The pill and TTC

[Karina]

I dont think theres any minimum time you *have* to wait after stopping the pill.
Dont they just say 3 months so your body gets the chance to have a proper period and ovulate?

[Dragonbub]

Hey Laura,
The chemicals used in the pill stay in your body for a very short period of time. That is why you only get 7 days of the sugar tablets, as any longer than this and the pill actually leaves your system. That is why most women who only miss one pill get pregnant, as it usually the first pill after the withdrawal bleed, so by only missing one pill, you have actually had 8 days of no pill.

Anyway, the pill pretty much sends your ovaries to sleep so they don't ovulate. Once the pill has left your system, it may take a while for your body to "wake up" again. However, many studies have shown no harmful effects of the pill to the baby, as lots of women have kept taking the pill before they realise they are pregnant.

The only legitimate concern with the pill is that it is difficult to determine the length of cycles, and therefore when you get pregnant it may be hard to work out when conception occured. However, the choice is yours as to whether you risk this or not (I have), because by charting etc, you can see when you ovulated anyway.

Hope you have a great New Year!

[lollylegs]

Thanks for that dragonbub. We will have to see how we go now. Fingers crossed!