TTC - Need some help please!

seldeansmith

Hi All

 

Allright, so me and my husband decided it was time to kick into baby gear by the end of November last year.

Before that, I had been on Yasmin for almost 10 years.

I left the pill at the beginning of November 2011.

Since that I got some light spotting on the 15th of Novemeber, and then again on the 12th of December and again on the 18th of December.

We are TTC so we don't use protection, and try to have sex atleast 4 times a week.

Here's the tough part.

I haven't had my period since. I have been feeling real tired since mid Jan, I have zero energy. My boobs are HUGE, and real tender, even tingly, I have SERIOUS food cravings, I am not the chocolate type, and recently I find myself eating almost a whole slab at a time.

I also get very sharp cramps in my lower abdomen, and bad ass lower back pain. Along with that I am moody and very emotional, I have also noticed a white almost snot like discharge, but it doesn't smell and its not making me itch either.

I've probably taken 12 home pregnancy test by now, and even gone to the doc to get blood tests done, and still no positive.

Does anyone here have a clue as to whats up with my?

Thanks a mil!

katied2011

I would guess either you are going to O soon, get AF soon or you are having symptoms from coming off BC.  I would suggest picking yourself up a BBT (basal body thermometer) and chart your temps on FF (you can click on anyones ticker and it should take you there).

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Your body is probably still trying to adjust from being off the BCP. After 60 days without AF showing up, or a + HPT, I would call the doctor. 

ETA: I also suggest reading the newbie link at the top of the page. GL 

BurgHeaven

Well it sounds like you haven't gotten your period since getting off of BC. Spotting is not considered AF. AF is when you need a pad or a tampon for a heavier flow. My suggestion would be to consult a doctor and tell him/her exactly what you told us. I'm guessing they would give you something to jump start your period. I would also suggest that you start charting your BBT (through fertilityfriend.com) so you know if/when you ovulate.

sweetgoose

katied2011:

I would guess either you are going to get O soon, get AF soon or you are having symptoms from coming off BC.  I would suggest picking yourself up a BBT (basal body thermometer) and chart your temps on FF (you can click on anyones ticker and it should take you there).

All of this. Also, read the newbie link at the top of this board and remember that it can take a few months for your body/cycles to regulate after coming off birth control. 

UrbanLe1

Sounds like your body is trying to re-regulate after BC--I don't think most women realize exactly how long it can take.  They symptoms you're experiencing are pretty typical of the hormonal chaos that takes place then too.

Light spotting how?  Any red blood flow?  Did you have to use a pad or tampon?  That's the tricky part--determining whether those episodes of bleeding were actually your menses or just break-through bleeding.  What were your periods like on Yazmin? 

In my mind, it sounds like you've met the "60 days with no period" criteria, when it's a good time to call your doctor--in fact, it sounds like you're more like double that.  If your doc determines that that is, indeed, what's going on, you'll probably get to choose whether you want to jump-start your period with medication (usually Provera).  Either way, I think it's time for a call to your doc.

vpine

I think you have 'phantom symptoms' which happens to us from time to time.

If the preg test is negative it means you're not preg, if you went to Dr and they did blood test and it was negative, you're not preg. What did the Dr say or prescribe, provera perhaps?