Worried... again!
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Worried... again!
| Tue, 06-29-2004 - 9:30pm |
So, I usually start my period like clockwork on Tuesday mornings (I take my last active pill in each pack on a Friday), and here it is Tuesday night, not even a small sign of AF and I am freaking out. My BF says I shouldn't be worried, and he's probably right, but I am obsessive. LOL! I take my pill on time every single day, AND we use condoms. Sometimes we do it for maybe a couple of seconds before he puts the condom on, but I shouldn't worry about that because of the pill, right?
The only thing I can think of that could have affected it is I had diarhea (sorry if TMI) right before I took my pill one night, but that was like a week before my period last month. Thinking back, last month's period seemed pretty normal, but now that I'm all paranoid, I'm thinking that maybe it was a little shorter than normal -- like two heavy days and one light day instead of three and two. Sigh. Do I need to take an HPT, or am I freaking out for no reason?
I've been on the pill for years, and it never comes this late in the day. If I'm a basket case now, I can't imagine if it's a whole day late!

Hugs, M
Do you think the diarhea (again, TMI) could have affected my pill even though it happened right before I took the pill? If so, I would have missed my period last month, probably, but I always hear about people having a period when pregnant the first month or something. I wonder if it's a normal, bright red period or just a tiny bit of spotting when that happens?
Several years ago, when I'd been on Loestrin for about 3 1/2 years, my Tuesday morning period moved to Tuesday afternoon...Wednesday morning...Wednesday afternoon...Thursday morning... My body's response to the pill was changing. It wasn't that it wasn't protecting me, that's easy to control, but how the hormones were affecting my uterus wasn't the same as it had been due to what I assume to be a change in my own hormone production. Sometimes that happens! As long as you've been taking your pills on time and especially because you've been using condoms as well, you shouldn't have anything to worry about (I only use condoms when I *have* to for backup).
Good luck! I bet your period shows up any hour now... ;)
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After that, my period started coming either sunday evening or monday morning, but usually stuck to sunday evening. I think all my stress about not having a period pushed it back a little that time.
So, you're not the only one who freaks out about these things, you're not alone. :)
For what it's worth, a couple months ago I had some signs that my pill wasn't strong enough for me anymore, I had some spotting during the third week. I've since switched and my first period on the new pill is in a few weeks. I know I'm going to be stressed out for the first few inactive days, waiting for it to come. wish me luck. ;)