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| Sun, 10-31-2004 - 6:07pm |
This is only my second month of using birthcontrol. I'm a sunday starter and I got my period that week of my reminder pills accept on the very last day on saturday where I wasn't on my period. I was wondering if i forgot to take my reminder pills on thursday & saturday and since I didnt have my period that saturday, the day before I was suppose to start taking the active pills. Is there any chance that I will need to use a form of back up protection for the next 7 days?? I know this may sound stupid but this is my first time using birthcontrol and I was to be 100% sure...

Firstly, the remainder pills are only there to keep you in the habit of taking a pill everyday at the same time while you`re hormone-free. There`s not much in the pills - no hormones or anything like that, just basically little sugar pills that don`t have an affect on you whatsoever. Their sole purpose is to keep you in the habit of taking your pill and to remind you to start your new pack when you`re done. Not taking these pills is perfectly fine, as long as you remember to start your new pack on the correct day.
As far as your period goes, while you`re on birth control, it may fluctuate. It may last two days, it may last 9 days, it may not come at all! But, in general, on a pill, you`ll get a fairly regular period. Not having it for all seven days of the placebo (reminder) pills is completely normal and nothing to be worried about! It may take three months for your period to become stabilized, like lasting a certain amount of days or showing up at a certain time. So no worries!
As long as you started your pack on time, that Sunday after your period stopped, you should be protected and not have to use back-up protection. By taking your pills correctly throughout the month, you`re also protected against pregnancy for the 7 days you are off of the pill and as long as no more than 7 days pass between your last active pill and the day you start your new pack, you should be great. (:
If you have any more questions, let us know! Hope this helps.
Lena
It doesn't matter that you forgot to take your reminder pills. They don't have any hormones of contraceptive value, they are only to keep you in the habit of taking your pills correctly. If you have been taking your pills correctly; on time, haven't vomited or had diarrhea within 2 hours after taking your pill (that counts as a miss) and aren't taking any medicines or supplements that might reduce the effectiveness of your pills then you should be quite safe. Be sure to start your new pack on time. You can go no more than 7 24-hour days without taking active pills without loosing your protection. If that happens, then you will need to use back-up until you have taken 7 consecutive active pills correctly. Since you are new to birth control you might want to Read the post, ‘Taking your pills correctly’ in the FAQs for tips on what to do and what to not to do to get the most from your pills. Thanks for posting,
Take care,
Jill
Good luck!
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