half weeks until my next shot would be due. I like planning things and we were hoping to start trying at the beginning of this year, but instead it might be summer when my periods come back.


So what we've decided is to focus on trying in summer, if I start ovulating earlier then that-that's fantastic, if not then at least we'll have factored for that.

I'm just trying to focus on other things and also a bit of prep, I'm taking my pre-conception tablets now, as if I do fall earlier then summer it will mean I have my folic acid and also I've read the iron can help fertility return after depo... not sure how true that is, but it could make sense as depo thins the lining of your womb and iron would help your body start building that up again.

Also going to de-clutter the house and possibly look at moving, depends if the houses around here start selling. Still not happy about having no idea when we'll be able to start trying, but feeling a little more focused. Hopefully the summer will be here in no time. The 18 months to our wedding seemed to come round pretty quickly in the grand scheme of things
 
Hey Donna,
That must be frustrating!! But at least you're focusing on other things - good idea! I took severn seas TTC when I xame off cerezette which I know is totally different but when I came off microgynon it took over a year to get my AF back. With cerezette and takung seven seas TTC it took 5 weeks. So I do think iron and b vits help.
Good luck and hope you get ur cycle back asap :)
Xx
 
Thank you, it is hard... I'm not even past when my injection is due yet and babies and periods are pretty much all I think about lol.

I'm also going to pick up some agnus castus as I've heard that can help. But who knows.

My husband keeps saying it will probably come back sooner, but I'm trying to keep with the focusing on it coming back in Summer, just to avoid disappointment.
 
Yes I have to say I convinced myself it would be a year to get AF back so when it was 5 weeks I was overjoyed!
Definitely best to prepare for a long haul.
Hope it comes back soon after depo stops for you xx
 
hi ladies i am glad to see am not alone however wish you a short stay in the ttc journey here is my story i had my last depo injection feb 2015 i was due for another in may so i decided to put the copper coil as i wait for depo to wear off and start the TTC journey i had AF in July and none again till now i took off the coil in aug so am just here waiting for my cycle to resume but the journey feels long already im getting advise to take birth control pills for 3 cycles that it will help me regain my normall cycle who has tried them before. FYI i concieved my DD2009 while on the pill
 
That's interesting. I was told by my the sonographer that you are more fertile straight after coming off pill sometimes.... But if you start to take it that feels weird as youre preventing it again?
I'm no expert mind!!! All I know is that microgynon screwed my cycles, but cerezette seemed to work well and I caught preg the month after I stopped it xx
 
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I suppose the pill thing makes sense as you are more fertile straight after coming off it... I can't take the pill as it sends my hormones all over the place.

My agnus castus arrived today though and I'm thinking of starting on that straight away, as although my depo isn't due for another couple of weeks, it can't do any harm in getting it all in my system straight away right?


Anyways thanks for your replies, fingers crossed we'll all have cycles and even better then that those BFP sooner rather than later.


Although I am going to plan for it taking a while, it is nice to hear some of the good stories of periods returning after 5 weeks - a few months... you get bombarded with the horror stories but I have heard a few people say it only took a month or two.
 
hi ladies i decided to take the pills lets see if that works out for me am guessing i should do a pack first n wait and see if i will ovulate i dont want to pump too many hormones in the system all the best in the TTC journey
 
I did start my agnus castus straight away.


I've been having some right period/ovulating symptoms.... I know I'm not as I'm not due my depo until the 28th October (Keep hoping it's a sign that it ain't in my system properly yet as when I was on it before I barely got any symptoms when it was due.... but don't wanna get my hopes up in case I'm completely off and have an almost year wait)


Really hoping for a period by Christmas
 

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