I'm not sure how well changing your start day works, but assuming your periods always do and always will come six days after your last pill (right now you take your last pill on Saturday night and get a period on the Friday), I would think that you would want to change to a Wednesday or Thursday start, take your last active pill on the Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on the day you started) and have your period start on either the Monday or Tuesday. To change the start day would mean that you finish the active pills in your current pack (on a Saturday right?) and take either no pills or the inactive pills until you start the new pack on either the Tuesday or Wednesday (this means you will only take 2-3 of the inactive pills this month).
I'm not sure but (in my opinion) I'm thinking that since you want to change your start date by so many days you may want to do it over a couple of months by starting each new pack a day or two early to see how it goes. I would think that such a drastic change would confuse your body a little and cause spotting or something and it would take your body a month or more to adjust. You also probably don't want to change all at once because I guess there is the possibility that your period may decide to come 3-4 days after your last pill and you will end up with a weekend period again!
Your correct in assuming when I start, last active pill on Sat and I start my period nearly a week later. However, that makes me weary of doing this if it won't work completely, but I wouldn't mind if I was lighter on the weekend, thats better than heavy.
Do you think switching to another brand will fix this? I'm on Apri now, but I never had this problem when I was on Alesse. I use to start on Wed, and was done by Sat night, but it was light so I didn't mind. Thanks for any advice you can give
I am on Marvelon 21. I can't tell you if switching pills will work because I have never been on any other type of pill. It makes sense that it might make a difference because different pills have different amounts of hormones in them. If you don't want to change your start date you may want to discuss changing pill with your doctor. He/she should be able to answer your question.
On the Marvelon my periods usually last 3-4 days. I have relatively mild cramping and bloating during the days leading up to my period. The first full day of my period is usually the heaviest, if it lasts for three days day three is the lightest, if it last for four days it is virtually non-existent for day three and "returns" for a few hours on day four. Take note that I was on the Depo shot for over 2 years before switching back to the pill so that may play a part in when during the month my period starts and how long they last.
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