Trying (Advice, tips?)

Okay, so my husband and I are trying to have a baby.

New to this aspect of "trying" to concieve.

I got off my Birth Control (Seasinique) a little over a month ago.

I was on that for 3 months and on Ortho-Lo before that for over a year.

Would that prevent me from getting pregant this month? Will it take a few months to get out of my system maybe?

Anybody know how to find your ovulation date? I keep reading about Basal Body temperatures, I bought a Basal Body themometer but it doesn't ever seem to change at all....

I was on Lo-Overal for 3 years before trying for our second child. I stopped taking the pill on January 6, 2008 and had my fist and last menstrual period on January 8th. I got pregnant immediately by using an ovulation chart and ovulation tests. Basically, I figured out the 3-4 day range where I would ovulate and used the ovulation tests (like pregnancy tests) during that range to find my most fertile days. My doctor now calls me "Fertile Myrtle" because it isn't common to get pregnant so quickly after being on the pill (my first child was conceived WHILE ON the pill).

Everyone is different. It may take you a while to get pregnant but it is certainly possible it could happen this month.

Here is the American Pregnancy Association's ovulation calender:

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/gettingpregn ant/ovulationcalendar.html

And information on TTC:

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/gettingpregn ant/

I could not have made it through my pregnancy without their website.

Best of luck!

Original Post by mary-beth:

I keep reading about Basal Body temperatures, I bought a Basal Body themometer but it doesn't ever seem to change at all....

How long have you been at it, and when do you take the temp?  When I did it briefly, I read that I needed to take it first thing in the morning, before I got out of bed even, and then establish a trend of at least 2 menstrual cycles to really get an idea of what my baselines were.  And keep in mind that you're looking for a temperature shift of only .4 degrees over a couple of days.  It may not seem to change, but if it's shifing consistantly by only a half a degree, that's normal.

Another way of predicting ovulation is by getting a fertility monitor.  After getting tired of charting BBT every morning I used one made by ClearBlue, and it worked pretty well.  (They are pricey, but if you'll be using it more than once, it pays off.)

Original Post by santonacci:

Original Post by mary-beth:

I keep reading about Basal Body temperatures, I bought a Basal Body themometer but it doesn't ever seem to change at all....

How long have you been at it, and when do you take the temp? 

Bier, thanks for the website! (And encouragement)

Good to know it's possible. Maybe you should send me some of that water you're drinking up there, huh? lol

And santonacci, I've been off the pill for about 14 days or so. (I know I'm jumping the gun somewhat)

I've been on cycle altering birth control almost all my adult life so I don't know what my cycle is. That makes it really hard to use my calendars. But I guess if I have to wait and plot for a few months, then so be it.

I take my temp as soon as my alarm goes off every morning. Before I even get out of bed. That's what I had heard was the best time.

I wasn't aware I was looking for such a minute change.

I'll look into the fertility monitors. I had thought about that, but was afraid to spend the money and it be a waste.

Thanks for the help ladies.

Birth Control can definitely affect how long your body gets back to its reproductive self! but hopefully not too long.. A few of my favorite websites are...

http://www.fertilityfriend.com 

(For charting and temping)

http://www.parentingweekly.com/preconception/ index.asp 

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