https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:37:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1166887 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:46:09 +0000 AmandaB8 1166887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would suggest not until you're ready to be pregnant. We took the 3 month advice, and got pregnant right away (admittedly, we should have used other methods...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1164504 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:13:01 +0000 Becksabee 1164504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for your input everyone! I have a pre-conception appointment with my OB next week so I will double-check with him then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1163874 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:32:09 +0000 nana87 1163874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it can depend on the type of bc. I was on ortho tri cycle lo and my dr said to just start trying right away. I got pregnant on my 4th cycle off of it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162834 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:39:25 +0000 looch 1162834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was off 3 years before we began actively TTCing. I had kind of decided to just go off and see how long it would take for my cycles to regulate, because I was notoriously irregular before hormonal birth control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162823 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:36:26 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1162823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been off 3 years 2 months and still have not become pregnant. A friend of mine with a beautiful little boy stopped her BC a month before she became pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162782 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:25:07 +0000 Adira 1162782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd ask your doctor, but for me, I went off BCP and started TTC immediately. It took my 6 cycles to get pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162753 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:16:56 +0000 pui 1162753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went off BCP 3 months before we started TTC. Around this time last year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162574 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 05:24:10 +0000 lamariniere 1162574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went off 1 month before actively TTC, but my cycles were mostly normal. It took us 5 cycles to get a BFP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162532 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:54:27 +0000 PurplePeony 1162532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went off hormonal BC a long time before we TTC, since it was messing with my mood and libido. The first few cycles off were "textbook" but not normal for my body, judging by my pre-HBC cycles. I'd always had longer cycles (~33 days) with a fair amount of cramping the first day, whereas my first few cycles post-BC were 29 days and little to no cramping. Then, about six months in, I had a couple of REALLY wacky cycles and after that, they went back to the way I had remembered them being before I went on HBC. I don't know if I could have gotten pregnant those first few cycles (I was tracking so I'm pretty sure I was ovulating) but I'm convinced that the synthetic hormones didn't fully clear out of my body until I had those very weird cycles. So personally, I'd say go off as soon as you reasonably can.</p> <p>Also, as @MrsMccarthy said, you can't accurately track your cycles while on HBC because you shouldn't actually be ovulating. I highly recommend the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility if you plan to track. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162500 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:29:35 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1162500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can't chart or track your cycles at all when you are on birth control because BC pills can completely change your cycle. If I were you I'd go off them right away and expect that your cycles could be a bit wonky at first. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162466 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:59:11 +0000 deactivated_account 1162466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm never getting on birth control again, so I'm in the "stop now" camp. It's pretty darn easy to not get pregnant. Getting pregnant..... Now that's a whole other issue. Good luck, lady!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162460 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:45:18 +0000 MrsSCB 1162460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked my doctor about this and she said there's no real reason to get off of it in advance, but then I've heard other people say it took awhile for them to get back to normal. It probably wouldn't hurt to stop a few months before just in case! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162421 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:08:41 +0000 MamaCate 1162421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went off in July to have a month to chart and get used to my cycle. I then got KU the first month ttc with lo2. Both times I went off my cycle came back normally and was average length. So it kind of depends on how well you think you will react... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162390 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:45:47 +0000 MrsBrewer 1162390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm off BC now, but we aren't TTC yet. Fwiw my first cycle was 61 days long! I wanted my cycles to regulate before TTC that way when the time comes I will have a better idea on when I ovulate/when I should test. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162313 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:59:13 +0000 MCD919 1162313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went off 6+ months before ttc, mostly bc I was ready way before DH. We used condoms &amp; I tracked my cycle, which was regular after about 2 months. Got pg on the 1st try when we finally ttc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162248 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:33:40 +0000 futuremama 1162248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd stop it now. I went off of bc at the end of 2011 and got pregnant in May, but I'd only had two periods at that point. My cycles were still 45-60 days when I got pregnant. You can use other protection until Jan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162181 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:51:34 +0000 loopedd 1162181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi there! I went off in the beginning of August -- our wedding was mid-August and DH was terrified that if I went off earlier I would get KU right away and be sick during our wedding/honeymoon. In retrospect I wish I'd gone off earlier because my first two post-BC cycles were wacky. I expected they would be but I want to get preggo like yesterday, so I'm having trouble being patient while things work themselves out :happy: Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162169 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:47:22 +0000 Becksabee 1162169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks! I have been tracking my cycle. My periods have always been very predictable ... down to the exact day. On birth control, it can be 2-3 days on either side, so it may take a little bit for it to get back to normal. My cycles are actually around 25 days. When I got pregnant with my son, my OB said I conceived like 2 days after my period was done so it's not typical. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162141 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:30:08 +0000 edelweiss 1162141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i stopped and waited a few months because, like you, that's what i had heard, but my cycles were 28-31 days once as i stopped the pill with fair regularity and looking back, i think we could have started right away. good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162140 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:28:16 +0000 artsyfartsy 1162140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped mine and started TTC right away. TTC was a spur of the moment thing for us. If i had planned better, I would have went off of BC at least for three months. My cycle seemed fine but it can mess with most women's. I have a friend who just quit hers and hers is a mess. I would go ahead and just use condoms until then. Probably a good idea to start tracking your cycle too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-should-i-stop-birth-control#post-1162128 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:13:44 +0000 Becksabee 1162128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long before TTC are you supposed to stop birth control? </p> <p>I'm just curious because I've heard different things. I've heard people say you should wait until the month before, but my sister told me 3 months before because it can take your cycles a little while to get back to normal. </p> <p>We're planning on starting in January. I have been on birth control for 2 years (since I had our first child) and my periods are pretty regular. </p>