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How to calculate your cycle when coming off the pill?

BabbsieBabbsie
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I took my last pill on 4th May, I had completed a full 21 day pack plus 4 extra days to tide me over whilst I was on holiday. I then had my withdrawl bleed on 6th May which lasted approx 3 days but I am now trying to calculate how long my cycle is from this. Do you take Day 1 of your bleed as the first day of your cycle and count from then or do you have to wait until you've had a proper period and then count from there?



I haven't had a normal period yet (31 days since my pill period started) and we have been having unprotected sex since I came off the pill however I took a test on Saturday morning and it was negative.



I am just a bit confused as to how to start working things out! :?



Any help gratefully received! x

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  • Lady_Is_BroodyLady_Is_Broody
    You count your first day of a new cycle from the first day of red full flow.



    It can take a few months to get your periods to come back after being on the pill, so you may not have a proper period for a while until the pill hormones are out of your system.



    The best thing you can do is to keep on with what you are doing now & test again in a couple of weeks if you've still not had a period x
  • milliepopmilliepop
    hi



    i came off pill and counted CD1 as first day of bleeding. but i didn't ov until CD21 then got first af CD35. i always used to have a 28 day cycle. then cycle 2 i ov'd CD19.



    so the pill could just be messing you up a bit. are you sure if/when you ov'd?



    good luck x
  • GsMummyGsMummy
    Yeah as above really, everyone is different. A friend of mine didnt have a period for 3 months after stopping the pill although she has finally had one now.



    I was lucky though and got my 1st natural af on CD27 after my withdrawl bleed and think I am due af today although its not shown yet...........xxx
  • Lady_Is_BroodyLady_Is_Broody
    I was on the implant before we ttc, and I didn't ovulate for my first 2 cycles and had regular 32ish day cycles, and then when I did finally start ovulating, I found I didn't ovulate until around cd21, so the average cd14 was way off.



    I would bd every other day throughout your cycle just to cover all bases until you start to notice the ovulation symptoms x
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