Going off pill questions! and Reassurance

[travelmumma]

Hi Mammas and Mammas to be!

Long story short- Fiance and I get married in three weeks and want to start TTC on honeymoon!

I have been on the pill for about 7 years, so we are wondering when to go off pill-

EVERY doctor I have seen (3 plus) has told me I dont need to go off the pill earlier than wanting to TTC. So i have stayed on.

But everything I have read is the complete opposite ("go off apx three months before TTC")

Basically I want to time it that I go off pill a week and a half before wedding, so I get my period from apx 9-16th Jan, then Wedding is on the 21st and we depart for month long honeymoon on 26th Jan... So I will be O'ing around wedding to honeymoon ish.. Right?

I suppose I am just looking for reasurance that I have this right, since none of my friend are TTC there is no one I can chat to , and Fiance doesnt know lol - such a man!

I have stocked up on OPK and just plan on using then over honeymoon etc.

Reassurance, encouragement, suggestions welcome! I am so excited and worried (about still being on pill) and confused! haha!

Hope this makes sense?!?

xx

[etsdtm99]

I just stumbled on this thread - i'm not currently ttc .. but i did ttc my first right after coming off the pill .. i remember a few things, #1, the entire cycle i felt pregnant. my mood and symptoms were CRAZY .. i was so all over the place .. my first cycle i O'd about a week 'late' and i was soooo moody and crampy and gross.. i've heard of a bazillion other people who come off the pill and just get pregnant right away.  the reason to get off early would just be to get all that out of your system and give your body time to regulate..  (we got pregnant  on the 4th cycle after going off the pill..  )

since you'll be on your honey moon, i would really highly recommend just having fun! (every other day or so ;) ) leave the tests at home and take a HPT when you get back.  you won't regret it one bit.  actually, the cycle i got pregnant with my first we were on vacation and i left the tests at home (boy that was hard!)