Starting Pill Pack Late

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Starting Pill Pack Late
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Tue, 03-13-2007 - 10:21am
I am on Ortho Novum 7/7/7 and I took my last active pill on Saturday, March 3rd. My inactive pills were supposed to start on Sunday, March 4th. I was scheduled for a pap later that week and didn't want to have my period so I began my new pill pack late Monday, March 5th. I normally take my pill at 6:30am every morning and I started the new pill pack after 8pm on Monday. I had sex on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Am I at risk of pregnancy? I am currently having breakthrough bleeding (which started very lightly with spotting on Thursday), cramping, and swollen breasts. Please let me know if the you have had a similar situation or know anything about this. Thanks!




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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 03-13-2007 - 2:51pm

Hi tanya423, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 03-13-2007 - 3:04pm
Thank you for the fast response. I have been on Ortho Novum 7/7/7 for about 12 years now...so I did not just begin taking it. I have skipped the placebo pills on many different occasions to skip my period and haven't had breakthrough bleeding...but I agree that the bleeding is occuring because I didn't start the new pack right away on Sunday. My bleedind doesn't normally start till late on Tuesday after my last pill on Saturday so I had no bleeding until the breakthrough bleeding started. I have mego boob soreness also. Thanks again for the info!




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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 03-27-2007 - 2:38pm
My last pill was on Sunday and I should be getting my period tomorrow or today. Since I stopped taking the pill on Sunday, my spotting has stopped. I spotted all through the entire pill pack until the last pill. Is that normal? I would have thought that my period would start right away if anything.




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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 03-27-2007 - 5:49pm

Hi again tanya423, welcome back!


      Jill