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Losing a pill

eek
A few days ago I managed to lose a pill!! Just before i was about to take it, I dropped it down the sink! so i took the next one in the packet ie the one for the next day. Just not sure what to do when i get to the end of the 21 pills. i assume i should still only leave 7 days pill free, and just start the next pack a day earlier than i would have done.
advice?
no no no dont take one pill fromthe next pack!!!!! i did that!! then every month you'll be one pill in fromnt, its really confusing. just carry on until that pack is finished, then have the 7 day break as normal. it shoulndt affect the contracepion at all.
Reply 2
magiccarpet
no no no dont take one pill fromthe next pack!!!!! i did that!! then every month you'll be one pill in fromnt, its really confusing. just carry on until that pack is finished, then have the 7 day break as normal. it shoulndt affect the contracepion at all.

She didn't say she took one from the next pack though...
sorry, well yea, anyway, just carry on until that one finished, then 7 day break, then start the next pack as normal, even tho its a day earlier than itshould be
That's fine as long as you don't mind the day changing. It's probably best to keep taking the pills from the right day, so you don't get confused, eg take one from the very end of the pack, then go back to the right days, and make sure you remember to start the next pack a day earlier.

Here's what I'd do:

If you'd rather keep the same day, go straight onto the next pack without having a week's break, and have the break 2 weeks into the next packet, so you have 5 straight weeks of pill-taking. Then you should have 6 pills left in the next pack, which you could keep as spares in case you ever lose a pill again.
susiemakemeblue
That's fine as long as you don't mind the day changing. It's probably best to keep taking the pills from the right day, so you don't get confused, eg take one from the very end of the pack, then go back to the right days, and make sure you remember to start the next pack a day earlier.

Here's what I'd do:

If you'd rather keep the same day, go straight onto the next pack without having a week's break, and have the break 2 weeks into the next packet, so you have 5 straight weeks of pill-taking. Then you should have 6 pills left in the next pack, which you could keep as spares in case you ever lose a pill again.


That sounds way complicated.
I'll just use them all then make sure i start a day earlier. ie sunday rather than monday. that will be fine, i hope!
scarlet ibis
That sounds way complicated.
I'll just use them all then make sure i start a day earlier. ie sunday rather than monday. that will be fine, i hope!


It's not complicated at all! :p:
susiemakemeblue
It's not complicated at all! :p:


nah its not too bad actually and having some spare would be useful, but since i've only just started, i should probably do the conventional thing!
Reply 8
scarlet ibis
eek
A few days ago I managed to lose a pill!! Just before i was about to take it, I dropped it down the sink! so i took the next one in the packet ie the one for the next day. Just not sure what to do when i get to the end of the 21 pills. i assume i should still only leave 7 days pill free, and just start the next pack a day earlier than i would have done.
advice?

Well its a shitta but all that will happen is you sill jsut get slightly out out synch. Just carry on regardless.
Ollie
Well its a shitta but all that will happen is you sill jsut get slightly out out synch. Just carry on regardless.


have you had personal experience of this ollie?

MB
lessthanthree
so, what's the betting that Ollie's completely laminated?


extremely likely!
Reply 11
lessthanthree
so, what's the betting that Ollie's completely laminated?


Exactly what I was just thinking! Hahaha....
Reply 12
Jenna999
Exactly what I was just thinking! Hahaha....


So funny all the mods are drunk, I think they're having a secret party!!
Reply 13
ditzy blonde
So funny all the mods are drunk, I think they're having a secret party!!

Shut up you
:rofl: at how this panned out! Ollie... :rolleyes: Battered as a cod fillet if you ask me.
Reply 15
blissy
Shut up you


Sorry, have I given away your secret?
Reply 16
ditzy blonde
Sorry, have I given away your secret?

Nope
Reply 17
blissy
Nope


:confused: :confused: I'm confused then
Reply 18
Ollie
Well its a shitta but all that will happen is you sill jsut get slightly out out synch. Just carry on regardless.

ex gf.
ltt
so, what's the betting that Ollie's completely laminated?

out of 10, J.

at how this panned out! Ollie... Battered as a cod fillet if you ask me.

maybe hadddock. cod is endangered.
Its laminated when u put paper in a machine n its makes it all plasticy??#

:confused: