Likelihood of accidentally getting pregnant from this?

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So I'm on the combined pill and have been for a few months now.

I was visiting family with my bf over the weekend and spent Friday and Saturday getting very drunk and staying up until 5am both nights. I had unprotected sex leading up to, and including, Friday and Saturday.

Now I usually take my pill just before bed so, as you can probably imagine, I ended up forgetting to take it on those days. When I realised on Sunday I didn't take either Friday or Saturday's pill, I just took Sunday's and made a mental note to keep an eye on things just in case.

The two pills I missed were in the last week of my pack, I believe I had about 4 days left until I was meant to take a break. I don't usually take breaks (once every 3 months, any longer and I start getting breakthrough bleeding mid-pack), but this month does happen to be break month.

I've now encountered some unfortunate circumstances; I have left the rest of my pills at my bf's house and neither of us are able to go get them for a number of days, I don't have any more pill packets to hand, and I am unable to get anymore until I have an appointment with a doctor (recently moved, no current GP and impossible to go to a walk-in clinic).

All this to say, I missed 2 days of my pill, took 2 days as normal, and am now effectively taking my 7 day break 2 days early as I can't get ahold of any more at this moment. I have also been having very regular, unprotected sex consistently throughout this whole chain of events.

I wouldn't consider myself super fertile (have missed loads of pills in past years and never gotten pregnant, plus I have suspected PCOS) but I'm worried that having this break so soon after missing 2 pills in a row and potentially not having any to start taking come the end of my break may stir my ovaries into unwanted action.

Anybody got any advice they can give me?

I have two sons and I'm so worried about them being in situations like this. I'm hoping so badly for a male pill!

@lawofselfish male pill should exist but there's pros and cons, like any medication. Although nothing, except abstinence of course, is 100% foolproof. Condoms are everyone's friend, against pregnancies and STD.

Time for males to share the burden of contraception side effects. Female BC is hardly perfect or safe for everyone, but we still do what we gotta do and put up with everything from mood swings to blood clots. So i really can't be bothered with the cons of a potential male pill.

I've been on the pill for a 3rd of my life. Your turn, guys...

I've been on the pill for a 3rd of my life. Your turn, guys...

Agree. I'm sure many men would prefer to be in control of their contraception too. And yes condoms exist blah blah

Side effects of a male pill…?

I mean, I would expect there to be. There are side effects of the female pill. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Meanwhile, condoms, condoms, condoms - that’s what I’ll be telling DS, and it doesn’t matter if any of his partners tell him she’s on the pill / other contraception. Great - that means she’s covered - at least from pregnancy.

He still needs to take his own steps to ensure he’s covered. And not just against pregnancy, but also STIs.

Honestly - the OP’s blasé - ‘oh, a pregnancy wouldn’t be the end of the world…’ ?! For her!

She needs to have an open, honest, transparent conversation with her partner. It may well be the ‘end of the world’ for him, so he needs to know that she’s not always taking the necessary steps.

Actually, I was thinking more of men (or ANYONE not just men) being responsible enough to be trusted to take the pill. I'd rather trust myself with that responsibility than someone else, especially in the early stages of a relationship. I'll take care of my own chances of getting pregnant or catching STD, and I was suggesting that everyone should do the same but perhaps worded it wrong

I said pros and cons, didn't mention side-effects or being concerned men would suffer them before everyone jumps on the bandwagon

Agree - I would never rely on a partner to take a pill, even in a long-term relationship, I’d want to be in control of that for myself. If I genuinely didn’t want to be pregnant, it would make me far too anxious.

I think the male pill is a great solution for men who don’t want to be a parent, though.

It definitely allows them some control of their own, and is another option alongside condoms.

It honestly amazes me how cavalier some men - who definitely don’t want to be fathers - are about contraception, given they have zero say in whether there actually is a baby as a result of an unplanned / unexpected pregnancy.

That would make me so much more careful….

OMG people on this thread are being SO rude!!! How misogynistic are people??

OP, you are v unlikely to get pregnant from missing a couple of pills. Of course it’s possible, but chances are low
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Thank you Tandora, I honestly don't know what's wrong with some people, unless their lives are absolutely perfect then they have no right to judge mine. Bringing up the fact that I was ntnp with my previous partner of 4 years to "prove" that I'm secretly desperate to be pregnant and will do anything, even trap my new partner, to get it. I mean really? I think they've been watching too many soaps.

On the bright side, I was able to source some more pills from my housemate last night (we both use the same pill) so everyone can chill tf out. I'm 100% sure I'll be fine now. Like everyone keeps handily forgetting when they have a go at me for not immediately getting the map the moment I missed a pill, I have a track record of missing pills and not getting pregnant, why on earth would I start freaking out about it now?

I have a track record of missing pills and not getting pregnant, why on earth would I start freaking out about it now?

lol, that's like saying you have a track record of running into traffic and not getting hit, so why would you start worrying about the possibility now?

The effect of missing pills depends on how many, where in the pack, the timing of unprotected sex. The fact you've been lucky so far absolutely does not mean it is safe practice. But hey, if you like playing Russian roulette with creating a human life, keep at it. You sound very immature.

I have also been having very regular, unprotected sex consistently throughout this whole chain of events. - condoms are your friend!

So I came off my depo injection last November and my periods are still a bit irregular some months are longer in between than other. I have been experiencing a bit of nausea and sore boots, so thought I would do a clear blue I can see a very faint line. Not sure if it's a really faint positive or the evap line so I did a digital and came back not pregnant. Just looking for advice or opinions as I'm a little confused.

I've been on the pill for the better part of 10 years and had multiple sexual partners in this time, some of them were long term relationships and we did not use condoms. I have missed pills all throughout this time and lo and fckn behold, did not become pregnant. I've missed them at the beginning, middle, and end of my cycle and nothing has ever happened, this isn't luck, it's a pattern and one I'm willing to bet will continue.

Just because I'm not completely freaking out doesn't mean I'm immature. I'm being sensible, there's no point worrying about something that in all likelihood, is not going to happen, it just causes unnecessary stress.

looks too faint to be a definitive positive, it could very well be an evap line. Maybe test again in a couple of days and if the line's darker then you have your answer!

You were hoping "someone with medical knowledge could put your mind at rest"?

You were hoping someone would tell you unprotected sex does not lead to pregnancy?

What species are you?

I disagree that the OP is someone who does not want to be pregnant.

The OP knows what causes pregnancy, and keeps doing it

The OP, if she is pregnant, would not be able to claim this was "accidental" or "unplanned"

When I came off the pill, the GP said you can get pregnant 24 hours after coming off. I also have an irregular cycle and conceived before having a period with my first. So it is possible, and unless you take a test you will keep wondering I think.

Oh yes, and because some rando on the internet says I want to be pregnant, that must mean I do bc clearly 2greenroses is an expert on my life🙄

I am fully aware what causes pregnancy. A couple of missed pills, especially in my case, does not.

You didn't use the contraceptive pill correctly, and you continued to have unprotected sex (and didn't use the MAP) - so yes of course you could be pregnant OP, you know how it works.
Given the above, you seem to want to be pregnant. Great, as long as your partner is aware and on board with this.

But then how does the 7 day break work? If you can get pregnant the day after stopping your pill then surely having a 7 day break between packs is actually quite risky? idk but I'll be having a break soon and if I bleed then I won't have to wonder anymore!

Well, from your posts, you really don't care if you get pregnant or not.

Unless abstinence is not under your control, are you in a bad situation?

Because I am a teacher, and have seen the fallout when careless, disinterested parents produce children without being bothered one way or another whether they were born or not, and the trauma for the children and the cost for society reverberates for decades. And yes, abstinence is a perfectly legitimate, proportional and sensible suggestion to avoid that situation. We cant always have what we want, when we want it, and any adult should understand that.

So excuse me if I feel the offhand disregard you are showing is extremely selfish. From where I sit it either that, or you or under coercion, or you actually want to get pregnant

And I hope for everyone's sake, its actually the last

And apparently you people can read about one tiny aspect of my life and be confident you know what I want.🙄

I don't want to be pregnant. Funnily enough, I didn't the previous times I've missed pills and continued having unprotected sex. And when I wasn't, I felt absolutely nothing bc I knew I wouldn't be anyway.

Every body is different, they each respond differently to the pill. Some are super fertile and missing one pill can get them pregnant. I spent a year off the pill having unprotected sex and didn't get pregnant. I know my body faaarrr better than you ever will. So sure, maybe if YOU missed a pill you'd need the map. But I know I don't need it. I struggled to get pregnant without the damn thing, on it my body doesn't stand a chance.

so why are you here?

Oh get over yourself. You know you're making ginormous leaps in conclusions here.

"You missed a couple of pills and aren't tearing your hair out at the thought of being pregnant so you're either secretly desperate to have a baby by any means possible or your bf is abusing you"🙄Really? Those are my only two options? Come tf on.

In the highly unlikely event I end up pregnant from missing a couple of pills (oh no! the horror! I'm such a selfish person for having fun with my family and forgetting to take them! I clearly planned all this bc I'm a witch of a woman!) my bf and I will have a serious conversation on the outcome of the situation. There are other routes we could take and they will be considered.

HOWEVER, I find it incredibly disgusting, of a teacher no less, to jump to outlandish conclusions that if I were to have a baby, I wouldn't care about it. How dare you sit behind your screen and make vile claims like I'd give my child trauma from not loving it, all because I'm not either jumping for joy or absolutely terrified of the idea of getting pregnant. I can not believe someone so misogynistic and judgemental is actually teaching kids these days.