Q for those who quit BCP

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Registered: 09-05-2003
Q for those who quit BCP
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Mon, 10-20-2003 - 6:07am
When you quit how long did it take you to have a normal cycle?

I have had fertile CM and "symptoms" of ovulation as I had before the pill.... But I have seen no temp rise... is it possible that I have Ovulated?.Also even though I have had this and I am fairly sure that I ovulated about 2 days ago...(I used to monitor before the pill)I STILL have EWCM which is in fact getting more than I have ever seen... is this normal for some cycles or does the pill make you feel as though you are O`ing even if you are not.

I other words Is it possible to have EWCM etc WITHOUT actually ovulating?

(sorry this is so confused I am quite confused myself!)

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Registered: 08-26-2003
Mon, 10-20-2003 - 6:36am
I would say if you still have EWCM and your temps have not gone up yet then you probably are fertile and should go for it in the BD department every day or every other day until your temperature goes up! Perhaps you are just having a longer cycle than you used to on the pill!

I ovulated the first cycle I was off BCP...

Baby dust to you!

CSM

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Registered: 05-11-2003
Mon, 10-20-2003 - 8:02am
Well im on cycle 2 off the pill, my cycles before the pill were 28 day and on the pill they were 28 days but the first cycle off the pill i ovulated but i ovulated late. I had EWCM early on but it dried up and i still had no temp rise, i finally had a temp rise at CD31 and thats when i ovulated, i didnt have EWCM at that point though, id had it earlyer. That cycle ended up being 44 days long.

This cycle seems to be the exact same as last. I had EWCM early on, it went away and then my temp jumped up on CD31 again and everything seems the same except this month i dont have creamy cm after ovulation and last month i did. Id say if your temp hasnt risen and you have EWCM "just in case" id bd every other day while you had EWCM, if your temp doesnt rise then just BD every other day until it does. Thats just from my experiance, many women have normal cycles right away. Good luck:)

Rhonda TTC#1 C2 CD39 8dpo

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 10-20-2003 - 8:12am
Yes, you can have EWCM without Oing. When do normal cycles return? For some women, they continue to always have irregular cycles but they are still Oing. My cycles ranged from 27-39 days, but I always O'd. Most, but not all, O the first cycle off the pill. I had lots of EWCM, even after O, once coming off the pill (maybe excess estrogen?). I can't pull up my charts right now, but I'm thinking it continued that way up until when I conceived 7 cycles later. After having a child, I seem to be more back to normal where the CM dries up to sticky, or in the very least, changes to creamy.

GL,

Chanda

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Registered: 09-05-2003
Tue, 10-21-2003 - 8:21am
Thanks for your help....I have seen a temp rise today to 36.6 (highest before is 36.3)... but i dont know what that means!...