Official Trying to Conceive - Thread 13

lola25

Hi HopHop

Of course, that makes perfect sense!

Hopefully I will receive the pack shortly and all will be clear!

Thanks again

HappyLassie13

I got my £100 for the clear blue study. We chose a restaurant e card for ours!

Hope you!!!8217;re all doing well.

skimper

AF due on Friday - so far no symptoms that I can tell of. Keeping my fingers crossed, would be such a lovely thing to be able to tell the OH hes going to be a dad in time for fathers day!

Booked a weekend away for my 30th in Jan - worked out if we get a positive this month I would be about 8 weeks before my due date. Its only to Centreparcs so would be a chilled one anyway.

Faith177

Right so me and the OH decided to finally bite the bullet and to start trying but other than the obvious I dont know what I should be doing and I dont have any female relatives I can talk to and just looking for some advise if this is the right place to go if not sorry for bothering everyone



I have been on the pill for 10 years and finished my last pack on Saturday and wont be starting the next I know this may take a while to leave my system but what should I expect from coming off the pill?


I will be starting to take folic acid as I know this is important but is it best to just take this or is it better to take some of the conception vitamins?



Any other tips that people have would be greatly appreciated as I feel excited but at the same time a little overwhelmed if that makes sense

PrettyKittyKat

Two Week Wait (BFP Hopefuls)
CD46 LKRDN_Morgan
CD51 Zeni
CD28 Buttermint (12dpo)
CD25 Skimper
CD21 Sakurah
CD19 HappyLassie13 (4dpo)

"If in doubt - BD" Zone

CD18 Tryingin2018
CD17 PrettyKittyKat

"Wine and Chocolate" zone
CD6 KatieBee123

Those we haven't heard from in a while:
Nanyco
CamelLady
athensgeorgia
SlothSocks
wifeforlife

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Toots14 13/3/2018
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PrettyKittyKat

I have got the impression that the CB trial organisation and customer service it a little lax too! My first cycle on the study was a silly long one, so they wanted me to test on the same CD in cycle 2 that my period arrived in cycle 1, which is understandable. This in turn meant that my period arrived earlier than they wanted me to test, so I dropped them an email and they asked me to test the next day. It might be worth doing that Katiebee? I have found all the responses to emails quite blunt and unfriendly, definitely not displaying high customer service skills! I would have thought they would be nicer in emails as ultimately they are relying on us completing the tests as they have instructed otherwise their results won!!!8217;t be genuine. I think the emails telling you when to test etc are automated, so it is possible there has been an IT issue for some of you!

Skimper, Centreparcs is a great choice! Which one have you booked? You will be fine there if you are pregnant as you say

Welcome faith177! I didn!!!8217;t have any symptoms coming off the pill other than normal PMS ones. My periods returned straight away but some others have taken a few months, so it!!!8217;s just about seeing what happens and not worrying. Definitely start taking folic acid. I wouldn!!!8217;t bother with conception vitamins at this stage it is debatable whether they help or not and they are expensive! Folic acid is super cheap I get 100 tablets for less than £1. I would recommend keeping track of when you have your period and when you BD. I used the Ovia app for this and find it really helpful! I started doing this as soon as I came off the pill even though we knew we weren!!!8217;t going to start trying for a few months as it meant I started to understand my cycle.

KatieBee123

Welcome Faith! Ask away everyone is very helpful! I can!!!8217;t help with pill related questions i am afraid I used the copper coil for nearly 6 years, I hope you are not here too long and you get your BFP soon!

What is everyones thoughts on castor oil packs? I was you tubeing a few things the other night as you know one video leads to another and I came across castor oil packs that !!!8220;promote!!!8221; fertility apparently helps build up a nice lining after AF. Anything is worth a try so I am currently lying on the sofa after making my own pack, OH is also on male conception vitamins after that weird test result the other night, literally trying anything this month lol

Xx

KatieBee123

PKK I emailed the trial when I was away and never got an email back, I am glad it is not just me that found them unhelpful, I cba in all honesty, I will send my test back on the 20th and get my voucher and ovulation bits, that is all i am worried about now lol what were the options for the voucher if you do not mind me asking? Xxx

Faith177

PrettyKittyKat wrote: »

I have got the impression that the CB trial organisation and customer service it a little lax too! My first cycle on the study was a silly long one, so they wanted me to test on the same CD in cycle 2 that my period arrived in cycle 1, which is understandable. This in turn meant that my period arrived earlier than they wanted me to test, so I dropped them an email and they asked me to test the next day. It might be worth doing that Katiebee? I have found all the responses to emails quite blunt and unfriendly, definitely not displaying high customer service skills! I would have thought they would be nicer in emails as ultimately they are relying on us completing the tests as they have instructed otherwise their results won!!!8217;t be genuine. I think the emails telling you when to test etc are automated, so it is possible there has been an IT issue for some of you!

Skimper, Centreparcs is a great choice! Which one have you booked? You will be fine there if you are pregnant as you say

Welcome faith177! I didn!!!8217;t have any symptoms coming off the pill other than normal PMS ones. My periods returned straight away but some others have taken a few months, so it!!!8217;s just about seeing what happens and not worrying. Definitely start taking folic acid. I wouldn!!!8217;t bother with conception vitamins at this stage it is debatable whether they help or not and they are expensive! Folic acid is super cheap I get 100 tablets for less than £1. I would recommend keeping track of when you have your period and when you BD. I used the Ovia app for this and find it really helpful! I started doing this as soon as I came off the pill even though we knew we weren!!!8217;t going to start trying for a few months as it meant I started to understand my cycle.

KatieBee123 wrote: »

Welcome Faith! Ask away everyone is very helpful! I can!!!8217;t help with pill related questions i am afraid I used the copper coil for nearly 6 years, I hope you are not here too long and you get your BFP soon!

What is everyones thoughts on castor oil packs? I was you tubeing a few things the other night as you know one video leads to another and I came across castor oil packs that !!!8220;promote!!!8221; fertility apparently helps build up a nice lining after AF. Anything is worth a try so I am currently lying on the sofa after making my own pack, OH is also on male conception vitamins after that weird test result the other night, literally trying anything this month lol

Xx

Thank you both for the lovely responses xx


Pretty I will be downloading that app on my way home tonight I did have a bit of a look the other day but there are SO many so getting a recommendation is just what i needed.

GingerSaurus

Welcome Faith!

Just to share my experience of coming off the pill, I stopped taking it in January after 15 years and my cycles are taking a while to return to normal. I’ve only had 2 periods since, one after 7 weeks and the second after another 12 weeks. No other symptoms except that I do think my mood has improved a little!