Coming off depo question please help

I have been on the depo for 3 years my last shot was due in late july and decided not to go get it bc i want to start trying to have a baby. Does anyone know of any ways to help jumpstart your periods again? Any experience with a similar situation or advice?
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Ch

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I went off depo after about 10 years in Oct of last year. It helped me to go on a low dose birth control pill. It weens you off the hormones and keeps you from getting your period for a month straight. I had heard the horror stories. That worked for me. It was irregular at first, but has been getting more normal each time. Now just waiting to see if OPK gives me a positive. My body temp and CM, etc say I am ovulating, but no happy face on a stick yet. 

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Sweetpea • Sep 23, 2014
thank you foe replying and good luck tons of baby dust your way

Ma

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It took me over a year to even get my period back. Talk to your ob about taking a bc pill that has hormones, and that usually does the trick. They wanted me off depo, and the first month I took those pills I had the worst period ever. Went right back on depo because I couldn't stand it. I stopped taking birth control all together and after a year, and a half I got my period, and didn't actually ovulate until 7 months later. I managed to get luckily and caught the egg. ;)

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Hi Adeline,​​My last injection was due in May and I had light spotting in June... 34 days late I had light spotting again... 34 days later (September) I had a heavy period and now I'm hoping early October will bring another period so I can see if they're regular. Not sure if it helped but I took Agnus Castus tablets for the first 3 months which supposedly regulates your periods. Hope it helps! 

Cl

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I was in your shoes April of this year. Nothing can jump start it unless you go to the doctor and get on the pill, because that helped some girls periods come. Mine came for the first time in august. It lasted 17/18 days. But I ovulated the 14th/15th of this month. So I am getting back to normal slowly but surely. You have to be patient. Honestly. It sucks hearing it...I remember. But you have to. Good luck hun.

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Sweetpea • Sep 22, 2014
thanks i appriciate the responce!!! it does suck but i understand if i have to wait hey so be it id rather be patient and let it happen when it happens instead of rushing it and getting my hopes up over and over again.