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I belong to Fertility Friend also & have found this site to be a mine of helpful information. Sometimes it can take up to a year to 18 months after stopping the BCP until the body adjusts and gets back to normal.
Another way of telling if you are coming up to ovulate is with ovulation predictor kits (OPK's) you can get them off trademe for a reasonable price & they have also bought out saliva ones which are reuseable (and also found on trademe) which can predict ovualtion as well. Insructions on how to use them come with them & they are very easy to use.
I dont know if you already know this but the best time in which to concieve is in the "3 day fertile window" this is 3 days PRIOR to ovulation. once you know when you ovualte it is essentail to get as much "bonding" in as possible in the 3 days to maximise your chances of conceiveing. Also they say if you are wanting a particular sex then for the 3-4 days prior to ovualtion is "bond for a girl" and on the day before, day of ovulation & day after for a boy. Whether this therory is accurate (and you need to have a great understanding of your cycels) is anyones guess.
Hope this info is helpful