How long after birth control?!?!

shebz918 · March 2022

Hey guys!
My husband and I are just starting to focus on trying for a family. For those of you that were previously on birth control before trying for a baby I have a few questions.

1. How long after getting off birth control did you feel like your cycles started to regulate?

2. Did any of you get pregnant really quickly after getting off birth control in the past?

Thanks in advance!

knottie9fac4c56b4d9894e · March 2022

I stopped birth control pill in like beginning December or January. I just got a positive result, so it took like 3 months to get pregnant. My periods were pretty normal afterwards. My mood never regulates really. I had depression and really low self esteem.

amanda_n · March 2022

I was on birth control for 10+ years. Only got a regular period after about 2 years off the pill. Got pregnant our first month of trying

hayhay4713 · March 2022

I was on the pill for about 9 years and got off in November. We conceived in January. 10 years ago with my son, it took 5 months. Everyone is different.

themrsjacoby · March 2022

I had Mirena for about 10 years total. Had it removed in Aug 2021 (we decided on trying for baby), periods were wacky for about 2-3 months and then got mostly normal. Positive test early this month, and I'm 7 weeks along now.

ksferden · April 2022

Got the mirena removed feb. 7 after 4 years, had a two day period on feb. 17-18th and positive pregnancy test march 18th so month 1 of “trying”

peppermint1119 · April 2022

I stopped taking birth control in July 2021 to regulate my period for a few cycles and my Doctor said to just stay off BC if we planned on starting to try in the next six months or so. We started trying in February 2022 and got pregnant the first cycle.

knottie1ac8bbb48984b7c4 · April 2022

I stopped taking my birth control in October and got pregnant in February. Took three months for it to clear my system and pretty much got pregnant my first “official” cycle after getting off birth control.

beckalove88 · April 2022

I was on birth control for about 10 years and basically got to the point where I wasn't getting a period at all while on it. It took me about a year for things to even out but hormonal issues run in my family (like PCOS). Things really started to balance out when I started having more raspberry leaf tea. It's not just for pregnancy and Mamas it can be great for helping you ovulate again.

knottie5a24fedba5d4429c · April 2022

I was on birth control for 12 years so I wasn't even sure I could get pregnant. I stopped in December. I planned on waiting a couple months to try because I was warned I could release multiple eggs and wanted to avoid twins. I had one period end of January and then had sex twice in the next two weeks. I didn't want to take a test yet because I thought my period could just be irregular. Nipple sensitivity was the giveaway and I tested positive March 4. I thought I was 6 weeks when I first went to OBGYN, but based on first day of period I was already 10. I definitely wasn't expecting to conceive so quickly.

jazzylady3122519 · April 2022

I started my BC in November 2021… I was due for my 2nd shot February 14 2022… missed it and here I am now 8 weeks pregnant

victoriacalvano · April 2022

I was on birth control pills for almost 15 years. Came off the pill March 2021. I didnt get a period until June 2021. Had irregular periods for months. Period finally became regular December 2021. Got pregnant exactly 1 year after coming off birth control, March 2022.

smithysmith77 · April 2022

Was off the pill for less than a week and conceived :/ but had my suspicions earlier that the pill I was on wasn't strong enough because I always got my period before the pack was done. So maybe depends on the brand/dosage of pill

knottie_knottie1 · April 2022

I had my Paraguard IUD removed in Frebruary (had it in for 9 years) and got pregnant in March

knottie08333a5c6cc213fc · April 2022

At the age of 20 I had my first child. After my 1st child was born, I was on birth control pills for 2 years and took about over a year to conceive another baby.

After my 2nd child was born, I was on birth control pills for 3 years. I think I stopped taking the pills in November of last year then conceive after 2 months of trying. I was pretty surprised that it didn't take another whole year again. But something went wrong during my pregnancy around 3 weeks and I had a miscarriage.

After about 3 months later I am now pregnant again. 12 weeks pregnant so far and still going strong but because of the previous miscarriage I sometimes feel like it won't make it. 😕 I'm so cautious of what I'm eating and doing now. I'm sure you'll conceive once your body is ready.

knottief8f15b70b849fc01 · May 2022

I was on birth control for 10 years. I finished my last pack at the end of August 2021. Cycle and period stayed the same thankfully, but I think that’s because I finished out my pack. It took me 7/8 months to get pregnant!

ReadyForaB · May 2022

First pregnancy I got pregnant 3 months off birth control. Got pregnant two months off of it once that ended in MMC. Now currently pregnant on the first month off. You can (and I do) ovulate two weeks after stopping, no matter how long you have been on it.

knottie131ef66ec7fefa10 · May 2022

Was on BC for almost 14 years!! Got a normal period my first month off and started to track my ovulation. Got pregnant month 3 of being off. Wasn’t expecting it to happen so fast!

ravenhairedgirl83 · May 2022

Well, I was on Ortho-Cept for 21 years. I went off and got pregnant five weeks later! I had one natural period (was 2 days 'later' than normal)

Oh, and I will be 39 this summer. First baby. Crazy!

mamabeardec22 · May 2022

I had an IUD for 2.5 years. Got it out in February, pregnant by April 😂 we didn’t think it’d happen that quick I thought for sure I’d have some issues due to the pain I had with the IUD and the number of ER visits and that was not the case! I started tracking every single think with Ovia Fertility. Basically we ended up pregnant by testing if my ovulation prediction was correct with the app. It was haha!

patrich2020 · May 2022

I went off birth control in July 2021. I was only having a cycle every three months on BC, so my body was working to regulate back to normal. I was still only having cycles every 12 weeks, but we conceived at the end of March. Apparently we just needed to try within 10 days of my LMP and that did it. And on top of that, I hyper ovulated, so we’re having twins.

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