Ok so i posted a week ago about messing up my pill pack (ortho tri lo) and starting a week later than I should have. I have been on this pill for over 2yrs and never had any problems other than messing up last month. So this past week I was due for my af and started on 10/20 (thurs) which is exactly a week later to the day i was supposed to get it. But my ques is my flow is A LOT lighter than normal. IT is bright red blood and i still can wear a tampon but the flow is sooooo much lighter than what i am used to (comparing it to previous af's). So I have taken several pg test to rule out possible pg and they have all come back neg. So should i just assume i am not pg? And consider myself lucky that i am having a lighter flow this month? If i did test again right now would the fact that i'm on my af alter the test in anyway?
A little bit of history about me about 2yrs ago i went off the pill to ttc and got pg right away. But when i was due for my af the first month off of bc i was 10days late getting it so i tested and the test was neg. Anyways that flow was lighter and shorter than what i'm used to also (was only a 5day af as opposed to a 7day). Well 3 wks later i just didn't feel right and decided on a whim to take a pg test again and sure enough it turned out pos right away! So when the dr confirmed it i was already 8wks along. So that af that i had then was implantation bleeding. I'm just so confused and this is driving me crazy! I just want to know already. :confused:

Ok so i posted a week ago about messing up my pill pack (ortho tri lo) and starting a week later than I should have. I have been on this pill for over 2yrs and never had any problems other than messing up last month. So this past week I was due for my af and started on 10/20 (thurs) which is exactly a week later to the day i was supposed to get it. But my ques is my flow is A LOT lighter than normal. IT is bright red blood and i still can wear a tampon but the flow is sooooo much lighter than what i am used to (comparing it to previous af's). So I have taken several pg test to rule out possible pg and they have all come back neg. So should i just assume i am not pg? And consider myself lucky that i am having a lighter flow this month? If i did test again right now would the fact that i'm on my af alter the test in anyway?
A little bit of history about me about 2yrs ago i went off the pill to ttc and got pg right away. But when i was due for my af the first month off of bc i was 10days late getting it so i tested and the test was neg. Anyways that flow was lighter and shorter than what i'm used to also (was only a 5day af as opposed to a 7day). Well 3 wks later i just didn't feel right and decided on a whim to take a pg test again and sure enough it turned out pos right away! So when the dr confirmed it i was already 8wks along. So that af that i had then was implantation bleeding. I'm just so confused and this is driving me crazy! I just want to know already. :confused:


If your pregnancy test was negative, and you do have a period, pregnancy is unlikely. However, in taking your pills incorrectly, you could have opened yourself to pregnancy if you had unprotected sex.

I'd assume that the negative result is indeed negative, and suggest that you keep taking your pills as directed. In a few weeks, if you're still concerned, try another pregnancy test. The pill nor your period will affect the test.

Hormones are complex things and can really do crazy things to a woman's cycle.