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Warning, this may be TMI.

So I've been off the pill for over a month and I'm now on day 38 of my cycle. Yes, that's right, 38.  I keep feeling like my period is going to start, but it doesn't. I have the light cramping, the general feeling that it's upon me, but still nothing. Two pregnancy tests taken a week apart have come back negative. I imagine this is normal but if it doesn't start by day 40 I'm calling my doc.

I must know, how long did it take you to start after quitting the pill? And did you have regular periods before you were on the pill (I never did)?

That's what I keep hearing, that it takes time. I just hate the not knowing. I've also been charting so I can track my fertility. It's just soooooooooooo annoying!!! I'm sure you can relate!

It took my body a few months to get into the swing of things when I decided to stop taking it.  Medically, while you were taking it you had a fake period, one created by the hormones you ingested.  So now that your body is awakening from the drug induced "coma" you've created, its trying to recoop to what its supposed to do naturally.  Be prepared to skip them, spot, or have them be rather unusual until your body figures itself out.  For me, it took about 4 or 5 months but every body is different.

I was lucky and it mine came back just 2 days late, but my sister went for close to 8 months without a period when she came off. I've always hear that if you were irregular before the pill, that you were much more likely to be irregular off of it.

Thanks for all the insights, ladies! It's much appreciated and nice to know I'm not abnormal.