Mojo

my dr told me 5 mg is the 'new' recommendation, most of the pg ppl i know are still taking 1mg. as long as you are getting at least 1mg you should be fine

Moraine

Cool, thank you. I think I'll stick with the multi vitamin plus two folic acid pills. That gives me 3mg and I don't feel like so much of a pill popper lol!

avistar

Just some more examples of people coming off BCPs. I stopped taking bcp little over a year ago and just recently started ttc back in Sept. Still no luck yet...but my friend just told me that she is pregnant (with her 2nd) and she wasn't even off for one month! Also, my sister who will be 39 when her 3rd child is born, had her tubes untied after several years!!! SO it all depends on the individual. ~I have also started to take complex b vitamins, mostly for the folic acid. Good luck to you!!

Moraine

Thanks Avistar! That's crazy that it only took your friend a month! Man I better quit smoking right away. I really thought I had months to wait, but the possibitily is there so I better be safe and quit now. My husband is going to quit with me so it will be easier. Anyhoo, back on topic, a co-worker of mine is six months pregnant and I asked her how long it took after she came off the pill, only three months for her too.

Is there folic acid in B vitamins? Are B vitamins recommended for when you are trying to conceive? Good luck to you Avistar, lots of baby dust your way!