Calling All Experts!!! Need your Opinion!!!!

[Sammerson0814]

Ok so here is the story. I stopped the pill April 8th. Got my withdrawalbleed Arpil 10-12. Fast fwd. to May 18, doctors appointment, with routine urine sample so not pregant from Arpil 10-May 18. I am now on CD 55 and still no AF.

How often should I be testing to make sure I have or have not conceived before my cycle comes back? I am not temping, just checking CM and CP. I do not know when I ovulated. This is my biggest issue. Here is my chart:

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2eb6cf

Again, I dont chart temps, only CM and CP. I did have EWCM on May 12. So bacically my question is, what are the chances I ovulated and conceived after May 12? Obviously the doctors urine test on May 18 would not have been positive. But wouldn't I have signs/symptoms now if I did conceive?

And yet, I feel like AF could be here soon. Lower back pain on and off, and I am very bloated. But I also see my FF chart is prediciton my AF o arrive in 2 days, so maybe its all in my head and wishfull thinking.

Thank you for listening. I would love to hear any advice you may have for me for these questions in particular and other cycles to follow.

[pinkgeek]

Since you just came off the pill, this could be totally normal. I stopped the pill last July, had pill induced period, then it was like 9 weeks before my first "natural" period. If you've tested since your dr. appt and nothing has been positive, chances are you aren't pg.

After that one long cycle, I pretty much got regular and then randomly had a 40+ day cycle in March-April of this year. I had all kinds of tests run, but everything came out normal.

Without temping I think it's really hard to predict cycles after coming off the pill until you get back into a regular pattern.

[Sammerson0814]

I actually I havent tested since my doctors appointment. I didnt even think of it actually until today. i hate obsessing about it, because it is a waste of money and then my SO wants to strangle me for being crazy. So should I test? I really dont have symptoms except for lower back ache and bloated.

[pinkgeek]

Since you are so late, I would go ahead and test. If you have Dollar Tree near you, their HPTs are on the more sensitive side and then you don't have to spend too much $.

You could also call your doctor and ask if they think you should come in. My gyn would have had me use Prevera to initiate a period if it hadn't come when it finally did - she doesn't like me going more than 2 months without a cycle; she said that it can cause issues if that's not normal for me. (i.e. it's not as much of a problem for people who naturally have long cycles, but since mine are ~30 days, it could be an issue.)