I usually take my pill within an hour of when I'm suppose to. For instance, I take it at 1 and I usually am pretty good at taking it between 1-2 everyday. If I take it at 1:45 is that considered late? is 2 hours late? Basically what is late and when do I need to worry about using a back up?

i have taken mine hours late. as you as you take it its fine

i think if it's more than 4-5 hours late, then you might want to consider back-up. generally, even if you miss 1 day you're fine. anything under 5 hours should be fine. no need to worry about 1-2 hours.

i agree with both posts, just be sure to take it as soon as you think about it, don't wait any longer... you should be fine but back up is always nice and assuring:)

i believe i heard somewhere that you should use other protection when taking it more than three hours late. id do it just to be safe :)

When I switched to new job I stopped taking it on time I use to take it before bed but then I worked the grave yard and twilight along with being on call. I was anywhere from 1-6 hours late a day. I was like that for 10 years. Now that I have changed jobs again I take it before bed again.

I had been on BCP for about 10 years when I stopped taking it regularly. Before that if I didn't take it right on time I was usually an hour or 2 late.

Everyone is different if you are unsure use backup. Better safe than sorry