Trying to conceive/pregnant, would love your help!

Hi,

The pill doesn't "protect" you once you stop taking it; you're fertile again as soon as you stop. So there's a good chance you could get pregnant.
It might take a little while for your period to become regular again though.
Good luck!

Wendy, test the day after your usual length of your previous cycle without the pill, if you haven't gotten your period yet. Your body reacts differently without the pill than with it. That's why you might feel different things now than before. Just keep going and test according to your needs. If your cycle isn't clear yet, you can use Ovul tests to find your ovulation. Usually, women get their period about 14 days after ovulation.

Wendy, for some it's a mix of thinking and feeling (or maybe just convincing yourself instead of thinking). Others notice much less, others even more. How your body reacts to taking the pill for half a year might also be different in two years' time. The (possible) symptoms you can feel of getting your period and being pregnant don't differ much for many women. Do nice things, wear clothes that make you feel comfortable, drink enough, and test after your PERIOD if you still haven't gotten it. That worked for me.

You need to give your body half a year to a year to pick things up on its own.
Your brain hasn't had the chance to send signals to your ovaries to ovulate during that time. How long it takes for normal function to return varies from woman to woman.
Some get pregnant right away, while others are still irregular after a year.
It's not strange that it takes a few months before your cycle gets back into a normal rhythm. And the rhythm doesn't have to be the same as it was before the pill.

After a year, your GP will step in and possibly refer you to a gynecologist. They might prescribe medication to help stimulate ovulation, which would help restore a normal cycle.

But until then—yes, this is the hardest part—don't obsess over it too much. Enjoy each other, track when you menstruate, and try not to think about it too much.

(I'm speaking from personal experience)
Best wishes

P.S., tell your friends to stop the pill on time and use condoms if they want kids soon. If someone had told me that, I would have stopped a year earlier.

P.S.P.S., my cycle rhythm over a year until I was referred to the gynecologist was 38, 42, 53, 72, 84. No pregnancies in between. So if it doesn't take as long as this, things will work out for you :-)
(Pregnant/Due in October)

I also stopped the pill, and we’ve been trying hard. So I took a test and it was positive. But last week I lost a lot of blood, like I got my period. Is that normal when coming off the pill? I’m not getting an ultrasound until next Monday when I’ll be 6 weeks. But I’m assuming there’s nothing left.

By the way, I stopped a month ago, so I hadn't had a period yet, and the test said I was pregnant right away. But now it feels like I've gotten my period.