Ovulation??

Question

I stopped taking the pill 5 weeks ago at the end of my pack and had a withdrawl bleed. I then ovulated but have not fallen pregnant unfortunately. As i have been told my periods may be very unpredictable for a few months, will i still ovulate monthly or not until i have had a period?

Answer 1

I just got off the pill also. My experience is that you are still ovulating but it isn't at the time that you were when you were on the pill. Your body is working on getting you regular again. it might take another month or so. Try understanding your cycle by mapping it on mymonthlycylce.com this is a good web site. I use it frequently.

Answer 2

You should be ovulating every month. Now the problem is to know when.

Start keeping a diary where you note down the date of your periods. Taking your temperature will also help, in case you're trying for a baby.

Take it everyday for a few months, preferably at the same time everyday, because our body temperature varies during the day. A good moment to do it is in the morning right after waking up, as the temperature should always be the same, especially if you have regular sleeping hours.

You will notice a moment in the month when your temperature will rise, and then come back down again. The peak is your ovulation. If you don't have any physiological problems you should be releasing an egg every month.

You might also talk to your doctor about fertility tests... There is another way to spot your ovulation time.

Good luck!

Answer 3

You need to relax and give yourself some time, learn to be patient it may take a while for your body to get back to normal. You prob wont Ovulate regularly just yet but If you have an active sex life then it wont matter when you ovulate as sperm can live in the fallopian tubes for up to 2 days. The worst thing you can do is get worked up, i have learned my lesson from that one!! You cant do anything to speed up the process so just enjoy trying, i know its frustrating i am going through exactly the same thing but be happy and get on with your life and it will happen soon. Good luck xx

Answer 4

It can take up to a year for your body to get back to normal after taking the pill.
You may get pregnant very soon or you could have to wait months.
The best tip I can give you is once your periods are regular count the first day of your period as day 1 and have as much sex as you can on days 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Answer 5

It generally takes about 2 or 3 cycles before your body gets back to normal, after ending BC pills. You will more than likely still ovulate each month though.

Good luck to you!

Answer 6

start taking your basal body temperature every morning. this will help pin point ovulation. here's a chart that you may want to use:
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/

i would also suggest that you buy some ovulation prediction test strips (i bought 100 for $20 from china on E-bay) my doctor suggested that i start testing on the 11th day of my cycle. i test once around noon, and again around 9pm... then i am certain to get my positive in time to start trying to conceive as soon as possible.

Answer 7

The pill surpresses ovulation, so you can't get pregnant. If you normally ovulate every month, you should continue to do so. You should also get a period.

Answer 8

5 weeks off and you expect to be pregnant? Um wait at least 3 months before SERIOUSLY trying. It gives your body time to adjust back and recycle itself the way it used to (before the pills) and the more regular your body is and healthy, the more likely you are to have a healthy pregnancy. Good luck

Answer 9

Thank you for sharing that.

Answer 10

Coming off the pill can be really hard, it can take a very long time for your menstrual cycle to regulate once again after you have been supressing them for a while with hormonal birth control. A few months is an understatement, most women will look at around a year before their cycles regulate again. You may still ovulate even if your periods do not show up, you have a lot of hormones that all have to work together to get your full cycle running as they should - this is a point, too many women go onto the pill without knowing what it does, or knowing about their own cycles, I would highly recomend you learn about these things, before attempting to fall pregnant.

If looking to fall pregnant then here is my advice;

Getting a check up with your doctor is also a good first step to insure you are healthy and they can further advise you - however I cannot stress enough that many doctors are ignorant about issues such as this. It sounds crazy but if you remember that GP's have to learn a lot of information about a lot of different problems, also that they only have a limited time to keep themselves updated and only a limited time with you.

Now, for the top tip for pregnancy achievement;

Fertility Awareness Method
In very simple terms, use this.

It involves tracking your basal body temperature, cervical mucus and cervical position on a daily basis to determine your fertile days, it would also tell you if you have any fertility problems long before a load of invasive testing by your doctor could because it will show you exactly why you cannot get pregnant by showing where the problems in your cycles are.
It can be used to determine when you are pregnant so saving on home pregnancy tests.
It can even be used to help determine the sex of your child by coupling it with the Shettles method to up your chances of conceiving a boy or a girl. Here's how in basic terms: sperm carrying Y chromosome (boys) swim fast but do not live long, where as sperm carrying X chromosome (girls) are slower but last longer - closer to ovulation the more likely it is to have a boy as they are first to reach egg, further from ovulation cervical mucus will keep the sperm alive long enough for X sperm to reach egg, where as Y sperm will die.
Not only all that but also has life-long advantages of being used next time you wish to conceive (if you choose to again), use as birth control and use for general reproductive & vaginal health, putting your sexual health well into your own hands.

You are only fertile for 30% of your cycle, you will normally only produce one egg per cycle that lives for up to 48 hours, sperm will only live up to 5 days within fertile quality cervical mucus (only a few hours without cervical mucus as acidic environment in the vagina will kill sperm - mucus also needed to help sperm reach the egg).
So if you have sex at the wrong time of your cycle it is not going to achieve anything, apart from perhaps get you and your partner very frustrated and confused.

I would highly recommend getting a book called 'Taking Charge Of Your Fertility' by Toni Weschler, it will set you back around £12 from Amazon or can be picked up at most book stores, and it very much worth what you pay for it.

A lot of areas also have Fertility Awareness Method instructors that would be able to help you learn if need be, these are normally within the NHS and most do not charge, but may ask for a donation from yourself. These trainers can be found by doing a search through FertilityUK: http://www.fertilityuk.org

Sites on Fertility Awareness Method and Natural Family Planning [similar to FAM, however when used for birth control FAM uses barrier methods, FAM does not];
http://www.tcoyf.com – FAM.
http://www.28-days.com – FAM.
http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/fam.ht... - FAM FAQ.
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meado... - NFP.
http://www.billings-centre.ab.ca... – Billings Ovulation Method.
http://www.justisse.ca – Holistic and FAM methods.
http://www.sisterzeus.com – Herbs and FAM methods.
http://www.geocities.com/fertility_aware... - FAM charts.

On gender selection (if interested);
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/faqs/gend... - Shettles Method.
http://www.in-gender.com – Gender selection.


Other similar options would be to use CycleBeads that are beads that show your fertile and none fertile days, Boots also has an ovulation kit which consists of a little case with charts and a basal body thermometer for £12 that would be similar to FAM, NFP and other ovulation methods but without as much attention to detail – which you do not really need if planning on getting pregnant. You could also go the more hi-tech route by using computers such as Babycomp or Persona that will both tell you when you are ovulating – I do believe you can also get ovulation testing kits, however these are not as accurate at determining when you are fertile.

For more information;
http://www.cyclebeads.com – CycleBeads.
http://www.ladycomp.com – Ladycomp and Babycomp.
http://www.boots.com/shop/product_list_n... – Boots fertility products.

Another idea which would be simpler and cheaper, although not as effective, would be to use basic tracking methods and charting these in a calendar or online, there are a few web sites around, most will work on a method similar to the Rhythm Method where it determines fertile days in accordance to your cycle and previous cycles – i.e. your last period was on day x, your next period will be on day y, so your ovulation will be on day z. This is similar to saying that you ovulate on day 14 of your cycle, although in a regular typical cycle this would be correct (ovulation around day 12-16) if you have irregular cycles or simply your cycle is not set to this pattern this can do little for you and end up with you having sex on the wrong days, not falling pregnant and believing there is a fertility problem where there is none.

Basic charting sites;
http://www.fertilityfriend.com – Fertility Friend.
http://www.mymonthlycycles.com – My Monthly Cycles.
http://www.cyclespage.com – Cycles Page.

Then of course a small note is that general health will help, if you are sleep deprived then this can very well effect your chances of pregnancy, as will other factors like sleep, as your body is designed to try to avoid your getting pregnant and carrying to full-term when it is not able to keep you or the child healthy.

Improved diet and an up in vitamins and other dietary needs such as folic acid will help a lot, most people do not realise but your menstrual cycle has a big effect on your body and your general health can have a huge effect on your cycles, if you are in poor health this may prevent pregnancy, in fact a change in diet can fully regulate many women's cycles when they may have had problems for years.

There are also many other natural aids such as herbal or holistic methods that will help you too.

It is best to consult an expert when it comes to herbs, however you might want to consider more common herbal treatments that carry low risk such as Black Cohosh (oestrogenic stimulates ovaries), Evening Primrose Oil (regulates cycles), Vitex (regulate ovulation), Don Qui (regulates cycles & strengthens uterus), Red Clover (rich in coumestans and isoflavones – likened to progesterone).
Don Qui I believe is a bad idea if you have heart conditions, but all others I do believe are safe - things like Evening Primrose Oil are very safe and very common in use for menstrual cycle regulation that will help assist conception, you can actually usually pick this up at supermarkets or pharmacies.
If you go to a health store that sells herbal treatments they will be able to tell you how best to take them, probably in tea form a few times a day, and be able to tell you if there are any negative effects to taking them.

Of course in the end if none of these things work it would mean a trip to see your doctor to find out why, it is either a serious problem with your own reproductive system or a problem with your partner - again, if you use FAM you will know before reaching your doctor what the problem is and so how best to go about dealing with the problem, this will allow you a little more control over your treatment if it is needed.

Within a few months of using FAM you should either be pregnant or know why you are not pregnant.