I'm back... with questions!

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Registered: 05-12-2003
I'm back... with questions!
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Tue, 07-29-2003 - 8:28am
Hi Ladies,

If you don't remember me, I joined this board a couple months ago, really just to look around and such. My DH and I were planning to TTC in August. Well, here's my current situation... I was on BCP for like 8 years, and just went off in May. I was all excited that my first cycle seemed very normal, at 27 days. Now... according to that, I am 5 days late. I do know that we weren't so careful around the time I was O-ing, so IT is possible... but is it likely? I was wondering if I could really just be very late this time (I have no idea because I was very regular for years). Has anyone had really irregular cycles after coming off BCP? I don't have any 'symptoms', that I know of, but I don't really know what they'd be... I am SO curious but have not tried a home pregnancy test.. how early can you do that? I also haven't said anything to DH yet... we will be celebrating our first anniversary on Aug. 14, and if this really is it, I want to surprise him on that day!

Thanks for any advice, intuition you can provide!

Sherry

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Registered: 05-22-2003
Tue, 07-29-2003 - 9:11am
It's possible that you are pregnant, but it's also not unlikely that your cycles are screwy since you went off BCP. I went off BCP in April, and every month my cycle has been different. I've had 24 day cycles, 32 day cycles, etc. Sometimes it takes a few months or more to get back to normal after coming off the pill. Then sometimes it gets back to normal right away! You can never really tell, everyone is different.

As far as tests go, you can take one the first day of your missed period. Some tests actually detect HCG a few days earlier than a missed period. If you are truly late, you would most likely get a positive if you are indeed pregnant.

Good luck!

Michelle

 

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Tue, 07-29-2003 - 9:19am
I went off bcp in April of 02, and my cycles were pretty irregular for the first six or seven months, it would range from 28 to 32 to 26 and on and on. I wouldn't say that you couldn't be pg, it definatly can happen the first month that you are off bcp, I say take a test, it can't hurt. Good luck!

~Julie ttc#1 c14cd19

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Registered: 05-12-2003
Tue, 07-29-2003 - 4:50pm
Thanks, Ladies, for your opinions... I guess I'll have to decide whether to just wait it out a bit longer or go get a pregnancy test... I'll be posting to keep you posted.


Thanks again!

Sherry