When to stop birth control

denlu · April 2019

For those that were taking the pill before trying to conceive, when did you stop taking the pill, when did you start trying, and when did you get pregnant? We have a wedding and honeymoon planned for end of June, and would love to start trying then. I started the pill about a year, year and a half ago, was off for about two months (between prescriptions) in February/March now I'm back on again. Thoughts? Thank you

inthewoods23 · April 2019

Ok, 1) we discouraged 1 off posts in this thread as it crowds up the board if everyone were to do this

2) please read the pinned posts at the top of the board

3) Go introduce yourself in the latest Newbie thread.

4) the majority of us here have never been pregnant so asking all of us when we got pregnant is pointless. Many of us here actually struggle to get or stay pregnant so no one will be able to tell you as we're all different.

5) I really don't understand the purpose to your questions. Finish a pack and don't go back on it. Go off it when it's the right time for you. I personally went off BC about 5-6 months before my wedding so that I could start tracking it to understand how my cycles are (had been on it for about 8 years). No one can tell you how soon after BC you'll get KU.

mercury94 · April 2019

As said above, we don’t like one-off posts here. Please intro and join in on the other posts.

We can’t make this decision for you. Just stop whenever you think is the right time for you.

But, please don’t stop mid-pack. You would be amazed how often women come here and tell us they stopped mid-pack.

lulu1180 · April 2019

denlu said:

For those that were taking the pill before trying to conceive, when did you stop taking the pill, when did you start trying, and when did you get pregnant? We have a wedding and honeymoon planned for end of June, and would love to start trying then. I started the pill about a year, year and a half ago, was off for about two months (between prescriptions) in February/March now I'm back on again. Thoughts? Thank you

Nearly 3 years after stopping the pill and I’m still not pregnant. Thanks for the reminder...

kbrown2385 · April 2019

We are here TRYING to get pregnant so....you’re not going to get many answers on how long it’s taken 😑.

dpchickens · April 2019

denlu Um, let's see... I stopped taking BC when I was single back in like 2010. I read the Enovid case files soon after, and if I hadn't stopped BC by then I definitely would have cause that was scary as f*ck!!! Then, I started dating DH a few years later, and after NT/NP for at least a year and a half we got PG the first time in Septmeber 2015. That ended in a MC.
Got PG again in June 2016. That ended in a MC.
Got PG again in September 2016. That ended in a MC.
Got PG again in February 2017. That ended in a MC.
Got PG with our last ditch effort in January 2019. That ended in a MC.

Why the h*ll did I spend so much freaking MONEY on BC pills that caused me so many problems for so d*mned many years?!?!?!

But for the love of everything that is holy do NOT STOP YOUR PILLS MID-PACK!!!!!!! EVER!!!!!!!

anniemarie887 · April 2019

Hey @denlu since your question has to deal with a Rx and your health you really should ask your doctor, not the Internet.

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