Toni

Hi girls

Well I awoke this morning to a very very heavy period after being 14 days late. I dont think i realised how long it would take for my cycle to get back to normal after being on the pill for such a long time. Beacause my 3 previous periods have been bang on the 31 day mark I assumed they would stay like this but thats not the case ... my body probably still has so many hormones going through it and as they say it will take a good 6 months probably to get back on track (hopefully!)

Anyway i found a really useful site (just found out i cant name it until i've done 10 posts or more so will give you the exact name of it soon!) which has excellent information for girls who have been on the pill and how it affects everybody differently. Its actually quite scary when you read everyone's stories - there are some woman who have had to wait for a whole year before their af even returns!

Thanks for all the support though girls and its time now to get those OPK's going for me again soon ... its just a relief to know I am still ovulating! Good luck everyone xx

poppy

Sorry to hear that AF came - but at least that means your cycle is back on track. Better luck next month.

ladymilly

sorry to hear the witch came. At least though you know you will be ovulating soon. I'm 4 days late today. I'm going to test tomorrow so we will see what happens. fingers crossed that next month will be your month

Toni

I know Poppy I'm just happy to be "back in the game" again! At least I am actually getting my af thats such a relief ... just wondering though how am I going to work out when I'm ovulating & next af etc with all my dates all over the place? I'll have to use the OPK's since my af is now irregular so far i've had 31 day cycles but this month has been a massive 46 day cyle so its a bit tricky ....

Toni

Thats ok Lady milly I am grand! Have you been on the pill at all? I didn't realise how much it would affect my cycle so its worth baring in mind if you're late. Have you been testing much?

ladymilly

Yeah I was on Yasmin for 7 years. Came off it in June last year. Got AF in July and every month after and was using an ovulation calendar and AF came when it was due. Last month was the first month that I was late. I tested every month and last month I did about a million of them I'm not going to get my hopes up for testing tomorrow. Its so frustrating. When I came off the pill I went onto a website about the side effects and it was unreal what was on there. They are very good sites to show you that at least your not the only one going through it

HAYS

aw sorry hun, good luck for next month
xx

avistar

yeah it is hard for your body to re-adapt naturally after having so many artificial hormones for so long! I was on bcp for 5 years and stopped Sept 2006. My periods were regular for a few months afterward and then went crazy...they still kinda are, but I think I just have irregular periods, which makes ttc really difficult. I just bought the clear blue fertility monitor and am really looking forward to using it. Since I have been unofficially trying for almost a year and officially trying for 5 months...I think I have been way off when calculating my O-time. I didn't really like the opks, so I invested in the CB fertility monitor. Try not to be frustrated (yeah right haha) and just learn as much as you can to make ttc easier, and more of a blessing than a chore. Best of luck and lots of for your new cycle!!!

Forgot to add, I was 16 days late my previous cycle (just got over AF visiting) argh it drove me mad!! So I definitely can relate to how you must be feeling/were feeling!!

miel

good luck to you!

hayley352

my cycle are irregular after coming of the pill in sept 07. my doc is referring me to the infertility clinic as he said if they are that irreguar it means im not ovulating!! am now awaiting an appointment from them but it could take a couple of months to come through