How long on average should it take to get pregnant after you come off of birth control pills?
The pill will in no way affect your fertility and more than 90% of pill-users become pregnant within a year of coming off the pill. This being said, it does take some women longer to become pregnant after stopping the pill. Typically, it takes about three months for full fertility to return. Some women may find that it takes closer to six months for them to become pregnant. Other women become pregnant immediately after going off of the of the pill. It really depends upon your body’s own natural cycle. Though you can try to get pregnant immediately after coming off of the pill, it is usually recommended that you wait a little while. Allow your body to go through one or two regular menstrual cycles. This will help your body get back in sync again, and will also help you to pinpoint your ovulation dates.
I am 5 weeks pregnant, and it took me almost 5 months to conceive. I had been on birth control for the previous four years, and it took three months for my cycles to function normally without the pill. Before I tried, my ob-gyn told me most couples coming off the pill take 3-6 months to conceive, but 85% of couples conceive within the first year of trying.
