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?

A 7 day break is only safe if you've taken the 21 pills consistently because the level of the hormones in your body builds up over that period and it takes a while for them to drop to a low enough level to trigger ovulation. Longer than 7 days. If you've only taken a few pills since the last break, it's going to take much less time to ovulate once you stop taking them.

That's why missing pills is more problematic if it happens in the first days of a new pack.

It's really not misogynistic to expect women to take accountability for their reproductive choices and not leave pregancy up to chance when circumstances are not right for a baby.

Bc at the time of posting, I didn't have spare pills and was worried a break so close to missing 2 pills would be too much and the risk would be quite a bit higher than normal. Obviously I was ovulating during my time not on the pill so there was always a chance I could've gotten pregnant. However missing a couple of pills out of a whole cycle does not worry me at all. I came here to give that update and leave, however I keep getting damn emails off you people replying to this post and having a go at me or accusing me of being abused. You lot need a hobby besides mn bc it doesn't seem healthy to spend so much time and effort trying to convince someone you don't know that they secretly want to be pregnant.

@2greenroses your posts are reeking of misogyny and totally unnecessary.
You have no insight into whether or not OP wants to get pregnant, or how her partner feels, and you have absolutely no business commenting on it. OP posted asking for opinions/ advice on the likelihood that missing a couple of pills could result in pregnancy. Answer is it’s possible, but unlikely. End of. No need for your horrible comments/ judgement.

Why have you asked for advice OP? You're already convinced you know everything there is to know about the female reproductive system. Much more than anyone who has bothered to give you any advice. You've chosen to argue with people giving you sound advice and behave more and more petulant with every reply.

If you are having sex, you can get pregnant. Regardless of any contraception you're taking/using or have missed. Or however many times you missed it in the past. It really does not matter what happened previous times you missed pills. No contraception is 100% fail safe including the pill. Pumping your body with drugs and then stopping randomly can 100% bring on early ovulation. You'd do well to do some research about the drugs you're putting in your body daily and the effects they can have on your hormones, incase anything like this ever happens again.

You sound more hopeful than worried to me.

It’s incredibly misogynistic to invent a narrative that a woman is trying to covertly trap a man into getting pregnant and start having a go at her, when all she was doing was asking for some judgement free advice about her contraceptive pill.
honestly I am raging.

I wouldn't really consider a 2 day gap a proper break but I see what you mean. I may just continue taking the pill and not have a break

I asked for advice about the pill, not about my personal reproductive system, which obviously you know nothing about, so I don't see why everyone feels the need to comment on it. I've been perfectly reasonable to people who have given me actual advice instead of throwing around baseless claims and ganging up on someone who doesn't fit into the perfect little category of women you all must clearly be to act so high and mighty.

I am fully aware you can get pregnant, even if you take the pill perfectly. With this in mind, pregnancy is always a possibility and I've made my peace with it. I suggest everyone else does the same.

Oh she absolutely is. At least subconsciously. The lady doth protest too much when anyone points this out.

OP my conclusion that if you miss pills and continue to have unprotected sex and don't take the MAP, you must want to get pregnant, was a charitable conclusion.
The only alternative conclusion is that you are highly irresponsible, selfish and immature.
Just because you haven't got pregnant in the past from such behaviour does not mean you will never get pregnant now or in the future from the same behaviour.

HA

The OP is having unprotected sex, and responds to the suggestion of abstinence to avoid pregnancy as it it were beneath her.

a) She is more concerned about her own personal immediate gratification than whether she launches another unwanted human being into the world,

b) She is not in a position to say no to sex

c) She is hoping to get pregnant

Which do you think/hope it is?

Sounds like a bloody idiot to me.

But the OP clearly states that she wouldn't mind being pregnant but has only been dating new BF for three months. Doesn't sound like a discussion has been had between in which he's stated he'd be open to a pregnancy. Does he even know that he's been having 'lots of unprotected sex' since she forgot to take contraception or take MAP? Although, of course, he's an adult who should be taking responsibility for his own actions and should be wearing condoms anyway. So early in a relationship, I would not be trusting a virtual stranger who says they are taking precautions.
And OP, if you want to stop people commenting on your thread, having opinions etc, I'd suggest you ask for it to be taken down instead of being downright rude and defensive to everyone who has bothered to try give you sound (obvious) advice.

I appreciate you backing me up here. Apparently arguing that I don't want to get pregnant definitely means I subconsciously want to get pregnant? Typical bully behaviour, make up a lie about someone and if they try and argue or prove it's wrong then they're "too defensive" and its evidence that the lie is true🙄Apparently my only option was to simply ignore the onslaught of hateful messages, any reply is an admission of guilt.

And if you read her other threads it becomes quite obvious she is desperate for a baby.

Ignore the judgey aholes! Appears to be loads of them on here. I've had to deal with a few 🙄

From reading this you don't sound at all that you want to trap your partner with pregnancy. Just wanting honest non judgemental advice. I think you'll be fine from missing 2 pills. Hope you're okay x

You can buy the pill from Superdrug doctor, possibly other similar services.

https://onlinedoctor.superdrug.com/?gbraid=0AAAAADrzrcfiga3hTpFJS04AGfEhFjrk&gbraid=0AAAAADrzrcfiga3hTpFJSS04AGfEhFjrk&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzOyN77my-wIVEuztCh0aFQoKEAAYAiAAEgIWVPDBwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

First of all, I realise from some new posts that we have been defining unprotected differently. I define it as no condom, but with the pill. I realise that was stupid not to clarify that, but that is how it's gone. You have been defining it as no pill, no condom. I am still on the pill, but I do not use condoms.

Abstinence isn't an option bc I can quite easily use condoms. If the advice was to use condoms, I would use them. But abstinence ain't gonna happen, we both enjoy sex too much.

Secondly, again, you are bringing up a past relationship that doesn't apply to this situation. I wanted a baby WITH HIM. He is no longer in the picture, so I no longer want a baby. I literally don't see how I can make this clearer.

But it's not just "missing 2 pills" - it's (from first post): "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."

OP I missed ONE dose of the combined pill, my daughter is about to turn 3 😅

So yes, maybe just keep an eye, and either get more pills or use condoms for now. It's unlikely but of course can and does happen!

I appreciate your kindness. Of course I don't want to trap my partner! If and when we have children it won't be because I've forced him into it x

yeah but if you read any of my replies from today you'll know I have managed to get access to more pills until I can get some from a doctor or that superdrug link above (thank you for that @molly1995 ) so this negates your point