Going off the pill & trying for a baby

[My Miracle Baby]

Hi, my husband and I think we may start trying for our first baby this month. I had my last active pill and now my period has come. I am not going to take any active pills once my period stops and we will start trying (well that is the plan!). My obstetrician said it was okay to do this. I have read that 'making love' every second day helps. I dont know when I will ovulate because I have been on the pill for around 4-5 years and I forget how long my cycle was. I would love to hear from women who have been through this and how long it took to become pregnant. I am 25 years old.:smiliedance:

[PMS]

Hi. I was 26 when i fell pregnant with my first child. I had been on the pill for about 8 years. I had gone off the pill in the January of 2003 and finally fell pregnant in August. But in saying that; every one is different.
Good luck with ttc. Just remember to stay positive and try not to stress.:)

[TinyStar]

Good Luck with your TTC effort! (I'm sure if it's not too hard it will be lots of fun;) )

I went off the pill twice in my life, once just after getting engaged at 21 years old. I had no period for 6 months, but my blood tests came back as normal. I went back on the pill again, as this gave me a bit of a scare.
At 25 I went off again and had 4 periods in 6 months, then got pregnant. The hardest part was never knowing exactly when I should be ovulating, so DH and I took a bonk n see approach. We never took basal temps or used ovulation test kits or anything, I figured we didn't need the stress.

My next baby was conceived after a disaster appempt at taking the mini pill whilst breastfeeding.

Everyone is different, you hear many stories of people becoming pg straight away, and many of it taking a year to happen.

[Jem]

Good luck...hope it all works out for you without any probs :fingerscrossed:

[poshBecks]

HI it took me 7 months to fall pg with Connor after going off the pill. But I know ppl who fell in their first month. Dont get discouraged if doesn't happen for you straight away. good luck :hugs:

[nicoleE]

I went off the pill early March after being on it for 14 years and have not ovulated yet. It can sometimes take months to get the ovulation back but then again some get it back straight away. i have heard of a herb called chaste berry that you can get that is supposed to help regulate ovulation.

I would recommend tracking your ovulation, perhaps with a Basal Body Temperature thermometer. they are not expensive (get one from a chemist) and can tell you when you are most fertile. (you can also track your CM (Cervical Mucus) but i dont do this myself as i dont really notice much)
There is probably no real point having sex every couple of days as you are only fertile for a small amount of time (unless you just like the 'practice' lol). and if you are not ovulating then you wont get pregnant so probably best to track it and see if you are rather than keep trying in vain when you are not.


Good luck to you both anyway, i hope everything comes back to normal soon and you conceive quickly.

[LittleBoysRock]

Goodluck TTC and welcome to Bubhub. :)

I concieved 2 months after going off the pill. :) It might happen straight away for you and then it might take a little while (but hey its fun practising!!)

Keep smiling. :)

[Taddy]

Hey,

I went off the pill on the 31st of January this year after being on it for 15mths. I just found out last monday that I am pregnant. So that didn't take long at all. But as PMS stated "Everyones different".
Goodluck TTC and Have Fun.

[My Miracle Baby]

Congratulations Taddy!:yelclap: I am so happy for you. I am looking forward to this exciting journey. Thank-you to everyone who has replied so far on this thread. :thumbsup:

[MrsScatterbrain]

Hi My Miracle Baby,

We were lucky enough to conceive little Ben after I'd been on the pill for 10 years :D . I'd really recommend using a chart to record your basal temperature, and I also used Maybe Baby - that way I knew what was going on, and whether I'd ovulated or not. As for "making love" every second day - we tried every day during the fertile period (sorry tmi!!) and it worked beautifully! :o

Best of luck, and enjoy your amazing journey :) .

[DjF]

Hi - i work with a lady who after about 20 years on the pill, came off it and fell pregnant 2 weeks later!

I have just gone off the pill in January 06 after 16 years (i kept saying 14 years - but thats how OLD i was when i started - medical reasons).

Df and i havent been gung ho about it - just trying to determine when i ovulate - now have a fair idea going to get a little busy for a while!

[leilani07]

Hi, and welcome!
My DH and I have been TTC longer than I care to remember......and I have to say I was astounded once we did start trying (and I started reading) what a delicate and complex cycle of events happen to allow you to conceive!!!

I mean, I spent my late teens and early twenties trying to be responsible and NOT fall pregnant and now I wonder what all the fuss was about! :p I was on the pill for about 9 years, and once I came off it my cylce never became regular, so I got a "heads up" that way that something wasn't quite right.

But, really everyone is different, and knowledge is power. So, read up (bubhub has heaps of good info!!) and good luck :fingerscrossed:

[Dancing Girl]

Hi My Miracle Baby

We've been TTC since Oct 05 and no luck yet :confused: But....I may have some luck this weekend if AF doesn't show up :fingerscrossed:

As the other girls have said, it's a really complicated thing, but try not to stress (easiy to say - hard to do!!)

You should definitely go and get a thermometer - I've only started 'temping' this month and it has been a great help.

Good luck and I hope you fall pregnant soon :)

[Lilith]

Hi

Like dancing girl, we've been TTC since Oct 05 and nothing yet. I was on the pill for 15 years. I read somewhere that it takes the average Australian woman 7 mths to become pregnant and if you have been on the pill long term, it could be more like 12 mths :rolleyes: .

I certainly hope that is not true as I'm almost 34 :eek: and don't want to muck around. I'm giving it one more go before telling the doctors a little white lie about how long we've been trying and getting some help.

[PinkBinkie]

Hi Miracle Baby
I went off the pill in July 2004 (age 24) and fell pregnant Sept 2004. I'd been on the pill for 5 years. We didn't go at it "hammer and tong" (Kath and Kim) and I didn't keep track of when I was ovulating. It just happened! We're off the pill again now for bub #2 so we'll be doing the same thing and just hope it happens as easily as the first time, but no stress! All the best! It's so exciting when you make that decision to try for a baby :D

[Faithcomesinnumbers]

:yelclap: Good luck with your TTC. I hope all goes well.

[little_fish]

Hi My Miracle Baby,

I stopped taking the pill (loette - mini combined pill) at the end of January after taking it for about 5 years (I'm 27 now). I wanted to start TTC right away, but my body had other plans. The first month was fine, but a bit long (5wks), the second month was a nightmare, with PMS and depression for most of the month. I am in the third month now and so far it feels like a normal month.

I am sure it depends a lot on your own body, I have heard plenty of stories that your are most likely to concieve the first month after coming off the pill, but if that doesn't work it'll take 3-6mths for your body to work itself out.

Good luck, I hope it works out for you sooner rather than later!

[aggero]

Hi My Miracle Baby,

DH and I have been trying since OCt 05 after me being on the pill for 5.5 years. Just got our BFP this week :smiliedance:

Good luck and have lots of fun TTC

[My Miracle Baby]

Congratulations aggero. A christmas baby, wow. :yelclap: Thank-you everyone for sharing your stories.