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WDYT? Start BCP's now?

cooperme2871cooperme2871 member
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I havent been on BCP's since having LO and we havent been using protection. I have PCOS and it took two years of ttc for Lily. So, after she was born we decided if it happens again for us then great...and it not then okay too. Well, DH and I talked today and we definitly dont want to TTC until she turns one. I have had three regular periods and last month didnt get one (I'm assuming due to PCOS) I tested and BFN. AF showed up today (her last apperance was March 12) and so I brought up me going on BCP until October when we TTC. DH doesnt really have an opinion and said it's up to me. I'm thinking it would regulate me for atleast another 5 months so that I'm not wondering if I'm KU every month and/or if I just didnt ovulate. I'm not really sure how BCP's work though-would it be worth only using them for 5 months?
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  • Mrs.C042807Mrs.C042807 member
    I would talk to your doctor.  But, as someone who also has PCOS, I like having a "regular" period.  I would go crazy waiting around for it to show.

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    imageMrs.C042807:
    I would talk to your doctor.  But, as someone who also has PCOS, I like having a "regular" period.  I would go crazy waiting around for it to show.

    Yeah, I have gone crazy waiting for it to show and wondering if I'd get a BFP. I also want to lose weight before TTC so I'm thinking i should try BCP's until we definitly want to TTC. Can I ask what kind you use?

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  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member
    I personally wouldn't want to go on them for that short a time.  You can't start them until after your next period (you start them the Sunday after your period starts) and it takes a month for them to be effective.  I would stick with condoms and/or spermicide, which is what we did in between pregnancies.
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  • AMYfromKYAMYfromKY member

    BCPs *could* screw up your ovulation even after you get off of them.  There are ladies on the Trying to Get Pregnant board who didn't ovulate up to a year after stopping the pill.

    We are just using condoms!   

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  • Mrs.C042807Mrs.C042807 member
    imagecooperme2871:

    imageMrs.C042807:
    I would talk to your doctor.  But, as someone who also has PCOS, I like having a "regular" period.  I would go crazy waiting around for it to show.

    Yeah, I have gone crazy waiting for it to show and wondering if I'd get a BFP. I also want to lose weight before TTC so I'm thinking i should try BCP's until we definitly want to TTC. Can I ask what kind you use?

    I'm on ortho tricyclen lo.  But, we're also not going to TTC until at least early 2011. 

    If you're only waiting 5 months, I wouldn't bother, honestly.  Chart/temp to tell if you're ovulating etc. That's what I'd be doing if I wasn't on the pill.

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  • cooperme2871cooperme2871 member
    imageAMYfromKY:

    BCPs *could* screw up your ovulation even after you get off of them.  There are ladies on the Trying to Get Pregnant board who didn't ovulate up to a year after stopping the pill.

    We are just using condoms!   

    Really? I thought you were good to go for TTC after stopping the pill right away?

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  • cooperme2871cooperme2871 member
    imageMrs.C042807:
    imagecooperme2871:

    imageMrs.C042807:
    I would talk to your doctor.  But, as someone who also has PCOS, I like having a "regular" period.  I would go crazy waiting around for it to show.

    Yeah, I have gone crazy waiting for it to show and wondering if I'd get a BFP. I also want to lose weight before TTC so I'm thinking i should try BCP's until we definitly want to TTC. Can I ask what kind you use?

    I'm on ortho tricyclen lo.  But, we're also not going to TTC until at least early 2011. 

    If you're only waiting 5 months, I wouldn't bother, honestly.  Chart/temp to tell if you're ovulating etc. That's what I'd be doing if I wasn't on the pill.

    You'll probably think I'm stupid but what is "chart/temp"? Is that where you take your temp everyday??

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  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member
    Some women ovulate right away after discontinuing hormonal bc, but others take a long time for their system to return to "normal" following it.  Charting is where you take your temp every morning and follow that to learn your cycle and know when you will ovulate.  If you're interested in this method, reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility would be highly recommended, although while you get used to charting you definitely need a backup method of birth control until you know your cycle well.
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  • jeffraejeffrae member
    we decided to not use BCP and go with other protection.  I am bf and my supply is already tanking....so I did nto want to mess with my hormones anymore.
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