stopping the pill
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| Mon, 03-22-2004 - 3:11pm |
i need some advice...
i've been on the pill for 9 months now. its been going really well.. this is my first time at it, and i really like it. i know exactly when im gonna get my period and it shortened it, period used to be 7 days or so, now its only 4 - 5 days.... the thing is, my boyfriend is asking me to stop taking the pill because he wants to have a baby. i dont have a problem with having a baby, but i just kinda dont want to stop taking the pill cuz of the advantages. im afraid that if i stop, my period is going to go back to the long 7 days, and when i first starting the pill, for the whole first month, i was bleeding. then it stopped and started again 2 weeks later... i was so frustrated. now its more regular, what if i stop the pill and i start bleeding like that again? i gotta go through all that again?
has anyone stopped taking the pill and had good results? i know everyone's difrerent, but i just want to know what other has experienced.
thanks...


NOT that it is any of my business, but have you considered talking about marriage BEFORE you start trying to have a baby?
The thing is, when you get pregnant you wont have to worry about your period because you wont have one till about a month after the baby is born and even later if you breastfeed! The only thing you dont know is how long it will take you to get pregnant. Some get pregnant the first month off the pill, some up to a year. Best of luck! ~Josie
When I stopped taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen, I didn't have any problems. My periods were still shorter, which was super nice! I was off the pill for about 3 years and didn't have any problems; now I'm back on and things are still ok.
~heather
I was on the pill for about 2.5 yrs and stopped about 3 months ago. My periods have been late, but short. My last period I spotted for a couple of days, and then had my period for maybe one day. I guess it takes a while to get back to your normal cycle. Anyways, the worst thing for me after stopping the pill is that I got bad acne on my face and it took almost 2 months for the worst of it to disappear. I haven't had acne since I was a teenager, so it was a difficult situation to get use to.
Good Luck,
iswgirl