Help! Dog ate BCP!!!

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Registered: 05-25-2004
Help! Dog ate BCP!!!
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Sat, 06-19-2004 - 3:23pm
Okay, this is no joke, I dropped my birth control pill on the carpet, and when I realized it was missing, went back and couldn't find it. Now I don't have confirmation that my dog ate it, but I searched high and low for it, and no luck. And, she'll eat anything that even slightly resembles food.

Here's my question: It was the last pill before I start placebos, so can I start a new pack today and be okay, or will it totally screw me up! DH and I aren't planning to start trying to have kids until the fall, so I'm not really ready to get a jump start on it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Registered: 01-15-2003
Sat, 06-19-2004 - 4:42pm
So long as you don't go more than 7 - 24 hour days between active pills, you will be protected.

If you were a Sunday start before, & lost last Saturday's pill, starting a pack today & continuing to start on Saturday from now on will work just fine. There is nothing special about starting on Sunday, some people feel that it is easier to remember, I wouldn't know - I never was a Sunday start on the pill!