short question - Birth Control Message Board

Longview · 08-24-2005, 02:59 PM

since i started my period today..do i finish out my placebos until saturday..then start new pill pack on sunday? i have 4 placebos left..so this adds up right i think.

Daisies4monkeys · 08-24-2005, 03:09 PM

Yes, keep taking your placebos (or just keep track of them) and on the day after they run out, start a new pack of pills.

Longview · 08-24-2005, 10:30 PM

are you protected right away now when u start the new pack..since i already finished one pack?

Daisies4monkeys · 08-25-2005, 06:17 AM

Yes. So long as you go no longer then seven days without an active ("real") pill, then you will be as protected as possible when you start your new pack (ie 99.9% if you've taken it perfectly).

Longview · 08-25-2005, 02:17 PM

ok well...i started my placebos on 21st..i will be done with them at night on the 27th then i will start up my active pills again on the 28th...will i be protected then? because isnt that 8 days not 7?

im just confused a little because u said 7 days. i want to make sure im protected still when i start another pack...my last placebo is to be taken saturday [as it says on my dialpack] so that means start my first active pill again sunday right? since i started taking BC on a sunday anyways