Please Advise: Trying to Get Pregnant After the Pill

The average time it takes couples to conceive is 6-12 months depending on your age. I'd say don't sweat it until you go past the year mark, then go see your doc.
The ovulation predictors do help :) as does charting your cycle. I used www.fertilityfriend.com

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Don't stress about it. Most doctors will say that you need to be "trying" fro over a year before they will even consider any fertility problems. Everyone is different just give yourself more time! Paying attention to your cycle should help too!

Good luck!

Dont stress!!!!! It's normal for you not to get pregnant right away. You got to give it some time remember you were on the pill for 2 years. Your body is still getting back to normal. Give it about 6 months thru a year and if your not pregnant then go to the doctor. Just dont stress.

Good luck and I hope you get your new little one soon.

The longer you're on the pill, the longer it takes to get pregnant, usually. It can take up to a year. I wouldn't worry. Just have fun in the meantime! ;-)

I too was concerned once I got off the pill because my cyle is so irregular. A few months went by and we still weren't pregnant. A few friends recommended this book to me and joked that it's the "magic" book because everyone who gets the book becomes pregnant within a month. I admit - the myth, the legend continues.... we got pregnant within a month of reading it too. It's actually a fascinating book with information every woman should know about how her body works. I picked up a copy at Half Price Books.

Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Wechsler

And well, keep practicing - that's the fun part! Good luck!
Jen

Maybe you're just not getting down to business when you really need to. It's a very precise game that most people have no clue about. There are signals your body puts out when you are fertile. It's recognizing those signals and doing what's needed at the right time to be successful. You know there are roughly only 4 days a month to conceive! Not great odds when you think about it! You might try buying some of those ovulation predictor kits (you can buy some on the net that are cheaper than the stors) and start using them two weeks after your last cycle (or thereabouts). Don't use the first morning's sample, testing between 2-4pm is a good time, and test several times a day. Your LH surge can be quick and you don't want to miss it!! There are a few great web sites to use that will answer any questions you have about trying to conceive. PM me and I will give them to you.

We've been trying to conceive #2 since October of last year. I was using the OPKs and never saw a surge. After 3 months and some testing, the dr determined I wasn't ovulating on my own and needed some help. The dr. put me on Clomid to make me ovulate. I'm done with my first month and I'm just waiting for Aunt Flow or to test positive on a PG test. Just because we easily got pregnant the first time, doesn't mean it will be this easy the second time around! Good luck and feel free to email me for further info! I'm getting pretty good at this trying-to-conceive business! LOL

Edit: One more thing, depending on your age, I don't think your OB will make you go 6 months without testing you to make sure you don't have anything else going on like Endo or PCOS. I'm 32 and my OB did tests during my first three months of trying. I think because you have a child already, the dr.s think something could be 'wrong' because they know you, at one time, were able to conceive naturally. I'm not quite sure how the birth control factors in. I've known several people who got PG within two months from being off their BC. One even was on the Depo shot for like 3 years and is now 6 weeks along after only two months of trying! Good luck.

I took the pill for about 5 years on a off and my husband and I got pregnant in 3 months. But my GYNO told me that it is normal to not get pregnant from being off the pill for up to a year. If it is past a year then you start to talk to you doctor. Good luck!

Hi L.,

I had a friend who was in your situation. She got pregnant right away with the first child, but it took her a few months to get pregnant for her second one. All I can say is just give it time and try not to worry too much, this is not uncommon. I'd wait a little while & if you're still not able to conceive, check with your Dr. Good luck!

Before calling the doc, I would go to the store and get an ovulation predictor tests. There are many out there and they are all pretty reliable. It might just take you a little long to regulate this time, since you were on the pill longer. 2yrs. vs. 3 mths. Good luck and don't get discouraged.
Liz
New Braunfels