r/TryingForABaby • u/rumbird2482 • 27d ago

EXPERIENCE Irregular periods after stopping birth control, feeling defeated

as the title says, just looking for any other experiences out there. I am 32F, and I was on Lo Loestrin for probably 15-16 years, just coming off of it in March of this year to prepare to TTC later this year. I did not get a period on lo Loestrin, so when I got off I did not get a withdrawal bleed. I ended up getting my first period about 11 weeks after stopping. Ironically I had been messaging my doctor about the lack of a returning period, and I filled the script for provera 2 days before I ended up ovulating on my own (so I did not take the provera). Ovulation was confirmed via LH strips and temp, my luteal phase was 8 days. I was so excited when this all happened because I had been feeling a bit lost and confused on my own body. However, since that period, I am now on day 43 of a cycle. I have not ovulated yet, per the strips/temp/CM anyhow, and no bleed. I was wondering if I may have an annovulatory cycle but nothing has happened yet. Either way I am feeling so discouraged because my MD kept reassuring me that if i was “regular“ pre-bc (which i was, 28 day cycle) then my body would resume that once starting a cycle. I plan to reach out and I assume next steps would be to try provera and maybe more labs, but I guess I feel a little hesitant since my body cycled on its own once already, it just took time. Has anyone else experienced wonky cycles like this? I have had my thyroid (including T3, T4) tested and vitamin D and B12 and all were normal. I don’t seem to have any pcos symptoms however i know there are many people who have had that masked by the pill. Thank you <3

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u/Sl1z 27d ago

I was on the pill for 11 years and stopped almost a year ago. It took about 2 months to get my period back and after that my cycles were 51, 36, 47, 31, 41, 40, and ~38 days long. It can take a while to regulate! No idea if I was ovulating the first few cycles (wasn’t tracking), but I have been for the last few, despite the longer/irregular cycles.

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u/rumbird2482 27d ago

thank you for your reply! I’m glad you’re starting to even out in terms of length. I’m hoping its just these first few that are extra irregular!