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Everyone is different so I don't know how much of my personal situation would be relevant. That being said, going off BC is either easy or not so easy. I was in the not so easy camp with it taking a while to regulate my cycles after. The brown spotting could likely be because you stopped BC and your body is figuring out what to do.

@Mrs.LaFountain: I also read Taking Charge of Your Fertility and did cycle charting. You can get free chart print outs on their website.

I had been on birth control for at least 10 years. I went off it for a few months and charted my cycles before we started TTC. Once we actually started TTC it took 6 months total (including one miscarriage) before I was pregnant with my son, I was 31/32 at the time.

My favorite resource for those new to TTC: http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com
Cheap and awesome preg and ovulation test strips!

Thanks for posting this question. I was about to do the same. I'm new to TTC and have been on the BCP for about 14yrs. I stopped my BC at the end of Nov 2014 and my cycle has been normal since (first starting Dec 2 for 6 days second started Jan 2 for 6 days, just like it would have been while on BC). I'm hoping it happens soon but I think it will take a few months just for my cycle to come to terms that i'm no longer on BC. Good Luck TTC

I was on BC on/off for about ten years before we started TTC. I went off BC in Oct, we weren't actively trying while we waited for my cycles to regulate. I found out that I had long cycles (36 days average), it took us 3 active cycles to conceive our DS. This time around, AF came back at 4.5 months post partum even through breastfeeding. I never went back on BC, we just kind of watched timing each month (or practiced abstinence :P).

We had a + on cycle 2 of active ttc, but that ended in an early loss. I got pregnant again on cycle 4 and I'm not 14.5 weeks along.

I def recommend an app like Fertility Friend especially in the first few months of coming off the pill!

Good luck to you!