https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 03:35:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-69141 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:13:32 +0000 Adira 69141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@arielle9510: haha, thanks! At least I'm able to move on quickly now from the bust that was cycle 1! Before BC, my cycles were around 33-35 days I think, so I'm expecting to end up somewhere around there... hopefully not a day longer than 35 though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-69131 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:45 +0000 arielle9510 69131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I finally O'd on CD35 so this cycle is definitely long but will be shorter then the last one! Feeling positive that my body is slowly but surely regulating!</p> <p>@MRSLILYBUGG- I wouldn't consider the spotting to be your period. I had spotting a couple of days way before AF came. It may be your body trying to get AF or sometimes there can be spotting with ovulation. Have you been charting? I think it's a great tool for women with long cycles. </p> <p>@EIKO2010- I'm sorry! I think I took 5 pregnancy tests the first couple months I was off BC. I had no idea it would take so long for AF to come.</p> <p>@ADIRA- Don't worry about your cycles getting longer. I'm jealous you had a 27 day cycle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-69102 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:26:05 +0000 Adira 69102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eiko2010: Oh yikes, now I'm scared. I've only had one cycle off BC so far and it was 27 days. Now I'm scared they're just going to get longer and longer... :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-69079 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:59:53 +0000 MrsLilybugg 69079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is my fourth month off BC and I'm still trying to figure my cycles out. I was having mid-cycle spotting, and right now I am either on CD 24 orrrrrrrrrrrrr.... CD 40. Difference in numbers is that I'm not sure if the mid-cycle spotting was actually a period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-68877 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:13 +0000 mrsjyw 68877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I came off BC in October. My first cycle was 38 days, next was 35, then 36... I think I average around 36 days... I'm hoping this is regular for me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-68515 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:19:29 +0000 littlebug 68515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also went off BC in October. My cycles in November and December were pretty normal - 29 and 27 days, respectively. This month, AF was due 1/27...she just showed up today. That's 38 days. Since I'd had relatively regular cycles the last 2 months, I thought for sure I was pregnant. Needless to say, I was pretty disappointed this morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-63875 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:28:18 +0000 arielle9510 63875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CarrieLouWho- I've actually been doing acupuncture for the past 6 or 7 weeks. I really think it's what finally brought AF on. I'm hoping it helps to regulate my cycles so I don't have to go on any medication. I'll definitely contact my doctor if this continues the next couple of months. </p> <p>I was looking into purchasing an ovulation monitor as well. I have some opks but have trouble holding in my pee for so many hours and I run alot and have to hydrate. Do you suggest I get one? I'm not sure if it'll work until my cycles get shorter.</p> <p>@Ms.Bucky- Trust me I know you feel! It was smart to go off BC before TTC. I wish I had done that, but we weren't really ready and I had some medications I had to get in order. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-63833 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:43:18 +0000 Ms.Bucky 63833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still waiting. It's my first cycle off and I'm on day 74. Yikes! I still haven't ovulated, either. I'm glad we're not trying to get pregnant yet, or this would be way more frustrating. But I was planning on practicing FAM until we wanted to get pregnant. Of course, that's not possible until I start having cycles again. </p> <p>Hopefully things start resembling normal soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-63821 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:34:30 +0000 CarrieLouWho 63821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arielle - I had the same issue and my doc said not to worry and prescribed clomid (I went off BC in Oct 2010 &amp; saw her in May 2011). My cycles were still super long, so I went to see an accupuncturist and since then my cycles have dropped from 60-70 days down to 35. Also started using an ovulation monitor to pinpoint O.<br /> Don't lose hope! But I do think it's worth checking out if it is still going on in a few months... and if you're ok with alternative medicine, Accupuncture is great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-63808 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:20:59 +0000 arielle9510 63808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MRSKC- I'm so sorry for your miscarriage and long cycles! It is so frustrating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-63806 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:20:06 +0000 arielle9510 63806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SSLM- I just posted a good luck to you on the TTC post! </p> <p>I went to my doctor in December when I hadn't gotten AF at all. She didn't seem too concerned and told me that 50% of her patients that go off BC come back to her and say the same thing. I had bloodwork done and everything came back normal. She said to give it a few more months. Luckily, I got AF about a week later. I really had hopes that this cycle would be more "normal". </p> <p>I feel like I've been stressing about it a lot and I know stress can delay ovulation. I'm having a hard time not thinking about it though. We are going to Florida tomorrow through Sunday so I think the relaxation and sun will help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-63619 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:25:30 +0000 mrskc 63619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry. It can be so frustrating. I've been having long cycles since my MCs, and it sucks. </p> <p>I hope you O soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-63465 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:03:10 +0000 sslm 63465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can definitely commiserate. I've been off BC since JULY and I'm still not normal. Last cycle I didn't O until CD44. I have wasted so much money on preg tests in the last 7 months it's insane. </p> <p>Have you talked to your doctor about it at all?</p> <p>Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-cycles-after-bc#post-63462 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:59:12 +0000 arielle9510 63462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've told my story a bunch on several posts, but here is a recap.</p> <p>I went off BC in October after close to 13 years. I didn't get my first AF until this cycle. Now I am CD31 without any sign of O or AF so I guess I'm in it for another long one. I am charting now, which is helpful, but also makes me sad when I realize that I should've O'd by now. I know I can still get pregnant on a long cycle, especially if I track CM and my temperature, but it's hard to keep up the momentum!</p> <p>I'm just frustrated that my body is regulating much slower then I thought it would. </p> <p>Has anyone here had the same experience while coming off of BC? If so, how long did it take for your cycles to become more normal? Thanks in advance! </p>