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When to go off the pill?

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How long before TTC did you go off the pill?  We've decided to start trying in the summer, for real this time :)  We are planning a trip to Hawaii at the end of June.  I'd like to not be on my period while we're there of course.  How long before should I go off to make sure I'm back on a regular schedule?  I haven't been off the pill for about 10 years.  I was very regular before if that makes a difference.

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  • SarahPLizSarahPLiz member
    I was on hormonal BC of many forms for about 10 years before I quit taking it in Aug 09 for health purposes. We were not TTC, but I can tell you that I was regular for about 3 months, then had a 45 day cycle that freaked me out. After that I've been like clockwork. Some people say that they conceived the first month off BC, and maybe I could have too if we weren't avoiding, but I know that it took a good 3-4 months before I got normal regular periods. 
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  • flymansWifeflymansWife
    my OB's advice was to stay on the pill b/c some women are "hyper fertile" coming off the pill and there was no reason to hope that I wouldn't be one of them... and well we did get PG right away. So it worked out for us. 
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  • rssnlvrrssnlvr
    It all depends on your body. "They" say to give it a solid 3 months for your body to readjust and regulate, but I went to my normal 32-34 day cycle immediately.
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  • FaonFaon

    I'm in the camp to do it earlier if you're sure about starting to ttc by a certain time. My first cycles off were all really long (over 40 days) and that sucks when you're excited to ttc, and in my case, to start charting too. When I got pregnant, my cycles still weren't what they had been pre-pill. Anyway, when it doesn't work one cycle and you just want to hurry up and get to the next one to try again, it sucks if you are waiting forever to even ovulate.

    I've also read that you're more likely to release multiple eggs at a time right after going off, but I don't know if that's true!

    I would definitely give it 3 months though. I can't really answer your question because we had a certain ttc date in mind and kept moving it up once I'd gone off!

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  • ali-1411ali-1411 member

    Don't go off the pill until you are ready to be pregnant.

    I went off the pill in December thinking we'd get pregnant sometime later in the year, like in the fall.  I had been on bcp for 6 years, I figured it would take time for my body to get back to normal.

    Oops.  I never even got my first period.  I got pregnant with Layna about a week after stopping the pills.

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  • MrsAJLMrsAJL member

    imageflymansWife:
    my OB's advice was to stay on the pill b/c some women are "hyper fertile" coming off the pill and there was no reason to hope that I wouldn't be one of them... and well we did get PG right away. So it worked out for us. 

    I think this is what happened to me with this pregnancy. I stopped the pill at the end of the pack, had my "period" and then three weeks later, I got my BFP.  

    With DS, I got off the pill at the end of January and got pregnant after two cycles.  I was super regular before the pill and had no problems with my periods after the pill.  I think most doctors seems to recommend three months off the pill before actively TTC.

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  • 11kacey11kacey member
    Everyone is different. My friend went off the pill a month before me (at least) and my cycles returned just like clockwork, six months later she still has not gotten a period. :( I also got pregnant my second cycle after a spotty job trying 'not' to get pregnant. I say go off them sooner rather than later in case it takes you MONTHS to get your cycles back... and just use backup. But that is a hard choice to make and only one for you and your husband to make together. :)
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  • shanwalk2shanwalk2 member
    I went off bcp about a year ago and we aren't planning on ttc for another 11 months. I went off to start carting but DH isn't as trusting of the process as I would like. So, we use condoms until after I can confirm ovulation. I went to my normal (very long) cycles after only one crazy cycle. I hate using the condoms, so if I were you I would just wait until about two mo ths before ttc... And use condoms fir those two months.
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  • TayteeTaytee
    imageali-1411:

    Don't go off the pill until you are ready to be pregnant.

    Best advice ever. Even if you're willing to be religous about reliable back up form of birth control like condoms.

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  • brooke152brooke152
    I agree that waiting until you are definitely ready to be PG is the best, but everyone's body is so different.  I waited until we were 100% ready, but it took my body right at a year to ovulate on a regular basis.  My periods were like clockwork before and after the pill, but I only ovulated every 3 months or so.  GL whatever you decide!
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