Irregular and going crazy!
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| Fri, 03-02-2007 - 1:57pm |
Hi all! I'm one of those lucky ones who without BC have no clue when my period is going to hit. I usually don't have PMS as an indicator either. I got married in September and have had a rollercoaster ride as far as BC is concerned. Changed methods a few months before the wedding(I was horrible at remembering to take the pill everyday!), that didn't work. So went without for a month or so, then tried the pill again. That made me really sick, so now we're back to using other methods. Only we haven't been the most careful.
I'm in that "going crazy waiting" stage right now b/c I don't know if my body is just all screwed up and confused or if I could be pregnant. Here's my story...let me know what you think. I know we can drive ourselves crazy analyzing every sympton, so this all may be in my head! ha!
Went off of the pill in early Jan. Had my regular period from that and then another one the 17th thru the 20th. I had two days of bleeding on the 23rd and 24th of Feb. It was mostly brown and stopped abruptly, which is odd for me. I'm now having PMS like symptoms (cramping, tired, low grade fever, achy) but no sign whatsoever that another period is looming. I think I feel it starting, rush to the bathroom, and there is nothing there. I took a HPT on Monday and it was negative. Anyone else had anything similar? Should I wait (easier said than done! ;-)), worth calling my Dr. about...?
Thanks!

It could be just your body getting back to "normal" after coming off the birth control. I know a lot of people when they come off bcp have a normal period the first month and then the 2nd month is all wacky and screwed up. When i came off bcp my first cycle was 26 days, which was rather normal for me, then i had a 35 day cycle which was way longer than normal and i had pg symptoms from like day 20 on so I was thinking I was pregnant. Then my 3rd cycle was 28 days on the nose, which was great but now i'm on cycle 4 and on day 16 and haven't even ovulated yet so this is gonna be another long cycle for me.
The only thing i can suggest is to wait a few days and if you still have no sign of AF take another test. Also, I don't know how long your "normal" cycles run but if you get to about a week past that timeframe and still no AF most dr's will see you if you are still getting BFNs.
I would also suggest starting to chart your basal body temp that way you can know when you ovulate, which is benificial to you even if you are trying to avoid. DH and I decided to wait for a little while longer to start trying but i won't go back on bcp cuz it screwed up my thyroid so i'm just charting and we are using condoms when i am fertile. The way i understand it, its a pretty reliable method as long as you are paying attention to fertility signs.
I hope you get the answer you want and I hope i helped a little bit =) Good Luck
Angela - CL Sept 2012 Apple Blossoms - Wife to Andy, Mom to Lily (4), Aiden (1), and Braelynn born 7.27.12