Opinions, Please!

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-29-2003
Opinions, Please!
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Mon, 08-04-2003 - 9:36am
Hi! We're TTC#1, and here's the situation.

I stopped taking BCP's on 3/31/03. My cycles have been:

4/29/03 - 35 days

6/01/03 - 32 days

6/29/03 - 28 days

And now.... NOTHING for 36 days. And I thought I was getting back to "normal" cycles! However,

HPT on CD#30 - BFN

HPT on CD#32 - BFN

My BB's feel huge & heavy, but with the TWO BFN's I'm discouraged to test again. How much longer before I should go see the nurse? Other than my BB's being sore and no AF, I feel normal.

Thanks!

Allie

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-23-2003
Tue, 08-05-2003 - 12:26am
Hi, Allie. You didn't say whether you had any idea of your ovulation date. When I first came off the pill ttc my first, it was hard for me to tell.

If it were me in your situation, I'd wait to test until the day after my longest cycle. If nothing then, I'd make an appointment to get a blood test.

Let me recommend a book to you called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." It will explain how to chart your first-morning temperature, the natural fluids of your cervix and other signs to pinpoint ovulation date and further your chances of getting pregnant.

Good luck, and let us know how things go.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-03-2003
Tue, 08-05-2003 - 12:56am
I would go see the nurse. They can order blood tests that can narrow down where in your cycle you are from the different hormone levels and if your period is still elusive, they can give you Provera to bring on your period. It's always unsettling to be late and when you're TTC, the stress of waiting can often delay your period even longer....

GL!

Amber