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| Fri, 07-25-2003 - 3:43pm |
Just trying to meet anyone w/ words of wisdom or other ladies just starting out, like me! Here's some background:
I finished my last cycle of BCP in April so May was my first "natural" month in almost 9 years! Although my hubby and I are not pursuing pregnancy, we are allowing nature to take it's course and just see what happens. I was relieved to get my period on 5/31, mainly because I thought for sure AF would be MIA for a few months. Anyway, I got it and then didn't get it agan until 7/14, which means I currently have a 44 day cycle! Ick! So charting is very difficult since I don't fit the 28-35 day cycle, but Im hoping things will normalize in the next few months.
I'm really confused though. In my readings I've noticed some MD's say that BCP's do not affect a woman's cycle and that when she goes off them her normal cycles resume. When I speak to women though they insist that period normalcy can take months...can any of you lovely ladies help me here?
Also, I've noticed since I've been off the pill that I sometimes get sharp pains in my lower right pelvic area and I swear it feels like an ovary pulsating. It's sharp and quick and tends to go away after a few hours...then I won't feel it again for a few weeks. It's really strange and of course my paranoid brain thinks that I must have cysts, or that something is wrong. Anyone experience this before? Im seeing my ob/gyn in a few weeks, but Im hoping to hear something to ease my mind.
Anyway, happy thoughts for all!

Kelly
TTC1 C1 CD29
The sharp pains...I worried about that so I'll be patient and hope to hear from some of you regarding that.
Conception is a very emotional process. As women, we assume that it's our natural right to be able to conceive. We watch some conceive without a thought, and others who struggle. It's hard for me to assume that this will come easily since I've never been prego, but then again I've also been very careful since I started having sex. I guess that's why I finally went off birth control. I want to see what my body can do before I start stressing about trying to conceive. Mind and body definitely work togther.
Anyway, I'm ready for a baby if it happens, but okay to live life with my hubby and my cat for a while too!
If you want to, you can still chart, even if your cycles are variable and long. Charting might actually help you determine when you O and what's going on.
Good luck!
Christy
TTC2 C3 CD25 10DPO
BFd big sis for 14 mths. Hope to nurse Kyle even longer!

I get those pains too...if what you are experiencing is the same as mine, then it is your O (Ovulation) pain! (Also called 'mittleschmirtz' sp?) I can feel it for several days, however. For me, it's basically the follicle maturing and the corpus luteum releasing the egg. If you only feel a few hours of it then it is likely you are feeling the end of the process...the actual release of a mature egg. However, I am certainly not a doctor and would recommend you see yours, as you have planned...just to put your mind at ease :) I actually started feeling these pains and was afraid I had cysts, or something of the sort...nope, just O pain!
Cheers!
Lori
Kelly
Im glad to hear there's someone else who gets these pains and I can only hope it my follicles firing away! We'll see what the doc says anyway.
I'm so happy I finally got my butt posting! It really helps to hear different experiences.