"Sunday Start" Birth Control Question Posted: 11-04-07 22:28pm
I go by the "Sunday start" with my birth
control and I know that if you start your
period on a Sunday you are supposed to
take the first pill that same day. Well, I
have started today but barely. I guess you
could consider it only spotting. Am I
still supposed to take it even though I
haven't full blown started yet or should I
be waiting till next Sunday now?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-05-07 11:06am
Are you talking about the first pack of
pills? Are you just starting the pills? If
you are, you have three options:
-Start today (sunday) and you will be
protected right away if you think today is
the first day of your period (or the day
before, that would work too)
-Wait until you're sure it's the first day
of your period and you'll be protected
right away
-Take it any darn day you please and
you'll be protected AFTER seven days of
taking the pill.
Take your pills on schedule regardless of
what your period does.
If you're ever in doubt, just use backup
for seven days and you'll be protected.
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anniek
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Posted: 11-05-07 18:10pm
Georgia is good she covered about any
option you could think of!
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ruwierd2
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Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 17
Posted: 11-05-07 19:34pm
When I started my first pack of pills
(coming off of the patch mid cycle) my doc
said I had to use back up for a whole
month. Do you know why not just seven
days?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-05-07 22:42pm
ruwierd2
wrote:
When I started my first pack
of pills (coming off of the patch mid
cycle) my doc said I had to use back up
for a whole month. Do you know why not
just seven days?
I have no idea lol. Some doctors say this-
I've always had docs tell me seven days,
and I tend to believe that's correct
because the package inserts say the same
thing. But do what your doctor says. It
might've had something to do with coming
off the patch.
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