When you go off birth control and have you period, when is your most fertile time?

Question

I am trying to get pregnant.

Answer 1

It can take 6 months or more after discontinuing hormonal birth control for your fertility to return and normalize. Some women are able to coceive right away, but other take more time. The pill can also deplete your vitamin reserves, especially B vits. It's good to start taking a multivit w/ folate in preparation as soon as possible.

Every woman has unique cycles. Some women have "textbook" cycles" but many do not. Even if you have a 28 day cycle, there's no guarantee you have a 14 day luteal phase (time after ovulation and before the next period). You may have a shorter LP which could dramatically affect when you are actually fertile.

Conception also requires that you have fertile cervical fluid. Sperm can only survive in the woman's body for 30 min to 4 hours WITHOUT fertile CF. In the presence of fertile CF (especially the most fertile, egg-white like CF) sperm can survive 5 days. Since CF dries up quickly after ovulation, the best time to have intercourse is really BEFORE ovulation when fertile CF is present.

Some good sources: Fertilityfriend.com (free software as well as a pay-for version and on-line charting turorial); ovusoft.com (discussion boards for many fertility related issues, much info on fertility after the pill, and a very good software for purchase). The books Taking Charge of Your Fertility (associated w/ the the ovusoft website and software) and Garden of Fertility.

Answer 2

A good friend of mine finished her last pack of pills, has her period right on schedule and had sex 14 days after the first day of her period and was pregnant that month. She was on the pill for 15 years and had a beautiful healthy baby. Just remember that your ovualtion should be around 14 days after the first day of your period. If you find that you arent getting pg you can always start to track ovaultion with basal body temp or ovualtion predictor kits but I would start by just having fun and seeing what happens. Good Luck!!!!

Answer 3

Count 12 days starting day number one on the first bleeding day of your last period and on days 12 to 18 are your fertile days.

Answer 4

with a 28 day cycle count 14 days from the first day of your period if you have want to start charting your cycles which is very helpful when trying to get pg go to www.mymonthlycycle.com its a great site and will also help you determine when you are ovulating

Answer 5

14 days after the first day you got your period.

Answer 6

well it depends how long your cycles are, but generally 14 days BEFORE your period. My cycles are 35 days long, so I ovulate around CD21.

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