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| Fri, 08-15-2003 - 8:26am |
Hi girls. Last month I came off BC (the patch). AF showed up 16th of July. Had what seemed like a normal cycle (except for all the PG symptoms I was convincing myself that I had) and then AF showed up 27 days (13dpo) later on 12th of August. She was very very bright red and brown. And also very light. Started Tuesday morning and ended yesterday (Thursday) morning. Was wondering if this is normal? Has anyone else experienced something like this? Thanks for all the help... :)
Ashley
Ashley

Stacie
cd5
Good luck and good vibes!
Lisa
I quit BC (nuva ring) at the end of may. My cycles were 28 day while on it and stayed 28 days after it. Everything was completely normal for the first two cycles although AF was a little heavier than usual. The third cycle, I had mid-cycle light AF-like bleeding for two days as well as spotting for several days before it. I thought that would have messed up my 28 day cycle but it didn't. Right on day 28, AF showed up like normal, although so far it's lighter than it has been in the past, but still normal with all other AF symptoms.
(hmmm... these 28-day cycles are making me wonder if DH is chickening out and slipping me BCPs while I'm not looking! 8-O)
Sharon
Ashley
I agree, it may take longer for your cycles to be normal. You were talking about how the patch affected you, well, that's what the pill did to me! I don't know if I was irratible so much as my emotions seems magnified. Like if I was sad, I was REALLY sad, or whatever. And I felt sick all the time. Now that I'm off the pill I feel GREAT!! In a few months, if we don't get pg, I'm going to have to start using something again but I don't like any BC methods! Maybe we'll just do the pull and pray, lol. I just don't ever want to feel sick again like I did with the pill!!
Camille
Edited 8/15/2003 1:58:25 PM ET by sailorswfe
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I too just recently went off bcp after my period the end of June. I haven't started them back up again on the odd chance I was pregnant. I was 1.5 weeks late and it only lasted for 2 days. I asked my dr. and pharmacist and they both told me this was very normal and it takes your body at least a couple of months to get back on track and have regular cycles again. As for pregnancy symptoms, I have most of them including tiredness, tender boobs, bloating, cramps and sickness, but I am not pregnant. But that's just my situation. Prayers for a bfp!!
Tasha, mommy to Stephen Nicholas