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Vent: so confused (about cycles.... not bicycles)

KariK81KariK81 member
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So.... DH and I have started TTC again. Last month was the first full month I was off bc. I have always been super regular. Well, I was not so regular in April (actually started my period twice last month but was nothing major, only for like half a day each). Tested, but all BFN. So along comes May. My start date would typically be around the 11th-14th. I have yet to start (did have cramping on Saturday for a few hrs, but no AF), yet still BFN. I'm going crazy!! Could I just get my freaking period already so I can start over? I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ovulate this month without ever getting my period. Kind of frustrating and super confusing, like my body is working against me or that there's something else going on.

End vent. Sorry ladies, I want to keep this sort of stuff off fb and needed to just get it out!
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Re: Vent: so confused (about cycles.... not bicycles)

  • MrsJetSetMrsJetSet member
    Ugh that sucks. I never went on any bc after dd and my periods have been a little wonky. Especially the first couple after stopping nursing. Hopefully they will regulate for you quickly.
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  • ZimgerZimger member

    TTC can be frustrating. 

    It's normal for ones cycle to be off for a while once you stop using BC. It helped me to chart my cycle.

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  • krispy83krispy83 member

    Sorry to hear that.. it's very frustrating when cycles are off!

    I'll echo Zimger on charting.. my first few cycles after going off BC when we were getting ready to TTC were pretty wacky.  Charting helped me to feel like I knew what was going on, and it's not super complicated.

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  • salt78salt78 member

    Ditto others on charting.

    I suggest looking at Fertility Friend. Lots of great resources. I charted for a little while TTC DD.

    Also it's really common for your cycle to be wonky after BC. 

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  • KariK81KariK81 member

    Thanks for the support! Smile

     I stopped nursing at the end of September and got my period for the first time since conceiving DD in November. I've charted for years (used to get horrendous cramps so I would always want to know when AF was coming so I could plan and try to prevent disaster) and was always as regular as a clock (ovulation as well), and had been again since November. The part that's funny to me is, over the years I'd gone on and off bc (many different types) and never had so much as a blip. Since having DD I was only on the mini-pill. Just hard for me to believe that going off that would screw me up like this.... but then again, like you say, I'm sure my hormones are different since having Helen. Time for a little patience Cool

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  • MariJ1008MariJ1008 member
    It is frustrating.  I was pretty irregular once I stopped taking the pill as well.  It was hard to keep track of my cycle and ovulation.  In March I thought I was pregnant because I was 9days late getting my period, and when I got it, it was very light for a couple of days, so I didn't take a test right away.  When I got a positive test in April, I thought I got pregnant in Feb, but nope ultrasound said I was measuring 8weeks, so my last period was in March.  It's so confusing and frustrating, especially when you are trying to figure out when you are ovulating.
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