Missed Pills And Pregnancy Posted: 01-29-07 21:48pm
Hey I posted earlier that I had missed two
pills in a row so on friday I took three
pills. So two days later I missed another
(i know what you ladies are thinking lol)
anyway I was having sex during this. A
few days later I had a bit of pale pink
spotting just enough to notice, it was
only there like for one day, I was
wondering if this is because I missed so
many pills or could I be preggo. My
boyfriend and I been together 8 years so
its not a big deal if I am we are well
prepared. Oh and I know the only way to
know is to test but I was wondering if
anything like this happenend to you or
someone you know thanks
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 01-30-07 00:31am
Anything is possible. Being even 12
hours late with your pill can increase
your chance of getting pregnant. If you
miss a whole day, that makes it even more
likely you will pregnant, and obviously if
you miss more than that you certainly are
at even greater risk of getting pregnant.
It is recommended that if you forget a
pill, you use a back up method of birth
control for a week. Here's a helpful
site that answers a lot of general pill
questions.
" what happens if I miss a dose?
* missing a pill increases the risk of
becoming pregnant.
* follow the exact directions on your
package information insert concerning
missed doses. If you do not have a
package information insert, call your
pharmacist, doctor, or nurse to find out
what to do.
* in general:
o if you miss one dose, take it
as soon as you remember or take two pills
at the time of your next regularly
scheduled dose. There is little
likelihood that ovulation will occur. You
may, however, want to use a second method
of birth control such as a condom or a
spermicidal cream, jelly, or foam for at
least seven consecutive days following the
missed tablet to ensure protection from
pregnancy.
O if you miss two tablets in a row, take
the two missed tablets as soon as you
remember or with your next regularly
scheduled dose (three total). Or, you may
take two tablets each for the next two
regularly scheduled doses (one missed
tablet plus one regularly scheduled tablet
for 2 days in a row). Chances are much
greater that you may ovulate so you must
use another form of birth control for at
least 7 days following the missed tablets.
It is even better to use a second method
of birth control until your next period.
O if you miss three tablets in a row,
throw away the package and start a new
package on the 7th day after the last day
you took a pill. Use another method of
birth control until you have taken a pill
for 7 days in a row. Your period should
occur during the 7 days without pills. If
it doesn't, have a pregnancy test before
beginning a new package of pills.
* read all of the information in your
package information insert. It may have
slightly different instructions in the
case of missed pills. Talk to your
pharmacist, nurse, or doctor if you have
any questions."
http://www.Birthcontrol.C
om/faq.Aspx#5
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 01-30-07 00:41am
I thought I would make a second post about
bleeding since the first one was so long.
Many women have what is called
implantation spotting very early on in
pregnancy. This could be what you
noticed.
"after ovulation the egg travels into the
uterus and burrows into the lining of the
uterus. For some women implantation will
cause slight bleeding or spotting. This
is called implantation bleeding. This is
sometimes confused for an early period."
http://www.Justmommies.Com/articles/implan
tation-bleeding.Shtml
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cln1812
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 523 Location: La Porte, TX
Posted: 01-30-07 14:31pm
It is not super likely that you would
ovulate so soon after missing the pills.
It can happen, but not likely. In fact,
many women coming off the pill find their
first cycles are a bit long and it takes
the body some time to gear up to ovulate
again. I didn't have a period for 35
days after stopping the pill and didn't
ovulate until day 27 of my cycle (very
short luteal phase initially after the
pill, only 8 days). So that's roughly
the equivalent of 27 missed pills before I
actually ovulated again, and even women
with 28 day cycles after stopping the pill
don't ovulate until around day 14. So
while you could be pregnant, I doubt it.
Women are most fertile in the 3 days
before ovulation, the day of ovulation and
the day after ovulation.
The pink spotting is probably because your
body is trying to adjust to the skipped
pills and having to take multiple pills at
once. Many women notice when they miss
even 1 pill and have to take 2 pills the
next day, it can cause spotting. It's
not abnormal. I have a feeling you're
ok.
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happychick86
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Posts: 17
Posted: 01-30-07 17:29pm
Yeah I think I might be fine too but you
know what its like when something like
that happens you automatically think im
preggo, lol. I really appreciate your
replies, im suppose to start saturday so I
will let you know what happens.
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