It does take a few months for your body to get on a regular cycle again after the pill but the time period is usually shorter than if you had been on a shot. To get pregnant your body needs to be able to create your natural hormones again that have been replaced by the pill for so many years. Some women are used to 3 day periods but a 5-7 day period shows that a healthy/sufficient stratum functionalis (lining of the uterus that cushions the embryo and is sloughed off during menstruation) is being formed monthly in anticipation of a baby Birth control pills will not affect future fertility. However, it may take 2-3 months longer to get pregnant than if a you did not take the pills. For some women, it can take some time to resume a normal cycle of periods after using the pill. If you are experiencing irregularities with your cycle after stopping the pill, call your doctor and make an appointment. This may be normal, but it's better to be seen and find out for sure. Women tend to spend half their lives trying NOT to get pregnant and then when they decide they are ready, they find out it's not always that easy to conceive. In efforts to prevent pregnancy, women today use oral contraceptives, hormonal patches, condoms, and numerous other birth control methods. When it comes to hormonal contraceptives, your best bet is to complete your current cycle and then attempt to get pregnant, says Frank A. Chervenak, MD, professor and chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. "After the cycle, attempts can be made to start getting pregnant although it may be advisable to wait for the first normal menstrual period after you stop taking your pills," he says. But this precaution is not essential. Some women conceive within a week or two after stopping birth control pills. "I advise women to complete the cycle so they don't have irregular bleeding," he says. In general, the middle of the month is when ovulation and potentially conception are most likely to take place, so the optimal fertile window is a couple of weeks after stopping contraception.

Your chances of getting pregnant are very good. I'm pregnant right now, and I was on the pill but had missed a couple of pills when I conceived.