How to?? new start day for BC

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-11-2004
How to?? new start day for BC
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Sun, 10-03-2004 - 2:05am
Hi all, I have asked this question of my dr. but the only response I ever get is why would you want to. So I thought I'd pose the question here. First day starting is usually Friday for me. Don't ask my how that all started but it did somehow. So I finished my pill pack on Thursday and started the placebo on Friday. I usually get my period either Saturday or Sunday and wait the week until the following Friday to start the new pack.

I'd like to start on Sunday. I just got my period on Saturday after 2 days of placebo and I was wondering if I should take my first pill tomorrow (sunday) to start becoming a Sunday starter. I hope this rambling post just made sense but any help would be much appreciated.

Nicole

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Registered: 07-21-2003
Sun, 10-03-2004 - 12:43pm
You might have breakthrough bleeding this month but thats how I always changed my start day. You just can't go more than 7 days without an active pill.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 10-04-2004 - 9:50pm
Sorry it's a little late now, but better late than never!

You can shorten your inactive week any time, you just can't make it longer. So if you want to go to Sunday, you can have a super-short inactive week, or you can split it up a little and do a couple of 3-4 day inactive weeks, whatever it takes to get you to Sunday that doesn't involve more than 7 days off.

Hope it works!

Judie
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