I'm getting married in July and I just cant decide when to the stop the pill (we want to TTC ideally on the honeymoon ). If I continue on the pill I will be on the pill for two weeks on the day were getting married. I've heard its ok to stop half way through the active pills but I just don't know if I want to do that to my body.
Should I stop taking the pill the period two weeks before the wedding or halfway through the pack?
If it was me I would finish the pack you will be on for the wedding, you don't know how your body will react and you certainly don't want your period on your wedding day.
We stopped the month before the wedding so I was only about 2 or 3 weeks when we got married. I still drank at the wedding and honeymoon so we didn't create suspicion... but i don't drink allot anyway. So it wasn't too big a deal.
If you stop halfway it's ok but you may end up with af on your honeymoon, not ideal! Your cycle prob won't be back to normal either as you don't ovulate on the pill. If you want to try for a honeymoon baby you would need to think about coming off the pill now.
I say finish up asap, and just use barrier protection (condoms) until after the wedding so you know you're safe on your wedding day and you don't get stuck with AF on your wedding/honeymoon! Best of luck, congrats on your wedding
I agree with Galmourcide, I'd stop now to give your body a bit of time to regulate itself as it could take a couple of months to return to normal ovulation. Don't get too dissappointed if you don't conceive on your honeymoon as there is only a small window of opportunity each month. It would depend on where abouts in your cycle you are when you get married. As a rough guide the "normal" 28 day cycle means you will ovulate around about day 14. So if you count the first day of period as day 1 you will ovulate (and be able to get pregnant) on day 14-ish. This is only a very rough guide, some people have 28 day cycles some have 20 and some 35 or more. Each of us is different and our cycles are unique to us. Congrats on your upcoming wedding and enjoy your wonderful honeymoon together!
I'd heard from so many people about how it can take up to six months for your body to regulate its cycles again after being on the pill... I just want to say that you have to be ready for the other side, ie if your body does NOT take six months to regulate, then you may just end up pg earlier than you expected!!
I came off the pill about 4mths before we wanted to be pg, I had regular-ish (27-30 day) cycles almost straight away... DH and I used barrier protection up until about a month before we wanted to be pg, then that month we said "If it happens earlier than we wanted, so be it!" but it didn't happen until a month after.
The only thing about coming off the pill now is that your cycle will be unpredictable - even though mine we fairly regular almost straight away, I still could never be sure if I was going to be bleeding on day 27, 28, 29 or 30 - which could be un-fun for you on your wedding day!!!
Lots to think about, isn't there???
Good luck with your upcoming wedding - such a joyful time!
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). If I continue on the pill I will be on the pill for two weeks on the day were getting married. I've heard its ok to stop half way through the active pills but I just don't know if I want to do that to my body.
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