Well now I feel dumb...🙄🙄🙄 (long post)
Long story, but bear with me. I'm 22 and DH is 30. We have been together for a little over 3 years and have been married for 10 months. In march we decided to start trying for a baby, so I finished my birth control pack and within a few days, I started my period.
You know how when you were a teenager, everyone always said "if you miss a pill, you'll get pregnant"? Well, that's what I thought. I assumed that the first time we had unprotected sex, I'd get pregnant. Jokes on me, that's not how it works 😂
Fast forward to July, still not pregnant, but not freaking out because it's only been a couple of months. DH and I go visit the doctor to ensure we are both healthy and ready to conceive. Sure enough, we are both good.YAY!
It's gets better. 3 months later. STILL NOT PREGNANT. Starting to feel guilty because I am being so impatient. It's only been 6 months...some people have been trying for years. Starting to resent those who "accidentally" get pregnant. Decide to read "the impatient woman's guide to getting pregnant". And that's when it hit me.
We had been having sex everyday of glow and fertility friends predicted fertil days. We had sex outside of the window too, just not as much. I didn't keep track of much, and I took opks a few days during the predicted window. They always looked like they were getting positive. Well guess what? They were really coming down from the positive I was missing!!!😡😡😡 I decided to check out my cycle statistics in fertility friend. My periods were strangely irregular after getting off the pill. After 5 months, THEYRE FINALLY REGULAR 28 DAY CYCLES! I didn't realize it until I looked at my cycles next to each other. So in sept I decided to temp and do opks twice a day until my positive. Not only are my cycles finally back to normal, I actually ovulate on CD 13, 3 days before glow thought I was in my window and 6 days before it thought I actually ovulated🙄🙄🙄 so I've literally just been missing the mark for 6 months
So what have I learned? Temping is crucial, take opks until you get a positive, and don't trust apps 😂 also, it can take longer for your body to regulate after getting off the pill. Just because the hormones wear off doesn't mean it all goes back right away. Don't compare your story to anyone else's. We are all different and that is a good thing!
Sorry this is so long. Had to get it out
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