Soo Lots of people go through many months
without having their period by just taking
packs back to back (ie if they have a
vacation or wedding or something).
This is what I have read, but I am also
wondering myself..
I just got my period after 2 days after my
21 pack finished and wanted to start the
new pack right away because I have a
vacation next month that I'd be getting my
period on.
Is it ok to wait a few days and then start
my 21 cycle again? So instead of 7 days of
no pills, it'd be ~2-3?
No, it is not OK to start a new pack after
only 2-3 days. If you do that you may
disturb your cycle and that can cause
unexpected withdrawal bleeding.
If you like to skip your period for the
next month you don't need to skip the
period for the present month. You can
continue to take the pills as schedule.
When you take the last active pill from
the new pack you should throw away the
inactive pills and start a new pack right
after it. In that case you should not get
the expected period but there is no
guarantee that there won't be any spotting
or any other irregular bleeding.
It is not recommended to skip the regular
periods very often.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 07-10-08 14:48pm
In my experience, it will work better if
you try to skip your period this week. So
I would start the new pack asap, and then
skip next month too.
Of course, yes, you might have some
withdrawal bleeding, but if you wait until
next month, you'll just have the
withdrawal bleeding next month. Skipping
your period works better if you've done it
before the time you actually need to. (So,
plan ahead and start skipping your period
a month or two before your vacation if you
want to lessen the breakthrough bleeding.)
