View Full Version : What happens if I don't start my next birth control pack right away?
Silverpetals
Jun 6, 2008, 03:17 PM
I started birth control two months ago. I just finished my second pack, but I can't afford another pack. What happens if I don't start then next one after a whole week? Can I just start it back again normally? Or do I have to take like two a day or something?
Thank you!
You can start back normally. However, you will lose the effectiveness and should use a second form of birth control for a month again.
rnfowl
Jun 6, 2008, 07:28 PM
J9 is right... I was on birth control to actually regulate my menstrual cycle for 6 years. I married and my doctor and I spoke about this. He told me it could take awhile 6 months to a year to get pregnant since I was on it for so long. So I went off it in confidence this would take awhile. Well...
We had a honeymoon baby. Pregnant the very same month I stopped it. Be careful!
Try explaining that to your new husband... he thought I was kidding.