I did not use extra protection after my missed pills in August. I have not missed any pills since, but I had no period in the month of September and not one yet this month (I should have gotten it the fifth or sixth.) The only time it would have been possible for me to get preg was the week I missed those two pills. I have taken them religiously ever since. As you said, any pregnancy that would have occurred back in August would be showing on a test by now.
My main fear was that since I had an "early " period in August, was I still protected during my placebo week? It is very rare for me to miss a pill, much less two, but as I said it has been a crazy four weeks. It has happened once or twice over the past 18 years (nobody is perfect!) and every time I have gotten all worked up over nothing.
Thanks for your input. You have re-assured me a lot. Intelectually, I know I can trust the tests (those digital ones are hard to misread!) After 18 years of taking the pill and not getting preg, you'd think I would have learned to trust the effectiveness, but it is in my nature to always be second guessing things. I need to relax, I'm driving myself nuts, and depleting my bank account; those buggers get to be expensive!
Thank you for helping me to relax and get a good night's sleep. I will be calling my doc in the morning just to be 100 % sure.
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I did not use extra protection after my missed pills in August. I have not missed any pills since, but I had no period in the month of September and not one yet this month (I should have gotten it the fifth or sixth.) The only time it would have been possible for me to get preg was the week I missed those two pills. I have taken them religiously ever since. As you said, any pregnancy that would have occurred back in August would be showing on a test by now.
My main fear was that since I had an "early " period in August, was I still protected during my placebo week? It is very rare for me to miss a pill, much less two, but as I said it has been a crazy four weeks. It has happened once or twice over the past 18 years (nobody is perfect!) and every time I have gotten all worked up over nothing.
Thanks for your input. You have re-assured me a lot. Intelectually, I know I can trust the tests (those digital ones are hard to misread!) After 18 years of taking the pill and not getting preg, you'd think I would have learned to trust the effectiveness, but it is in my nature to always be second guessing things. I need to relax, I'm driving myself nuts, and depleting my bank account; those buggers get to be expensive!
Thank you for helping me to relax and get a good night's sleep. I will be calling my doc in the morning just to be 100 % sure.
October 11, 2009 - 7:58pmThis Comment
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