philippelarabe
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So my husband and I have decided that we’re going to start trying for our first child. He wanted to have all the info going into conception as he possibly could, so he met with his gastroenterologist (he’s got Crohn’s disease) to see which medications he had to stop while we’re trying to conceive. His doc said that he only had to stop one (an immunosuppressant) for about 2 months before we start trying.
We also just met with a new OB to ask all other questions. How long I need to be off of my b/c pill, how long of unsuccessful trying before we check fertility, etc.
So I just had my period Jan 2-7. I’m very regular. 28-29 day cycles, 5-6 day periods, it’s been like this as long as I can remember. So I stopped taking my pill on Jan 11 mid-pack, and on Jan 15 (yesterday) it seems to be I started another period. I’ve never had any spotting before in between periods so my thought is it’s some sort of withdrawal period from getting off the pill.
My question is, do I count this as a real period and start counting my cycle from yesterday? Or should I plan on getting my period when I normally would?
I also bought some ovulation test strips to make sure we’re trying when we need to be. I had a friend who was trying for a year before they realized they were ovulating like a week off from when they were trying. I’m hoping that the test strips work for me and we get pregnant soon. I’m just not sure if this new period threw me out of whack.
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We also just met with a new OB to ask all other questions. How long I need to be off of my b/c pill, how long of unsuccessful trying before we check fertility, etc.
So I just had my period Jan 2-7. I’m very regular. 28-29 day cycles, 5-6 day periods, it’s been like this as long as I can remember. So I stopped taking my pill on Jan 11 mid-pack, and on Jan 15 (yesterday) it seems to be I started another period. I’ve never had any spotting before in between periods so my thought is it’s some sort of withdrawal period from getting off the pill.
My question is, do I count this as a real period and start counting my cycle from yesterday? Or should I plan on getting my period when I normally would?
I also bought some ovulation test strips to make sure we’re trying when we need to be. I had a friend who was trying for a year before they realized they were ovulating like a week off from when they were trying. I’m hoping that the test strips work for me and we get pregnant soon. I’m just not sure if this new period threw me out of whack.
Please help
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