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[PinkyKates1]

Hi There,

Ok so im about to throw some major dates your way, on the 8th of march I was suppose to start my new pack of pills (after my 7 day break in which I was having sex nearly every night throughout) I was very busy with this that and the other, I ended up forgetting but had sex on the 8th and took it on the night of the 9th instead which I also had sex, didn't think much of it then on the 12th I realized I was taking a very old pill I was on Dienette, totally my mistake I was just rushing around trying to pack for my holiday, so I started taking my correct ones (Cilest) instead I then went away to new York on the 13th which was all fine, then on the 18th I flew back home but of course I didn't have my pill with my in my hand luggage (me being stupid) and ended up not taking it again until the night of 19th, but also had sex on this night, so ive started my pill late and took the wrong ones and also missed a pill whilst having sex almost every night as well,

Do you think i could be pregnant i know that's a stupid question but obviously its a very worrying thing for me, should i take a test? i kind of have it in my head that i could be now, and that doesn't scare me at all, i would be quite happy, if it was negative would i be upset? its all very confusing

Any advise would be much appreciated, i don't have any children so far but am in a loving stable relationship & job

Thank you x

you'd need to know when you would ovulate if not on the pill and if you had sex around that time. if you did, it's possible. if not, it's highly unlikely.

do you know what your periods were like pre-pill, ie roughly what date you ovulate?

There is no way of knowing at this point whether you are pregnant as you're only half way through a pill cycle so still two weeks away from your withdrawal bleed. Even if you tested it would not tell you anything. Given all of the sex you've been having has been in the early half of your cycle you may not have ovulated yet and cilest is pretty good at covering you for a day if you've taken it correctly (which is obviously part of the problem). You can't change what has already happened but if you don't want to fall pregnant you have got to use a barrier method for the next seven days and take your pill correctly.
Good luck for the outcome you would prefer

I am suppose to go onto another 7 day break on the 1st of april (a week on Wednesday) so am pretty close, should I use extra protection for this week break?

Thank you for all the advise & help x

Also I know cilest is good at this but after my week break (1st-9th) I started taking a completely different pill dianette (which is actually an acne pill) for three days with out realizing, then missed my proper pill Cilest a week after this, so I didn't start back on the cilest like I should have done after my break & was also late taking the completely wrong pill if this helps?

x

On the assumption you don't want to fall pregnant I would definitely use additional protection for however long it takes you to have seven regular days of your pill. I used to be on cilest so understand why missing a pill happens particularly when you throw in a holiday with a big time difference. Saying that you seem to have had an epic fail of a month for taking it reliably. If taking it reliably for the next seven days is a problem then can I gently suggest you speak to your GP/family planning person about using a different method. If you manage to take the pill reliably between now and the end of your pack (which is just over seven days away) then you shouldn't need to still use protection during your withdrawal week as cilest covers you for this period. You just need to take it reliably.

I normally do, ive been on the pill now for 5 years nearly with no slip ups (as I have no children, nor have I nearly had any) it really has just been a disaster of a month, so much of a disaster I actually missed my flight back to the UK so my head was all over the place and not thinking about taking my Pill, thank you for the advise x