I was thinking about going on birth control for awhile before dh comes back. I've heard that once you come off of it you may be more fertile? I've only tried birth control once and it was a long time ago. I don't remember what kind it was but it made me bleed all the time!! What do you all think? Is this stupid? I don't know....I just really want to get preggo when dh comes home. :nutts

I was not fertile at all after coming off BC, so I think it all depends on your body. I'd only have a period every other month.. and that sucks when your TTC.. It took a year to conceive my DD..

Good luck!

i heard the opposite. best ways to better prep your body for a baby is to start taking prenatals, eating a balanced diet rich in folic acid, etc etc :)

Oh I've been taking prenatals since I was preggo almost 2 years ago....
I eat a pretty good diet for the most part. lol
I just thought I would check with you all and see what you thought/heard/done.

:D its always a good idea :D i love the advice/experiences shared on here :D

Yeah its good to have so many girls on here to talk to!

It took me along time to get pregnant with both my boys ,like years. The second one I had lost wieght and just didnt think about getting pregnant and I also bought these herbal pills from GNC for fertility and stopped taking them the month before . I dont know if thats what worked but, I gave up trying and then I was prgnant.

Yeah I'm about ready to give up. lol

If you want to get preggo when DH comes home I would suggest charting your temp and getting to know your body while he's gone. You can go to Fertility Friend and take the course that they offer. It gives tons of info on learning the signs that your body gives you when you are fertile. When he's gone would be a great time to do that. Then when he gets home you will have a better idea of when you are fertile. Good luck

I know all that. We've been ttc for 2 f'in years. I'm just trying to see if there is something else that will help.

WIth both my girls I got pregnant getting right off birth control pills, but every single body is different. My SIL went off BC and didn't have concieve her first till 9 months later. I think Ste's advice was right on!

Birth Control doesn't make you fertile in anyway. Personally I don't like FF. I used ovusoft and found it easier and more accurate then FF. But hey dont ask the chick that deals with infertility :lol

after a year of trying they can send you to a specialist cant they?

after a year of trying they can send you to a specialist cant they?

I agree. Have you contacted a Dr or talked to your PCM?

I tried everything under the sun to get pregnant with #2. Even the birth control thing, cause I have heard it worked. But, alas, it did not. Nothing did, short of medical help. Which was our next step if we so choosed.

Good luck!

I heard its the opposite for the BC thing. I stopped taking mine the week before my surgery in january and I got pregnant only because I just had endo surgery. You should get a referral and go to obgyn they have some good docs there.

I really don't think it's a good idea - I think you should go to the Dr for advice on ttc before you try anything. Good luck!

I dont think that it is true...Becuase it takes a while for you to get your cycles back to normal..and after being on BCP it took us almost 2 years to get preggo (not counting times that he was gone or we weren't living together) anyways, I would just stay off of them because they can mess up your cycles, and mine after over a year were not back to normal like they were before using them. I personally did the charting thing and the temp thing..but got burned out on it and decided we were just going to take a break and it happened. I would just try for a year without doing all the stressful things and if it doesnt happen do the DR thing (I would make DH take the sperm test before you do any testing for yourself since it is much easier and painless than you having to do a million of tests.)

They referred me to Madigan which is like an hour or something away. Thats too far for me. Plus dh is gone now so what the hell can they do for me?

There are tests that they can do on you while he's not here. Also if you are charting, take that with you as some will have you chart prior to testing.

honestly, I would stay off of BC unless you absolutely need to be on it. I hate the hormones messing with my body, but I am hoping that it will kick me back to my regular self. I don't have too much of a choice because mine are for dealing with my HORRID cramps, but BC does quite the number on your body.
I would go talk to an RE and see what they say, you might find some answers and be able to get things started so that when your husband does come home you can get pregnant on the first or second try :sex :hump :baby

B-Control does terrible things to my body and never regulated me in the slightest. I swear being on it last year and coming off is why Im so darn messed up now. I would stay far away personally Doll :hugs