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joanne19 · Guest

Can somebody please offer me advice i stopped taking the pill in june 2004 and had a period in september i then went until February without another period i then had another one in june. I have been with my fiance 5 years and have been trying for a baby since last june but without any luck how long did it take you to get pregnant after stopping taking the pill.

st_ignatius110 · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject:

First off, it is really really important to know that once coming off the pill, if you get pregnant, it is very possible for a baby to be born with problems...the pill has been known to cause problems with the baby. Alot of dr's will have a woman take a lesser pill so she does not get pregnant the first year after coming off. Also, I guess it depends on the kind you used.
For some women, it takes a really long time to get pregnant especially if you have been on the pill for a long time. And then again, I have an Aunt who got pregnant in a few months! It all depends on how your body reacts to it!

eunce · You Go Girl (100+ Posts) Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 106

Don't listen to st-ignatius. It will only make you feel worse and his/her advice is not based on medical research but on a desire to indoctrinate you into his/her beliefs.

My friend got pregnant straight away after coming off the pill, but then I had another friend who took over a year.

Good luck. I hope that it all goes okay!

lilirose03 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:40 am Post subject:

There is some medical research which suggests you are slightly more fertile in the first few months after coming off the pill. With regard to conception it is still early days yet, it can take a long time, so keep trying!
Your periods are very irregular, were they that way before you started taking the pill? When your cycle is that long it can make it difficult to judge when you are ovulating, and sometimes very irregular periods can be a symtom of an underlying medical condition which could be affecting your fertility. You might want to consider speaking to your doctor about it if you're worried.

joanne19 · Guest

Thanks for the advice but i stopped taking it 13 months ago and did go to see a dr as i was not this irregular before and i was quite concerned but they ran some tests and everything came back fine! I am quite worried though i mean i am still young but we have been trying since june 2004 Thanks very much for the help and advice

lilirose03 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:13 am Post subject:

In that case, it may just be taking your body a while to get back into it's natural rhythm. Maybe give it some more time and if nothing happens go back to the doctor - they do sometimes miss things. Good luck Smile

st_ignatius110 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:10 pm Post subject:

joanne19 · Guest

Thanks everybody for all your advice

st_ignatius110 · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject:

joanne,
keep us posted and let us know how everything is going. Smile

joanne 19 · You Go Girl (100+ Posts) Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 101

yeah i will do i am getting a little concerned now though cos about 2 days ago i started bleeding very lightly in fact so light i could barely tell i have no period cramps which i usually get but 3 days later and it's still happening but i only finished nmy last period about 2 weeks ago.

st_ignatius110 · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject:

I was doing some reading up on the pill and it looks like the general consensus is that your fertility can come back the same day you get off the pill, or 12 months later! Just depends on your body. Sounds like to me your fertility has just recently come back so it could take a few more months.

joanne 19 · You Go Girl (100+ Posts) Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 101

Thanks everyone. Sure my chap won't be complaining about having to keep trying

st_ignatius110 · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject:

ROFL...I'll bet he won't!!