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| Mon, 08-09-2004 - 4:30pm |
I started taking bcp 6 weeks ago. During the 3rd week of my first pack, I had breakthrough bleeding for the entire week before my period, then had a normal period for me. (What a pain bleeding for 14 days!) I'm just now starting the 3rd week of my 2nd pack, and am wondering should I expect breakthrough bleeding again this month? My doctor told me it would probably happen the first month, but most posts I see here say it could happen for 2 or even three months.
Also, I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a "concern" I have regarding my boyfriend. I decided to start taking the birth control as a back up to the condoms we already use. We're in a monogomous relationship, so we use the condoms strictly as birth control. I told him about the birth control, and after a discussion about it, decided to have sex without a condom. A few times following, we went back to using a condom. He was in town this weekend (it's a long distance realtionship) and we had sex without a condom most of the weekend. Sunday I asked him to wear one, and he seemed taken aback. He asked me why. He figured that since we had sex a few times without a condom that we wouldn't need one ever again, I guess. In the end, things worked out, but I want to talk to him about it. I never intended the sex to happen without a condom. That wasn't my idea when I started taking the bc. Has anyone else gone through something similar? Where it almost seemed expected that you wouldn't have sex with a condom because of the bc? I guess when it comes down to it, I'm still nervous trusting the pill. I take it at the same time every day- within 5 minutes- but still feel nervous. I'm starting my fifth and final year of college and can't afford to get pregnant. Am I just being overly cautious?
Thanks to anyone who made it through this whole post and who can help me out!
~Becky~

To your original question, early bleeding is MOST likely in the first month, but can still happen in months 2 and 3, but the odds are less likely each consecutive month. So far so good, right?
Good luck! Do your best to do what's right for you, okay?
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Thanks for your post. It just made me realize that I'm not just being overly cautious, that it's ok for me to be concerned. I'm lucky- I get to see my boyfriend this weekend too! That's two weeks in a row and that rarely happens. So, I plan to talk about it with him when he gets here this weekend.
As for the early bleeding, so far so good this month. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stays that way!
Thanks again,
Becky
with that said, i've been on the pill for about 5 and a half years, and in that time i'd say I've had sex roughly 500 times. during this time i've used a condom, hm, twice. i've never had any kind of pregnancy scare. the pill is intended to be the sole form of birth control, no need for a condom. still, it makes perfect sense to want backup. all i'm saying is that you should trust your pills more than your condoms if you're taking them correctly. They're more effective!
Thanks again!