cervical mucus questions--first month off the pill

[hawkeye]

This is my first month off the pill, and I have some questions about what is "normal" for cervical mucus. From what I've read, I should be having "egg white cervical mucus" for a few days in the middle of the month, back-to-back. However, I've been having very irregular bouts of cervical mucus. I might have no mucus, then stretchy egg-white mucus, then sticky cloudy mucus, then none, then sticky, then egg-white, etc. This has been going on all month. I'm technically 1 week late for my period, but all preg. tests have been negative. That I'm a week late doesn't mean much, as I've been on the pill for almost 10 years, and this is the first month off. Maybe my cycles are just really messed up? If that's the case, how long might it be before I become regular?

So, i'm just wondering if any of you have any insight into what is going on with my irregular cervical mucus, and whether this irregularity may be related to long-term pill use.

Thanks for any insights you can offer.

-Nan

[Dee-Groovy]

I had been on the pill for 13 years. I've been off it for almost 6 cycles now and I'm still trying to get back to normal. Since your tests are negative I think you're right to chalk it up to pill after-effects. It's even possible that you haven't ovulated yet. Some women swear by the herb vitex to help re-regulate after going off the pill, so you may want to look into that. Also, I put off charting because it seemed like a pain in the butt but it's actually easy and low-maintenance. I've found charting is easier and more reliable than OPKs or saliva scopes. There's free software and instructions at fertilityfriend.com. Hope that helps!

[Manaloa]

I was on the pill for 7-8 years and my first cycle off was sixty days with a bunch of cycling through the different mucuses. After about 35 days with no + test I started temping and they were everywhere. After I finally ovulated and started my first real period off the pill, I started taking Vitex and my last cycle was thirty days and I ovulated one day earlier this cycle.