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[quote=Anonymous]So there are two factors here:

1) I believe that your cycles can take up to about 3 months to regulate post-pill. So I would definitely come off the pill at least 3 months before I wanted to start trying, then just use condoms until you're ready to dive in.

2) As far as the timing to start trying - you need to think about what's more of a problem: not being able to get pregnant and/or ending up with a much larger age gap than you want vs. messing with your work plans.

#2 is a really personal decision. I've made the "wrong" call (if you can call it that) twice. It took me 7 months of very active trying (charting, temping, ovulation strips) to get pregnant with my first at 34. Worried about it taking even longer, or not being able to get pregnant at all, I started trying when he was just seven months old. Well, it happened pretty fast the second time and my oldest two are only a year and a half apart. Then I took a longer break to make sure I was ready for number 3 if it happened immediately, and ended up with a miscarriage and not being able to get pregnant again. Had to do IVF to have my third and she's 4 years younger than my middle child.

I would have preferred about a 2-2.5 year gap both times, but here we are, and I have no regrets. I did what made sense each time based on my tolerance for a variety of outcomes. So - think about the risks in both directions, and see what makes sense for your family. [/quote]

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