Has anyone gotten pregnant quite quickly after coming off the pill??

[HoneyBee29]

So I took an early detection test on Monday and it was negative but then had some spotting yesterday and decided to do another this morning and it’s positive! Gonna do a few more over the next few days to be sure

 

[Lindalahughes]

I came off mycrogyn in April 2018. Still waiting for my periods to return to regular. Still haven’t got pregnant. Doctors call it unexplained infertility. No medical reason why I don’t ovulate. I think I was genuinely naive when I thought I would come off the pill and be pregnant by the end of the year.

 

[SonicTheSpikeyThing]

I feel like I need to start learning my cycle and things like that too, I have no idea about when you’re most fertile, when you should be trying in your cycle etc... never given it much thought before but obviously now it’s important!

I use apps for this. I have several so I can get a average as most apps are a few day’s different
Ovia, Flo, clue and cycles are what I use. I find ovia the most informative.
theyre all free too

 

[Minipeaches]

I came off microgynon in July last year and was pregnant by the end of September sk it can definitely happen!

 

[Pixipoppy]

Off topic but how long did it take for periods to come back after stopping pill?? I was on millinette for about 8 years and stopped in january, had withdrawal bleed but nothing since. Gp says wait 8 months.. any advice? Thanks

I was on microgynon for about 6 years, came off and started them straight away but they weren’t regular at all for about a year. By the time they had got back into a pattern I had given up and gone back on the pill! I think 8 months is normal, it’s just your hormones readjusting - even though I was bleeding I probably wasn’t actually ovulating for a few months.

 

[Suzesnooze]

I feel like I need to start learning my cycle and things like that too, I have no idea about when you’re most fertile, when you should be trying in your cycle etc... never given it much thought before but obviously now it’s important!

Do you ever notice a clear mucus? That's when you're ovulating. Obviously if you have a 28 day cycle then you will ovulate half way through but be fertile between days 11 - 16 probably. But if you don't have a regular cycle it's harder to work out when you ovulate. I was like this so used to go by the mucus.

 

[Suzesnooze]

Twins give heightened early pregnancy symptoms!

 

[HoneyBee29]

I think it’s more often when you google about coming off the pill it’s always stories about taking a while, which is why I came off thinking we’d need a few months. I guess perhaps age and other factors can help - I was 26 when I fell pregnant and v healthy and active in the gym (May have not made a difference at all mind you!)

We took a first response, I believe they say blue dye tests are more notorious to have false positives etc but I remember taking it and before I’d put it down to wait it had two lines. Most surreal moment ever!

On a side note, I do think there is a mum type forum run by tattle too

I would say it probably can help to an extent. I’m 29 don’t smoke, rarely drink alcohol, exercise regularly and eat a well balanced diet, no health issues or medical problems. I would say I’m very physically healthy so I’m sure that plays a part. To be fair majority of the women I talked to about conceiving etc all smoked so I’m sure that probably had an effect. Obviously stopped when they where trying to conceive but had been smoking for years prior and it took them over a year or more to get pregnant. My husband smokes and I know that can lower chances so for that reason as well I kind of thought it may take us longer. Previously when I thought I was pregnant I used clear blue bought 2/3 of them. I think it’s probably too early in to tell it’s barely even over 2 weeks so I’m just trying not to think too much into it until I see if my period comes or not in the next 2 weeks, but you can’t help but think about it it’s hard not to

I’ve been wondering about this for a while. I’m currently on microgynon and have been for about 9 years. I started taking it not only for protection but also to regulate my periods which have always been heavy and stressful with bad stomach cramps etc.

Myself and my partner are talking about trying for a baby later this year but stopping the pill and going back to the sort of periods I was having before really worries me.

I have a few friends who have accidentally got pregnant because of missed pills. This might sound really stupid but part of me was toying with the idea of continuing to take it but missing a few here and there... feel free to tell me if this is a bad idea or if there are risks, it’s just the idea of periods like I used to have makes me question coming off the pill at all!

I know people that have gotten pregnant on the pill and I would have forgotten to take my pill over the years and had unprotected sex but I never ended up pregnant. I did have a few pregnancy scares over the years but where always negative, but by that point I’d been on It a good few years. To be honest I dont think missing here and there does much as the hormones from the pill would still be in your body especially if you’ve been on it for a few years so your still technically protected. I was using mine for birth control from I was 21 and just decided at the beginning of the year I no longer wanted to take it. I was scared to come off it as I couldn’t actually remember what my period had been like prior to going on the pill. On the pill my period lasted up to 5 days max and wasn’t all that heavy but I’d have really bad cramping and bad bloating. Since I’ve came off the pill the 2nd day of my period is quite heavy by the 4th day it’s basically gone. I still bloat but not as bad as I did on the pill. My periods and body regulated really quickly after I came off it. I was worried about going months without a period but i was also worried because I’d been on the pill for so many years if it would affect my chances of becoming pregnant once I decided to come off it as I’d read it can affect fertility if your on it for a long period of time but I asked my doctor and she told me she knows plenty of women that have been on it for years and came off it and gotten pregnant within the year and perfectly healthy pregnancies. Maybe speak to your doctor about your concerns and see what they say

 

[SonicTheSpikeyThing]

Did anyone have days they 100% thought they where pregnant and then days they think they aren’t or aren’t sure? I feel like I’ve now convinced myself that I am so much that if I take a test next week and it’s negative I’m going to be so disappointed. I’ve been trying to just be neutral on both sides so I won’t end up possibly disappointed but it’s hard

I did last month. I had every single symptom going. Negative. I was gutted. I’m trying not to symptom spot now but it’s so hard.

 

[Rainbow1]

Been on pill for about 15 years for period reasons used consistently until last year had a month off at Christmas then started again I missed 2 days in March and now 16 weeks pregnant

 

[clt1992]

Came off the pill last July and got pregnant straight away my periods didn’t even come back, my baby is now 3 months old

 

[Lulu Goss]

I’ve been wondering about this for a while. I’m currently on microgynon and have been for about 9 years. I started taking it not only for protection but also to regulate my periods which have always been heavy and stressful with bad stomach cramps etc.

Myself and my partner are talking about trying for a baby later this year but stopping the pill and going back to the sort of periods I was having before really worries me.

I have a few friends who have accidentally got pregnant because of missed pills. This might sound really stupid but part of me was toying with the idea of continuing to take it but missing a few here and there... feel free to tell me if this is a bad idea or if there are risks, it’s just the idea of periods like I used to have makes me question coming off the pill at all!

 

[HoneyBee29]

I feel like I need to start learning my cycle and things like that too, I have no idea about when you’re most fertile, when you should be trying in your cycle etc... never given it much thought before but obviously now it’s important!

I never used to track mine either but the last year or so I’ve been using an app called clue. It’s not 100% accurate but it gives a good estimate and it’s good to at least have a rough idea beforehand I hadn’t a clue either. I just knew my period came once a month and that was about it couldn’t tell you when I was most fertile or anything. You just type in each day your symptoms etc if you’ve cramping, headaches or anything and the more info you type in each day the more it can work out your cycle pattern, honestly would really recommend giving it a go and it’s free to download as well

 

[HoneyBee29]

Fingers crossed for you. What makes you think you might be pregnant?

I don’t know if it sounds stupid but I just have a feeling if that makes sense? I have had some symptoms like cramping which I read can be a sign of implantation and have had slight lower back pain but I also am aware they can be signs of your menstrual cycle so that’s why I’m thinking it’s 50/50. I’ve also had ever so slight nausea and not sure if anybody else has experienced this or it’s just in my head but I feel like lower abdominal area feels heavy but that could just be in my head I dunno. I use an app to track my period which I know they aren’t 100% accurate but we had unprotected sex twice in the space of 3 days and it was ‘supposedly’ according to the app within my fertile window period so I’m just 50/50 at this point, but probably too early to take a test so was planning to wait until the week of my period but that’s near 2 weeks away still. This would be my first time being pregnant so new to anything like this

I have no experience of the pill but I came off my nexplanon implant in September 2018, had one period and fell pregnant in November 2018 so it definitely can happen. What makes you think you might be pregnant? If you are 2 weeks away from your period that is typically when you release an egg (depending on cycle length) then if your egg gets fertilised it takes a few days to implant so you wouldn’t be getting any symptoms until after that. Fingers crossed for you though I hope you get your BFP soon.

Yea I’ve only started experiencing cramping, lower back pain the last few days today felt ever so slightly nausea, but aware cramps and lower back pain can also be menstrual symptoms so kind of 50/50 atm

I came off microgynon in the jan and was pregnant by the end of March - it can deffo happen, but I had literally no symptoms. Just a few days late period! I had to have an early viability scan to make me believe I was pregnant

That’s madness! If I am this would be a bit earlier than we’d planned or expected. Was expecting it to take a while after coming off the pill, but my body did seem to regulate back to normal quick haven’t missed a period since I’ve come off it

 

[SonicTheSpikeyThing]

I stopped the pill end of February, so we’ve been trying over 4 months now and nothing yet
I fell pregnant with my son 2 weeks after having my implant out though.
i was always told by my nurse that it takes around a year after the Implant, but your fertility comes back within a month on the pill. Which I don’t believe at all. It’s different for everybody

 

[Tilley66]

I didn’t really think I was pregnant, I had been doing ovulation tests and hasn’t got a single positive. My friend who was also trying text me telling me she was pregnant and i started crying, my boobs hurt really bad and I was a day late (didn’t think anything of it) took a test on a whim and it was positive.

Where I am in Kent you self-refer on the Nhs website after you take tests. The doctors didn’t check.

 

[Pink waffles]

Yes around 2 to 3 months coming off the pill both pregnancies , I was on the pill for around 5 years between my children x

 

[HoneyBee29]

I think it’s more often when you google about coming off the pill it’s always stories about taking a while, which is why I came off thinking we’d need a few months. I guess perhaps age and other factors can help - I was 26 when I fell pregnant and v healthy and active in the gym (May have not made a difference at all mind you!)

We took a first response, I believe they say blue dye tests are more notorious to have false positives etc but I remember taking it and before I’d put it down to wait it had two lines. Most surreal moment ever!

On a side note, I do think there is a mum type forum run by tattle too

I would say it probably can help to an extent. I’m 29 don’t smoke, rarely drink alcohol, exercise regularly and eat a well balanced diet, no health issues or medical problems. I would say I’m very physically healthy so I’m sure that plays a part. To be fair majority of the women I talked to about conceiving etc all smoked so I’m sure that probably had an effect. Obviously stopped when they where trying to conceive but had been smoking for years prior and it took them over a year or more to get pregnant. My husband smokes and I know that can lower chances so for that reason as well I kind of thought it may take us longer. Previously when I thought I was pregnant I used clear blue bought 2/3 of them. I think it’s probably too early in to tell it’s barely even over 2 weeks so I’m just trying not to think too much into it until I see if my period comes or not in the next 2 weeks, but you can’t help but think about it it’s hard not to.

 

[grumpycat]

I don’t know if it sounds stupid but I just have a feeling if that makes sense? I have had some symptoms like cramping which I read can be a sign of implantation and have had slight lower back pain but I also am aware they can be signs of your menstrual cycle so that’s why I’m thinking it’s 50/50. I’ve also had ever so slight nausea and not sure if anybody else has experienced this or it’s just in my head but I feel like lower abdominal area feels heavy but that could just be in my head I dunno. I use an app to track my period which I know they aren’t 100% accurate but we had unprotected sex twice in the space of 3 days and it was ‘supposedly’ according to the app within my fertile window period so I’m just 50/50 at this point, but probably too early to take a test so was planning to wait until the week of my period but that’s near 2 weeks away still. This would be my first time being pregnant so new to anything like this



Yea I’ve only started experiencing cramping, lower back pain the last few days today felt ever so slightly nausea, but aware cramps and lower back pain can also be menstrual symptoms so kind of 50/50 atm



That’s madness! If I am this would be a bit earlier than we’d planned or expected. Was expecting it to take a while after coming off the pill, but my body did seem to regulate back to normal quick haven’t missed a period since I’ve come off it

I think it’s more often when you google about coming off the pill it’s always stories about taking a while, which is why I came off thinking we’d need a few months. I guess perhaps age and other factors can help - I was 26 when I fell pregnant and v healthy and active in the gym (May have not made a difference at all mind you!)

We took a first response, I believe they say blue dye tests are more notorious to have false positives etc but I remember taking it and before I’d put it down to wait it had two lines. Most surreal moment ever!

On a side note, I do think there is a mum type forum run by tattle too

 

[grumpycat]

I came off microgynon in the jan and was pregnant by the end of March - it can deffo happen, but I had literally no symptoms. Just a few days late period! I had to have an early viability scan to make me believe I was pregnant