6 years of birth control - now trying to conceive?

Question:

I was using birth control pills for the last 6 years.

Part 1) I stopped using them after finishing my last pack, after my period, as directed by my OBGYN. I've been off of them for a little over a week and my period just started again, randomly. My period was extremely regular while I was on the pill, so I'm not used to irregular bleeding. Any idea why? Just my body trying to adjust?

Part 2) My husband and I are trying to get pregnant, but I've heard that sometimes it can take a while for the BC to get out of your system (which seems odd to me considering women get pregnant while using the pill). Anyone have any experience with this?

Answers:
1)yes , your body is trying to adjust to a new way of not dealing with BCP's anymore. i took BCP's for about 9 years , i stopped a year ago. my periods are "normal now. i have a 28 - 30 day cycle .

2) you are right , it can take a while before you get pregnant but every women is different. some can get pregnant within the first month and for others it can longer.
my husband and i have been trying for 6 months now.it is said that you should try for one year before going to an og/gyn and see if there are any fertility issues , that is however if you are a "healthy" person.
if there is a history of infertility in your family , then you might want to go sooner , so the doc can help you sooner!!!

good luck on your "trying to conceive" journey.....

Other Answers:
I have a friend that was on BC pills for 10 years. It took about a month for her to become regular again and an additional 4 months to get pregnant.
good luck!

The bleeding is probably just a result of your system adjusting to going off the pill. I was on the pill for (good grief) 13 years and got pregnant 3 months after going off them. I know docs say that birth control pills will not harm your chances of conceiving, but I blame them for my 2 consecutive miscarriages. I was on bc for 6 years as well and got pregnant easily but lost both babies. Finally I got pg with my daughter after being off the pills for one year. A healthy pregnancy for the most part. Give it up to a year to happen!

I just got off the pill three months ago and I was experimenting irregular periods every two weeks I had a period just this last month I noticed that I was hardly bleeding dont know why all I know is that my hormones are really crazy right now and I want to try to conceive soon I wish you all the luuck in the world

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