Accidentally changed my patch change day

Hi there,
I just wanted to ask anyone here who uses the birth control patch (Evra patch), whether or not I'm still protected after this silly mistake!

My usual change day is a Friday, so, I apply the first patch on a Friday, wear it for 7 days and change it on the following Friday until my off week, take it off for a 7 days and start a new packet on that Friday etc. Last week, I forgot to put a new patch on, on the Friday after my off week, but applied one on the Saturday morning within 24hrs so that should mean I'm still protected! However, I also forgot to apply it last night, the following Friday, but remembered to put it on this Saturday morning again. Does this mean I've just sort of just changed my patch change day and I've started a new cycle using Saturdays instead of Fridays, and I'm still pretty much protected? Or have I completley screwed up and I should be using other contraception?

Please let me know if you have any idea! I want to assume that's fine as, aslong as you change it within 48hrs of the 7th day you should still be fine, I just need a little reassurance :'3

Thankyou!

Hi there,
I just wanted to ask anyone here who uses the birth control patch (Evra patch), whether or not I'm still protected after this silly mistake!

My usual change day is a Friday, so, I apply the first patch on a Friday, wear it for 7 days and change it on the following Friday until my off week, take it off for a 7 days and start a new packet on that Friday etc. Last week, I forgot to put a new patch on, on the Friday after my off week, but applied one on the Saturday morning within 24hrs so that should mean I'm still protected! However, I also forgot to apply it last night, the following Friday, but remembered to put it on this Saturday morning again. Does this mean I've just sort of just changed my patch change day and I've started a new cycle using Saturdays instead of Fridays, and I'm still pretty much protected? Or have I completley screwed up and I should be using other contraception?

Please let me know if you have any idea! I want to assume that's fine as, aslong as you change it within 48hrs of the 7th day you should still be fine, I just need a little reassurance :'3

Thankyou!

Hi

Providing you not had unprotected sex while not having your contrecptive patch on then you'll be 100% ok.

You'll best try to keep your days of changing to the Friday but won't matter if you change it to the Saturday as keep it to this from now on.

A NHS registered adult nurse and midwife plus a pharmacy

@deleine02

I agree with what Allyson2020 said on this as providing you didn't have any unprotected sex while forgetting to put new one on then you will be fine okay.
I know the pill its about 12 hours window of not taking it you ok providing you take it within that period of time, if you follow the instructions leaflet on this then you are fine. You saying its within 48hours of 7th day to change it then you answered your question as you did exactly this.

I'm a registered midwife so dealing with this lots.

Hi there,

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me! I did have unprotected sex, but that was on the Sunday evening after I had had my new patch on for over day. I didn't have unprotected sex on the days not included in my off week, which I should still be protected on.

Hi there,

Thank you so much for your reassuring reply. I would usually apply my new patch late in the evening and remembered to put it on the morning after. I didn't have unprotected sex in the window that I had forgotten.