No more BCP.....yay!?

kirkie928

Hi everyone. Today is a very exciting day for me. We have finally paid off all of my student loans and are DEBT FREE (except the mortgage)!!!!!!! We always said we would TTC when we were debt free and it just so happens that today I would start a new pack of BCP. We decided to stop taking them and TTC in 2-3 months. I am exctied, but I'm also really nervous for these months adjusting w/o the BCP. My time was horrible before I started taking them and I have been taking them almost 10 years.

I have had a really hard month and I'm worried that having crazy horomones is going to make me feel worse. I don't feel conflicted about starting to TTC, but I am feeling guilty for being excited. I lost my Dad 3 weeks ago and I just feel guilty about being anything other than sad. I had just told my Dad that we were about to start trying and he was so happy about that. My sister has twin boys that are 2 months old now and were all happy. It just feels so weird.

StarbucksShip

Congrats on being debt free! However, I hope you won't beat yourself up for being excited. It's okay to feel other emotions while you grieve. And your father was just as excited! If anything, please take that as a sign that what you feel is normal and a way of connecting to him even now.

als1982

Congratulations! Getting off the pill is rough, but I'd suggest you start tracking on Fertility Friend now. It'll not only help you know your cycle for both TTC, but for me it was helpful to know a day or two before my period would start so that I could dose up on pain meds.

And I'm sorry to hear about your dad. The first year is rough (lots of first 'with outs') but you shouldn't feel sad about TTC. Just remember how excited he was and how proud he would have been of the little family you're creating!

Jennyl1414

Congrats on being debt free and taking the big step on TTC don't feel bad for getting excited, im sure your dad would be so happy for you making the decision to start a family. Sending lots of good luck & baby dust your way! X

peppers1227

Congrats on being debt free! I just stopped BC this week, so I share your excitement! Started charting my first cycle which is exciting too! I'm a bit scared of unmedicated periods but excited a about TTC in a couple months!

Edited: damn autocorrect and mobile bumping!

mommymegan11

Congrats! I had rough periods before BC too, but honestly it wasn't too bad after I got off of them. Good luck