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a few questions...
Hi everyone,
Just been having a think and from reading other peoples posts, have a few questions...
planning to start ttc in august, so last pill packet will finish end of july. when should i start taking folic acid?? also what can i expect from coming off the pill having been on it for 5 yrs?! my periods atm are only 2 days, v light and same time every month, before the pill they lasted sometimes for 8 days and were pretty heavy with bad pains! i rely on my pill to tell me when i'll be coming on, how will i know without it? i don't want to get caught out!!
Sorry if these questions are a bit simple! Thanks for any advice!
J xxx
Just been having a think and from reading other peoples posts, have a few questions...
planning to start ttc in august, so last pill packet will finish end of july. when should i start taking folic acid?? also what can i expect from coming off the pill having been on it for 5 yrs?! my periods atm are only 2 days, v light and same time every month, before the pill they lasted sometimes for 8 days and were pretty heavy with bad pains! i rely on my pill to tell me when i'll be coming on, how will i know without it? i don't want to get caught out!!
Sorry if these questions are a bit simple! Thanks for any advice!
J xxx
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I had coil so cant help with pill ques sorry.
I would say that yourperiods will go back to heavy long and painful. i think mayb go with how long your cycles are???
hope i was of some help xxxx
As with your periods, I haven't been on the pill for about five years now but was on it for ten years before that. When I stopped, my periods became heavier and a bit irregular but relatively quickly quitened down. Now they last about four days but are still heavier in the first day or two then they ever were on the pill.
My periods are not regular as clockwork either, my cycles are anything from 25 to 30 days but at least you've got a rough idea of when. Plus, I do not leave the house without tampons in my bag anymore!! I think that's the clue to not getting caught out!
Hope that helps you.
Babydust
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sarah
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so it's ok to start taking folic acid when still on the pill?
oh god i hope my periods don't go back to being really heavy i hated it! i suppose i'll just have to wait and see what my body decides to do! (
defo a good idea about always carrying tampons! i will take up that tip!
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