CHANGING DAYS

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Registered: 01-26-2004
CHANGING DAYS
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Tue, 08-22-2006 - 1:58pm

I recently wanted to change the start date of my period so I would get it earlier by one day, this wasn't a permanent change but wanted to do for just one month.
I'm a sunday starter so instead of taking my last active pill on saturday morning, I skipped that last one and made my last active pill friday morning so instead of getting my period on tues, I got it on monday. I than started taking my active pill again on saturday morning instead of sunday morning so that I made sure I kept the same time frame. Was this the correct way to do this? I'm very consistent in taking my pill the exact same time everyday. My only concern is that on the sunday after I started taking my active pill again, I was hungover and got a bit sick so to be careful I took two pills that day to make sure I had enough hormones in my system and have been taking it every day since. as of now, i'm still taking active pills for one more week and I've been having more servere breast tenderness and a bit of cramping, does this just sound like pms or should I be concerned?
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 08-23-2006 - 9:34am

Hi sheffield3325, welcome back!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 01-26-2004
Wed, 08-23-2006 - 11:45am

Thanks so much

"When you want to return to a Sunday start you should either shorten your placebo interval over several cycles to get back to Sunday in which case no back-up is required, or Skip an active pill mid-pack and use back-up until you have taken at least 7 active pills in a row."

I have a question about how to get back on the sunday start again? You said to shorten my placebo interval over several cycles to get back to a sunday start? I'm not sure how to do this when I am only one pill short, can you let me know how this works?
I'll take my last active pill this friday and will start taking placebo on saturday
Thanks so much!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 08-23-2006 - 1:09pm

>>I have a question about how to get back on the sunday start again? You said to shorten my placebo interval over several cycles to get back to a sunday start? I'm not sure how to do this when I am only one pill short, can you let me know how this works?<<


      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-26-2004
Wed, 08-23-2006 - 2:42pm

OH OKAY

So what day would I start taking active pills again during what is normally my placebo week? I start my placebo pills on saturday

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 08-23-2006 - 3:49pm

>>So what day would I start taking active pills again during what is normally my placebo week? I start my placebo pills on saturday<<


      Jill