How long to get BFP?
Hi Everyone
Thia is my first post. I am new to the site as my husband and I have just decided to start ttc (I have been studying the abbreviations!) I am so excited!!
I am 29, have never been pregnant before - been on pill for about 10 years. I am hoping to get a BFP soon (as I am generally an impatient kind of person) but just wondered how long it took you all to get BFP once you started trying. This is my first month off the pill so I have no idea what my 'normal' cycle is and we plan to BD every 2nd day )I have read somewhere that fertility can actually be higher just after you stop taking the pill)
Thanks for your advice/ thoughts
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Thia is my first post. I am new to the site as my husband and I have just decided to start ttc (I have been studying the abbreviations!) I am so excited!!
I am 29, have never been pregnant before - been on pill for about 10 years. I am hoping to get a BFP soon (as I am generally an impatient kind of person) but just wondered how long it took you all to get BFP once you started trying. This is my first month off the pill so I have no idea what my 'normal' cycle is and we plan to BD every 2nd day )I have read somewhere that fertility can actually be higher just after you stop taking the pill)
Thanks for your advice/ thoughts
xx
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Tammi xxx
35.5 wks
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Went on the pill after a miscarriage 8 years ago and came off it in May time 2007 as I was getting married in August 07 and intended to try staight after that so used condoms until wedding. Got pregnant end of October 07 and bambino is due in 9 weeks 5days. Used the baby centre fetility calender on the web the first month, then tried copious amount of romping the next and it worked!
Some people take ages some dont it seems to be pot luck
We fell after 3 months trying. I'd been on Marvelon for about 10 years and wasn't expecting it to be that quick!
Try to forget about trying though if you can - the first month getting that BFN was really gutting and it's hard getting your hopes up each month.
The top tip I had was to replace your Pill with a folic acid tablet every day - it's really hard to remember otherwise, but I just took mine at the same time I would've taken my Pill and I rarely forgot!
Good luck xx
Thanks for your replies. It feels good to talk about it with someone other than OH. We have decided not to tell anyone we are ttc - as would then find it very annoying to be asked each month.... so?
JMP - I got married in August 07 too - did you used to be on the youandyourwedding chat page? I was RubyT on there! Also what is the baby centre fertility calendar?
Probably I am so excited just now because this is all new - hopefully I will relax into things and not get frustrated!
Thanks for advice too on folic acid - it is so important!
Good luck to everyone on your journeys
Mobo09 xx
I agree with everyone else that it's important to be relaxed about ttc and just enjoy the process. I'm not sure if stress really has an effect on ability to conceive but it can't help! We were intending to just enjoy ourselves and it happened immediately... Like others have said, maybe I would have become more obsessed and begun monitoring everything if it was taking longer, but sticking with regular sex is all that you can really do. For me it would have felt weird to just be having sex at ovulation so I didn't want to know anything about my cycles! But that's just me - knowing your cycle can be important and valuable but I think you have to judge the usefulness for yourself. I know women who started charted everything and gave up because it made them more anxious and unsure what was going on. And others who found it reassuring and helpful.
Do what feels right and enjoy trying!