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| Fri, 08-01-2003 - 7:47pm |
I went of birth controls in June and I'm now on day 34 of my cycle. I don't know how long my cycles should be, because I've been on bcp's for so long, but I'm assuming if I was going to get my period, I would have already. My husband and I have been ttc this month. So I've been having some strange cramping in my lower abdomen, almost like someone's fingers are on my tummy and they are pressing them one by one (crazy... I know :) ) and all of a sudden my skin is bad (it's never bad, I've been blessed) and I'm very weepy. I cry about nothing and I laugh at myself once I realize how crazy I look! Anyway, I took a hpt without fmu a couple of days ago and it was negative. I'm wondering if these sound like coming-off-the-pill symptoms or preggo symptoms.... be honest! Thanks girls!

I don't know what your cycle/periods were like before you got off bc pills, but many times your cycle will revert back to whatever craziness it was doing before you got on bc. When I got off the pill to conceive my son three years ago, my cycles went totally wacko- everything from 28 days to 39 days. There was lots of cramping- just like when I was a teenager before I got on bc. I was emotionally different too (ok, so I was a grouch and weepy!) I never could get a really clear temp pattern. Luckily, relying on CM did it for me.
I never had skin issues while TTC #1 , but this time I am!
I just got off the pill again three months ago to TTC #2. It's not nearly as crazy this time, but I still don't think I've returned to a normal cycle.
Some people take a long time to conceive after getting off the pill while others are at their most fertile. Such a web we weave with these hormones!
Bless you with a baby when the time is right!
J.
Good luck and spreading baby dust.
Kate
Me too!
I came off BCP on the 7th July because I had been having lots of probs with it - constant bleeding for weeks on end so I stopped and nothing not a peep from AF at all. That was now aht 25 days ago?!
A week after I stopped I was horny like crazy (sorry for the details) and had really sore nipples and now so like 2 weeks later nothing.
I am assuming that was when I ovulated from what I have read regarding signs of ovulation.
I did a HPT a week ago and it was negative - of course! and for the last week I have been just like you crying at the drop of a hat and REALLY REALLY irritable.
I dont know whether to test again or to wait or even if there is a chance you can get pregnant straight after coming off the pill. Maybe it is just AF on her way? Or am I pregnant ? Who knows hey?
Keep us posted anyway !!
Best of luck
Missy
Hi-
I've been off the pill since early May, and I had a lot of symptoms similar to yours. Specifically, i had really sore nipples for a few weeks, i started breaking out a bit more, and my cycles got longer. I had gone off the pill briefly three years ago, and i didn't get AF for nearly three months! the doctor had to give me something to make it start again.
So, it can be a little tricky TTC right after BC, but don't be discouraged. This is my third cycle off, and i think my body is starting to get back to normal. You might want to get an OPK to figure out when you're Oing, and also watch your CM and CP.
Good luck to you!
Holly
TTC #1 C3, CD 21
Anyway, thanks so much again for all of your stories and support, it really helped!
So I guess for me that is it this month!
Best of luck to you all and hopefully ill be back soon with news that i am pregnant
love to you all