birth control symptoms or baby?

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Registered: 11-19-2007
birth control symptoms or baby?
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Tue, 04-22-2008 - 1:01pm

so, here's the deal:

my last period was sometime around march 12th or 13th. i don't really remember the exact date. i generally have a long-ish cycle (over 30 days) but am/was on the pill. however, i went out of town for a few weeks and somehow brought the empty pill case with me instead of the new one...oops. came home on the 29th, bd'ed on the 30th, but didn't start my next pack until april 6th. since then, i've experienced a little bit of queasiness, and my boobs were sore for a while but not presently. for maybe about a week i've felt some pains in my lower stomach and back, and cramping (which i hardly ever have even before my period) along with increased appetite and craving sweets. yesterday i started feeling like my period was going to start (bloating and period pain) even though i still have about 5 days of the pill left. i decided to end the pack early, just in case. could i be pregnant or could it be that my body is not used to going so long without having a period? has anyone else ever experienced this before?

thanks for the input!

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Registered: 03-18-2008
Tue, 04-22-2008 - 1:15pm
Any time you miss taking the pill on time, you open yourself up for possible pregnancy.

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Registered: 11-19-2007
Tue, 04-22-2008 - 1:28pm
thanks! the reason that i haven't had another period is because i waited so long to start the new pack. if i had started it on time my period would have been two weeks ago. would i have had breakthrough bleeding or anything like that even though i was still on the pill? i will give myself a few days to see if it starts now that i finished the pack, and if it doesn't i will test thursday or friday!


Edited 4/22/2008 1:29 pm ET by ungraceful
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Registered: 03-18-2008
Tue, 04-22-2008 - 1:59pm
Hard to say.

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Registered: 11-19-2007
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 12:02am
thanks again! =]