Baby Making

You were once sexually active, so you tried some contraceptives methods, preventing you from getting pregnant. Your partner tried using condoms, while you on the other hand tried taking contraceptive pills. Birthdays are inevitable and so are your chances of getting pregnant. Now, both of you finally decided that it is already time to complete and build your own family, have kids. But you fear that you might not conceive because of your long term use of contraceptive pills.

Some are hesitant in taking oral contraceptive pills. There are a lot of myths about this contraception method that has been circulating for years. One of which is that contraceptive pills can cause infertility. The first myth mentioned is a plain hoax. All kinds of birth control pill just prevent a woman from being pregnant by preventing the ovulation that is supposed to happen in woman every month. Contraceptive pill also makes the cervix produce thicker mucus. It prevents the sperm from entering the uterus quickly. Second belief about the pills is that it decreases the female's sex drive. Some women experienced being "dry" after a few weeks of taking the pill. It could have been the body's way of adapting with the new medicine you are taking. Once the body get used to it, you libido will be back to normal.

A lot of women, who takes oral contraceptive pills, are usually having second thoughts if they have to wait for a certain span of time before trying to work on a baby. Actually, conception may take place as soon as you stop taking contraceptive pills. Most doctors, however, would recommend sexually active women to stop taking contraceptive pills for at least two to three months before you want to conceive so that the abnormalities in the fetus-to-be can be avoided. Meanwhile, couples can still use other forms of contraception including condoms and sprays. If a woman had been taking pills for more than five years then suddenly decided to get pregnant, it might be possible that conception will not happen immediately. It takes some time to get rid of the pills' effects on your hormones. Studies show that the long-term use of contraceptive pills may result to two to three months of temporary infertility after discontinuing the use.

After you stopped taking pills, take at least 400 mcg of folic acid everyday since it is a very essential supplement if you are really planning to get pregnant. You body's folic acid decreases when you are on pills.

If you happen to accidentally took birth control pills and you do not have any idea that you are already pregnant, don't fret. Although this is a common case for pill takers (you might have forgotten a pill for a day), there would only be a minimal effect in the fetus. However, once you knew that you are already pregnant, you have to stop taking pills at once even if you still have a lot of capsules left before you finish the whole pack.