Onto the main reason I'm posting. I honestly don't know what to do. I'm terrified that I may have screwed my body up something awful. Backstory! 3 years ago, I gave birth to a lovely little girl. The hospital really wanted me to choose quickly what sort of birth control to go on. I really liked the sound of the Depo shot as I suck at taking pills consistently (exhibit A: the baby girl I was holding) and I could take it while breastfeeding. So, I had my first shot in February 2012.
Fastforward to Fall/Winter of 2013. We're thinking about having another kid soonish and my husband has suddenly started to not like the idea of me doing hormonal birth control. We decide that I should get off the depo, so I have my last shot around Sept or Oct of 2013. I know I was suppose to go in for another shot in December, so it's rough estimate.
While I was on the shot, I had a period every 5 months or so. They were light. It was fantastic. Since I've been off the shot, it's been crazy. I've been consistently tracking my periods/love life since Nov 2013 so we would know if we got pregnant. Since then, I've had super crazy periods. Nothing regular. Not super heavy, but longer than I use to before the shot. In April 2014, I had a period that lasted 5 days, then 20 days later I had one that lasted 6 more days. I was crying and freaking out at this point. In August 2014, I had a period last 16 freakin' days. I thought I was going to die.
Right now, it's been over 70 days since I last had a period. I thought that since it's been over a year since I last had a shot, I would be getting back to some sort of normalcy but no. I know I've read that it could take 2 years to get back to the fertility you had before a shot, but I would think your body would start sorting itself out a bit sooner than that.
I don't know if I should go see a doctor or wait. Right now my plan is to wait until my birthday (April 22) and if I'm not semi-regular or pregnant by then, then I'm going to a doctor. I really wanted my kids closer in age, so now I'm feeling like I made an awful choice.
So...
