Pregnancy and BC MOMMIES HELP!!

[Syrreal]

This is a very good topic. I just stopped bc and we are planning on ttc in late Feb.

 

[JenDaveBrendan]

Got pregnant about 5-6 months after stopping BC (I was on it for over 5 years), had a miscarriage. We are now waiting another month to try again.
Good luck!!

 

[poohandwendy]

Ok, I am not the norm...but I got pregnant with my eldest daughter (she is almost 19)roughly 14 days after quitting the BCP...yes, 14 DAYS! There was no 'next cycle' for me, as a matter of fact I just thought my period was late because of stopping the pill, LOL. I was under the assumption that it was 'hard' to get pregnant after being on the pill for an extended period of time. Apparently not.

Good luck to you!

 

[mrsv98]

I went off in March, I think I had a misfire in May and then was pg in Aug. So that is 6 months and right about the average I believe.

I highly reccomend a book called Taking Charge of your Fertility

It really explains everything about your cycle and gives you good indicators to track your ovulation cycle. I learned more about myself than I ever did in Sex Ed class.

Good luck, my DH was a little unsure and now he is the best daddy in the world!

 

[staci]

I am POSITIVE that we are the minority, but with ds, we were on bc. After taking only two pills from a new month, we couldnt find the pills.

Ds was conceived the next weekend. We never did find that pack of pills so I think he was just meant to be.

With this pregnancy I had never gone back on bc pills after stopping nursing earlier this year. But we waited until October to TTC (hey I had to get my disney fix first ).

We were very blessed to not have any trouble TTC.

 

[poohandwendy]

but with ds, we were on bc. After taking only two pills from a new month, we couldnt find the pills.

LOL, you aren't really 'on the pill' if you only take 2 in a cycle! LOL, looks like your little guy was meant to be! And he sure is adorable too!

 

[justhat]

For me it was 9 months, but we were actively trying to prevent pregnancy in other ways for those 9 months. We planned to start 'trying' about 10 months after we conceived, but I stopped the pill for other medical reasons. I've never gone back on it after our daughter, but don't plan to try for number 2 till next summer.

 

[Monte Cristo]

Wife went off the pill and we went 4 cycles tracking nothing and my guys not finding their target. We finally figured out she had a 42 day cycle. My sister told us that she swore by the ovulation sticks (she has 3 girls by this method)so we went out and bought them. The first month we used the sticks, my guys found their target. Baby is due in late March.

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

First pregnancy was one year after going off the pill.

2nd was 6 months after going off the pill.

 

[staci]

LOL, you aren't really 'on the pill' if you only take 2 in a cycle! LOL, looks like your little guy was meant to be! And he sure is adorable too!

I had been taking either the pill or the shot for almost 5 years straight until that lost pack; but yeah, it didnt take my body long to forget about all that

 

[Microcell]

It took m e about 8 months with DD, two with DS

I have to ask for clarification- are you saying that your DH does not want to try right now? I think that you should think hard about that, and don't get him into anything he does not want to do.

 

[lecach]

I was off BC 1 month before I got pg the first time. I miscarried though. My D&C was on December 26, and on March 29 I conceived again. DS is 1. If we decide to have another I will probably try to go off the pill at least 2 months before trying even though the Dr. said the pill had nothing to do with the miscarriage.

 

[Alice42]

I am the one who is ready. I have been for a while. Dh said when we got married he wanted some time with just me (we dated long distance). It has been 2 years and I am approaching the subject again. Dh wants to wait until we have a house. It's not that I don't agree, but we have agreed that our first "home" purchase will probably be a townhome (not necessarily all that different than an apartment in terms of size). He then brings up money. Well I told him if that's the problem, it will be 4 years before our big bills are paid off. I just don't picture waiting until I am in my 30's to have our first. I never have. Then he said he would like to have a baby in Jan 07 and I told him that is not as far off as he thinks. I think is overwhelmed by the whole situation. I don't want to force him into anything, and I know he wants kids...

Sorry, didn't mean to ramble there. I have just always known this is what I want and it feels like time is ticking away so slowly. Dh is perfectly comfortable where we are and not having kids for a few years.

agotta, I know exactly what you are going through. I also don't want to wait until my 30's to have our first, but my DH wants to wait until things are more "stable," I honestly can't think of a time when things will be stable......

 

[KimR]

I, too, would recommend going off BCP well in advance of when you would like to start trying. It took an entire year to ovulate after I went off the pill to try for DD 2. I believe the reason might have been that I went on the pill immediately after DD1 was born and my periods never started back on their own. So...after DD 2 I waited a few cycles before starting the pill and then went off several months before trying for #3 and got pg the first month we tried. My Dr told me it is not unusual for your period to be delayed after coming off the pill. I wish I had known because that was an extrememly frustrating year.

 

[agotta]

Dh and I had a long talk about it yesterday and he didn't realize all the unknowns. I guess he thought I would just stop the pill and we would get pregnant. So we have decided to use up whatever I have left (I think one or two months) and then start ttc in June/July. I am so excited, at least I know he is ready and there is something to look forward too, even if we don't get pregnant right away

 

[floridafam]

1 month for us.

Our last DD was conceived the month after stopping the pill and having a
D&C.

I think everyone's situation is different. There are some people who get pregnant immediately.

Good luck and have fun!

 

[kikipug]

One week... and a few pina coladas on the Big Red Boat (this was pre-DCL days)... ya know that "little souvenir" commercial... it sure makes us laugh!!!

 

[F1Julie]

I got pregnant the 2nd cycle after going off the pill. I had a miscarriage and then got pregnant again just a few weeks after the miscarriage. It seems like there have been a few of us who lost a baby after getting pregnant soon after going off the pill. Probably just a coincidence, but it did make me think.

 

[Jen_in_NH]

I stopped taking them about a year ago, and still no luck. My OB/GYN recommended 3 months before we wanted to get pregnant to stop them.

Good luck

Jen

 

[javaj]

When we first TTC, we got pregnant as soon as getting off the pill. Unfortunately (seems quite common here) I also had a miscarriage with that pregnancy. I got pregnant again about 6 months later.

I am 8 weeks pregnant right now with #2, and I was off the pill for about 8 months. It took about 5 months for me to get somewhat regular periods, then about 3 months to get pregnant after that.

Good luck!