Not Ovulating Yet. off the Pill After 4 Years.

I bet you start ovulating soon. I was on the pill for 15 years and got off to try for a baby. We waited 60 days to start trying and conceived 3 months later. I remember the first 30 days or so after getting off the pill my fertility results never indicated ovulation. By the second month I had regular ovulation.

**IMPORTANT ....I test with the clearblue ovulation monitor and have discovered I do not ovulate on the same days every month. So far the trend with my body has been ovulate on days 22-25 for two months and about every 3 months I ovulate around day 14-17. Each month can vary. Best of luck to you!

I am not sure of the answer really but my dr told me that if I tried to have a baby for 6 mo. straight and it did not work to call her. She also told me that as soon as your period is over then for the next 10 days you should have sex everyother day. We did that for 2 mo and then used an ovulation test bought off of saveontests.com (much less expensive) and we had great success with those kits. good luck, keep trying!

I was on the pill for almost 5 years before stopping January 2006. I got pregnant in May and miscarried less than a month later. The doctors think it could have been a consequence of the pill, but don't really know why. I became pregnant again in August of that year. We were trying constantly. It just takes time :)

Some women conceive right away, but for the most part it can take several cycles for your body to return to normal. A Dr. will not want to 'see' you about it until a year has passed, unless you're over the age of 35, in which case it would be 6 months.

Ovulation tests could get expensive for you without knowing how long your cycle will be. I have to agree with the others who are telling you to chart your basal body temperature. Give it some time. And good luck!

I believe it takes a few months.......I know plenty of people who after getting off birth control could not get pregnant for months...to the point they thought something was wrong...If you just got off the pill then I think it will take some time for your body to get back to normal..however if you are worried or concerned you should of course see your doctor.

Don't waste your money on ovulation predictor kits and the like. Get a $5 basal body thermometer and the book "Taking Charge of your Fertility" by Toni Weschler (try the library if not Amazon) and start charting. Then you will know when you are ovulating or if you are not. Half the time those tests don't tell you until after you have ovulated and you miss your window. The book explains everything to look for and really is great information every woman should know, regardless if fertility issues. Best of luck!

I'm a natural person who avoids drs and medicine a lot. I had trouble conceiving #2 because I wasn't ovulating. I tried everything I could find as far as natural ways to get hormones back in balance. My last try was my chiropractor friend. I told him exactly why I was there, and he knew what areas to focus on. I ovulated 2 weeks later, and the following month we found out we were expecting our precious #2! If you can, try it just to see if it helps you get back balanced. If you don't know a good chiropractor, PM me, and I'll give you my friend's information. He studied neurology as well as chiropractic medicine because they both go hand in hand. A lot of chiropractors don't do that and just focus on regular adjustments. Good luck!

Just wait. It will come eventually. When I went off the pill it was an April. I didn't get my period until July. I'd give it a good 4-6 months before you get anything checked. You can start charting fertility in a couple months (or now, if you care to) and that can help you get pregnant faster. See www.fertilityfriend.com for some good info.

"taking charge of your fertility" is the best book and they have a website too! I charted my basal body temp, it was easy and I was sucessful three times! the book gives you a wealth of knowledge that will help you concieve, and if not you will have a lot of info to take with you to the DR. if you don't. think about it... if your dr says wait one year and you walk in at 6 months with charts showing that you did or didnot ovulate when you were intiamate and when your periods started... you've done half the work for them, and they can get to solving the problem (if there is one). Charting is really not hard just give your self 3 months to really see a pattern, (I got preg my second month one time, but I could still see the pattern developing) just coming off the pill, may make your hormones a bit off kilter and you may just need a bit of time to get back in sync.

Melatonin is often takin for sleeping, but it can help get hormones in sync but it wouldn't hurt to check with your DR before trying any new supplement.

good luck

I thought I had the same problem, but come to find out - I ovulate on days 25 & 26 instead of the 'normal' days 13, 14 & 15. I had NO idea until I used the ClearBlue Easy Fertility Monitor. Its a little pricey, but after years of thinking that I do not ovulate I actually figured out why the docs thought that was the case. If you can spare the $, then I say give it a try. I conceived my first baby the 2nd month I used it, then conceived my second baby the first month we used it! Regardless of whether you want to use this monitor, you should seek help from your doctor to explore what is going on with you. Best of luck to you :)

Just FYI, I read the answers and all women are different. Everyone is saying that ovulation (even the books and doctors will say this) that women ovulate around 10 - 15 days after their cycle starts. That may be true for you, but I didn't ovulate until day 19, so I was completely passed the "normal" window. Because of that, I got really frustrated with taking my temperature because I wasn't seeing ANY change for so many days in a row. I did like the ovulation kits - which I tried for about 4 months before I got pregnant, but I got really good at predicting when I would ovulate (day 17 - 19).

Just so you know, if you do go to a doctor, they can do an ultrasound (vaginally) and look at the ovaries and see if eggs are growing. They like to check around day 13 (mid - cycle). Then, they can measure the size of the egg and see if it is a suitable size for conception.

However, as everyone says, I wouldn't begin to think or worry about it for at least 4 months after you have gotten off of the pill. If you want to conceive in June, then you should probably start trying to track your cycle in March and have a good baseline based on March/April/May. However, since you JUST got off the pill, those months may not work properly for you.

Good luck!
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I took the pill for almost 13 years before I stopped to try to get pregnant. My doctor told me it would likely take 6-12 months for my body to get back into its own rhythms after stopping the pill. I stopped the middle of January 2007, and conceived my son the first week in February, so my advice is just relax and have fun trying for now. If you aren't pregnant in 6 months, call you doctor.

You should give it a few months. Also make sure that you are doing the ovulation test at what you suspect is the right time in your cycle. Most women ovulate between days 10 and 14 (Day 1 is the first day of bleeding). It takes a while to get into a regular pattern when your body is accustomed to being on the pill. Check out the book, "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". It has a ton of really good information about your cycle, signs to look for, taking your temperature, etc. Good luck!

Have you tried soy? I had issues ovulating but my hormones were off after being off the pill for years. I started taking soy isoflavones wal-mart brand for $5.38. After 3 months I was regulated and pregnant.