Can you conceive whilst on the pill?

[TheMoistWorldOfSeptimusQuench]

I missed a couple of pills this month (days 6 & 7 of my cycle I think). Period should have started on Tues / Weds but no signs of it yet. Did a test this morning as DP was fretting, but negative. Does that mean I can't be pregnant? Or could I be? Do you actually ovulate? I am embarrassingly ignorant about all of this.

Wouldn't be the end of the world if I was, but obviously being on the pill in the first place would suggest we weren't quite ready for all that...

Thanks

You can still get pg whilst on the pill if you never had missed a pill...same to the coil as you can pg whilst one is inside ya womb. the pill is not 100% safe from pg.

yes our ds3 aged 7 is proof.......my doctor said the only 100% sure way of not getting pregnant is to not have sex and he added with a twinkle in his eye thats not always foolproof either- ask Mary.......

Thanks. Have done a test today, but was negative.

Could the pill interfere with the test result?

Can I ask how come you missed two pills and didn't take any precautions? Horribly nosy of me but I am a bit puzzled by that. Regarding the test you did today - is your cycle always regular? If not then you could have ovulated later than you would think and thus it be a bit early to get a reliable positive. Also - I don't think the pill can interfere with the test as the test reacts to HCG which is only produced by a pregnancy - unless you're injecting it for another reason.

If youve missed pills then you could be pregnant, leave it a week or so and do another test.

tbh if you are worrying about being pregnant that could be enough to make you a bit late.

NorthernLurker - I may well be an irresponsible idiot.

On the other hand, I've had a feeling for some time, for reasons that I'm not going to go into here, that I may no longer be fertile. However, if I did fall pregnant, both DP and I would be happy, if slightly shocked. We both have one child each from a previous relationship, love each other to bits, and are in it for the long haul. So that's perhaps why I was a bit blase.

I don't think you an irresponsible idiot! I was actually wondering if your 'on the other hand' thoughts were what was going on and I thought I would be nosy and ask
Hope you get the result you want.

Hmm, maybe I have a mischievious subconcious

We'll see

I've been pill free for 9 months. I really dont think it's that easy to get preg while taking the pill!

Its easier than I ever thought.

Took mine avidly without fail, used precautions if sick etc etc.

Had major tooth pain for weeks, had tooth pulled, antibiotics, dentist said something about additional precautions, paid absolutely no attention to what he was talking about due to pain/new relief, swollen face etc. I had no idea antibiotics counteracted effects of the pill! Even when he said take precautions, I did not really consider what he was saying!

DD, now 21 months. Best consequence of a bad tooth I can think of!

It took, one time, one break, at time when my body was clearly at its most fertile and when DHs sperm were strong little swimmers. A gap of like 1 week in like 4 years of being protected. Crazy isnt it?

WFLT - wow

I remember the conversation with the GP clearly, as I sat there in a state of shock, telling it that two pregnancy tests were telling me I was pg, when I could not be...it went like this.

Dr 'two pg tests are not going to be wrong. Have you been sick recently?'
Me 'No'.
Dr "diarhoea?'
Me 'Nope'
Dr 'antibiotics?'
Me 'Nope'
Dr "you defintely did not miss a pill, take it late?'
Me "no defintely not. Er, go back, to the bit about antibiotics. I took them about. Er, er, 6 weeks ago '
Dr 'aaand, ou didnt take extra precautions?'
Me 'No, should I have?'
Dr 'yes'.

!!!!!
Looking back its rather funny and a touch embarrassing!

That is rather funny - especially about the six weeks ago bit - telling evidence or what! {grin] Glad it worked out so well for you.

NorthernLurker - turned out that I was 5.5 weeks pg, and the deed took me to about 2 days after course finished.