my partner and i recently decided that now was the right time to ttc. i finished the bcp last friday & i'm waiting for the withdrawal bleeding (it always took till about mid-week for my 'period' when on the bcp) - has kind of started but not really.
to be able to chart, do i need to wait until i get my first 'real' AF to start?
Hi Sloane. Welcome to the world of ttc. I am currently on my 2nd cycle since coming off the BCP and started charting the second my "withdrawal bleed" began. If you check out my ff link in my signature you will see that my second cycle after a real AF is very similar to the first cycle since coming off the BCP so I think it's fine to start charting right away. Also, just for interest's sake I have a few friends who actually fell pregnant first mth coming off the BCP. They thought it would take a few cycles for their bodies to regulate and fell right away (2 before their wedding when they went off just before their wedding thinking that by after their honeymoon they'd be ready to start ttc). So you never know! Best of luck hun.
thanks so much for that jaxi - and it's great to know that there are other people in a very similar situation! i've been so impatient because i knew i was going to go off the bcp but i wanted to wait until the end of the packet because i'd read that stopping in the middle could mess around with getting a regular cycle back.
i think i'd like to chart because when off the bcp my cycles were a bit irregular & i think the charting would help with that.
there's something about this whole process that makes me very impatient!
I hear you sister. I broke all the rules - stopped halfway through the packet and started actively ttc right away. Now that it's my second cycle trying my patience is non existent! Come join us in the ttc 1-6 mths belly thread when you're ready
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