Anxious Newbie

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Registered: 08-25-2003
Anxious Newbie
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Tue, 09-02-2003 - 1:35am
Hello ~

Quick introduction...my name is Katie, I'm 26, married for 3 months (together for 7 years). Dh and I just decided to start ttc. I went off the pill in August (my lmp was on 8/19). I am curious as to how many women out there got pg the first cycle off the pill? I know my sister in law and a few others who have, but from what I've read here, it seems like it takes a lot of women a few months to conceive. My doctor advised me to use a backup method for 2 months so my cycle can regulate but we aren't doing that. We haven't been checking for my fertile days or anything yet, just letting nature and God take His course...I guess I am already starting to get anxious. It's like, after you make this decision, you are already ready for it to happen and you want it to happen NOW! Any thoughts from those of you who've been in my shoes before? Thank you!

Katie

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: turkat
Tue, 09-02-2003 - 8:29am
I did what you did. I went off BC in May and decided not to really try, but to let nature take its course. We didn't use a backup method either.

I'm now on my 4th cycle ttc, and beginning to obsess a bit! LOL! I started tracking BBT and CM. I also sprung for an OPK. My last cycle has been super weird. I haven't had a normal AF since the beginning of cycle 3 so I don't have much to go by in assuming I'm in cycle 4. BUT I managed to get a positive OPK, so I may have ovulated last friday. Unfortunately my BBT is not cooperating in the way I think it should. Sometimes I think it's easier to let nature take its course rather than do all the tracking, but that's easier said than done. I'm tired of waiting! LOL!

Good luck!

Sharon

 

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Registered: 05-29-2003
In reply to: turkat
Tue, 09-02-2003 - 10:47am
I know what you mean. I went off my pill last month as well. However, I am on cylce day 34 with no sign of AF. I tried tracking my temps, but forgot much of the time, so I don't know if I have ovulated or not. I had irregular cylces before the pill, and the doc told me to expect them after the pill. He suggested that DH and I wait until I had one or two periods on my own after the pill before ttc. After talking about it, we decided not to use any backup method. The Doc told me to expect a difficult time in ttc with my cycles, so DH and I didn't want to wait for AF to show and then realize we missed our only chance for a few months. I am anxious as well, but am trying to relax and let nature take its course.

I am new to this board, and finding it very helpful!

HUGS and POSITIVE thoughts to everyone!!

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Registered: 08-18-2003
In reply to: turkat
Tue, 09-02-2003 - 11:04am
Same boat here. My LMP was 7/27, when I stopped taking BCP. I have a 19 month DS and when I went off BCP before TTC him, it took 2 months for AF to show, and we waited for her arrival before TTC. Once she did, it took us 2 months.

This time around, I said I would again wait until I had a normal AF, but we didn't. So even though I'm not expecting anything, I have already had 5 BFN HPT's. It's hard to know if and when I ovulated (I did feel O-like pains about 11 days ago, so we "tried" around then).

At this point I'm sort of hoping she just shows up so I can start at a more "normal" cycle.

GL to you!

Dana (TTC #2, C1, CD36, DPO ???)

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Registered: 06-24-2003
In reply to: turkat
Tue, 09-02-2003 - 2:31pm
Hi Katie, my first pregnancy I went off the pill in September and got pregnant in my 4th cycle. My DS will be 3 on Sept. 30. I went off the pill again just this past May (period 5/23) and I got pregnant the very first cycle, I never even had a period. We weren't trying and I was really surprised because I am 35 and just began taking medication for an underactive thyroid. Unfortunately, I miscarried that pregnancy, 8/13 d&e. Now I'm waiting for my first AF so we can begin trying again. It is definitely possible to get pregnant right away after BCP.

Good luck to you.

Monique (35), ttc #2

DH (36)

DS 9/30/00

~i~ 8/13/03