Hello Everyone!
I have been a member of theknot.com for quite sometime and I am slowly starting to utilize thebump.com. However, after searching a bunch of people's questions/concerns nothing has pertained to what I am looking for. I'm hoping you can all help me. My hubby and I have been TTC for a few months now. I was on BC for a little over 10 years and I just went off on Jan. 4, 2010. I received my first period on Feb. 1st but have not had anything since. I started to spot but it was only a light brown discharge, and one slight speck of blood. That's it. What does this mean? I read that if you don't get your period then you are not ovulating but what can someone do to get prego if they can't get their period? This is something that is hereditary considering my mom and sister had a difficult time getting prego. I hear you can't see a fertility doc until you've been trying for a year but I'm getting frustrated. Any advice you could offer would be appreciated. Thanks.
Re: TTC Without a period
You ovulate before you get your period.
A year and a half ago I went off BC in July, never got a period, and got a BFP in November, when I was 6 or 7 weeks preggo. Somewhere in October I ovulated for the first time in over a decade, and that single ovulation turned into DS!
I'd still call your OB, but you CAN get pregnant without getting a period.
TTC since Jan 07. Dx with PCOS Jan 08
Your hormones are probably so out of whack from being on birth control so long. If you want to go a more alternative route, look up Chaste Berry (also known as Vitex). It's an herb that helps regulate hormone levels, therefore regulating your periods. Enzymatic Therapy's Chaste Berry Extract was wonderful for me.
Since it's an herb, it's likely to take a few months of taking it on a consistent basis, but it's realllllly effective. ...It can help if you get bad cramps, too
You do ovulate even though you are not getting your period. I had went off BC in June and never received a period and got pregnant the beginning of Sept. Whenever I had gone to the OB doc to make sure everything was OK that I hadn't received my period in 3 months they said just to wait it out since I was irregular prior to being on BC...needless to say I was probably preggo then.
Good Luck!