https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:56:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-440282 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:49:30 +0000 ladyfingers 440282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally tested all the time but my cycles in the 6 months after quitting bc were all in the 30s whereas before starting bc I was 27 days like clockwork. I think my first cycle off was 38 days! It can take some time for your body to figure itself out again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-440271 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:36:50 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 440271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches: I had no problem regulating after BC (sorry no help there) but I hated waiting for AF to show so I always tested early. HOWEVER, I hated wasting money on tests as well. I suggest going to the dollar store and stocking up on tests from there (sense you plan on ttc anyways) and have a digital on hand just encase the cheep one comes up positive. GOOD LUCK! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-440220 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:52:38 +0000 fuzzypeaches 440220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Belated thanks ladies! Still no AF, still sore boobs. It's so crazy. Since the neg test I'm dreaming babies non-stop haha. </p> <p>@Foodnerd81, @WINNIEBEE: I definitely need to stock up on the cheapies, as with more research I've realized how common a prolonged cycle is when coming off of BCP!<br /> @WALLAROO, @.TWIST. : I hope that happens to me too! I wasn't really trying, per say, but I was surprised at how said I was that its as negative! </p> <p>@LindsayInNYC: So exciting right? I didn't think I would have problems regulating either, because prior to BCP I was 28day cycle like clockwork. But I guess you never know! It's driving me crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-437493 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:55:28 +0000 WALLAROO 437493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches: I got pregnant the first cycle going off BCP. I tested and it was negative. One week later I still didn't have my period so I tested again. I just wanted to have my period so I could really start charting but lo and behold I got a BFP </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-437488 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:52:53 +0000 .twist. 437488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>TEST! </p> <p>I totally got pregnant right after going off the pill and I didn't feel pregnant at all. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-437485 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:51:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 437485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches: My first cycle off BCP was about 40 something days, then it went down to a normal around 30 after that. I'd stock up on a few cheapies so you can set your mind as ease while your body sorts itself out. I know for myself, the anxiety of not knowing-- even when I was almost certain I couldn't be pregnant-- was the worst. For a dollar, I could take a test and know I was just being crazy and go about my day (and have a glass of wine!).</p> <p>Oh and I would get really sore boobs from about a week after O until I got my period, every month, so I knew it wasn't a preg symptom for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-437484 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:51:14 +0000 winniebee 437484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches: I remember my periods were SO different feeling right after coming off BCP. Crazy cramps, much worse PMS. So maybe that's it. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-437475 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:47:04 +0000 LindsayInNY 437475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FuzzyPeaches - I start the sugar pills of my last pack of BC tonight. So we're kinda in the same boat except you're a month ahead of me! I wanted to let myself have a month to regulate but DH doesn't want to wait any longer. And I really don't think my body will have a problem regulating anyways. We'll see though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-437464 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:41:07 +0000 fuzzypeaches 437464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I ended up testing this am just for peace of mind (dh thinks I'm crazy! Lol!) and it was definitely negative. I think it's just my body trying to regulate itself, because the boobies are still super sore and still no sign of AF. I never thought I would say this, but I'm so ready for her to come already so I know my body us ready to get this show on the road! </p> <p>Thanks again bees! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436996 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:15:01 +0000 winniebee 436996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took my cycles several months to regulate after BCP - I think the first month was like 36 days, Then maybe 34, then like 40 and I got pregnant but miscarried and then my cycles were a little wonky again after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436973 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:02:46 +0000 Periwinkle 436973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say test! I would use a cheapie test just to try, and then follow up with a digital if the first one seems to be positive. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436946 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:40:36 +0000 T.H.O.U. 436946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches: I agree, test! </p> <p>However, buy a dollar store cheapie! Seriously, they are $1 and they work fine. Sometimes the line can be faint and you want to follow up with a digital but save your money! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436896 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:39:21 +0000 Adira 436896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches: I didn't feel pregnant when I got my BFP either, so don't let that convince you! How long were your cycles before going on BCP? If you think you could be late, definitely test! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436889 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:34:00 +0000 futuremama 436889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was like @Rainbow Sprinkles. It took me months to get back to a normal cycle length. The first was 60 days, then 45. I went through a lot of HPTs in that first four months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436722 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:31:43 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 436722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took me over 70 days to get my first period after coming off the pill. So you're body could just be adjusting.<br /> I got my BFP after that first period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436719 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:29:50 +0000 softcream 436719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>there are much cheaper tests if you don't want to spend so much.</p> <p>but were your cycles pretty regular before you started the pill? 30 days isn't really that long if your cycles were irregular before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436504 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:52:02 +0000 SweetMamaM 436504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches: I vote test! If nothing else it will set your mind at ease! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436494 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:47:09 +0000 fuzzypeaches 436494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my goodness, this is so insane. </p> <p>I think I will go buy a preg test and test tomorrow AM. I don't FEEL pregnant, but it's just so strange, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436487 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:44:49 +0000 autumnlove 436487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pregnant after my first period after BC...test! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436484 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:43:05 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 436484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got pregnant 2 weeks after stopping the pile. If you feel like you are late, then test. If not wait a little longer. You can possibly be pregnant, it happened quickly for us. Keep us posted </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436481 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:42:34 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 436481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>TEST!!! I'm not 100% sure, but I didn't think that sore boobs were a sign of PMS....</p> <p>ETA: I got pregnant my first cycle after BCP </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-off-bcp-no-period-do-i-test#post-436475 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:40:48 +0000 fuzzypeaches 436475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi bees!<br /> I was once on wedding bee, but my baby fever has brought me here! I need some advice from bees more wise than I.</p> <p>DH and I were planning to try in Feb/March next year, but I went off the pill in Nov and were sort of NTNP. </p> <p>I had a normal withdrawal bleed after stopping the BCP, and now it's been about 30days since my last withdrawal and still no period.</p> <p>No real symptoms except fatigue/sore boobs which could just be pre-menstrual stuff. Do I test? Am I just going to waste $17? Am I crazy? I'm pretty sure there was no intimate time near what would be ovulation, but I'm wondering if it was all skewed from the BCP. I feel 100% normal otherwise. </p> <p>Advice? Thanks in advance!!! </p>