What should you do if you took your birth control pill on the wrong day?

Answer 1

Missed Pills First of all, it is adamant that you take your Birth Control pills at the same time, every day. You should also take the correct pill for that day. Otherwise, the pill cannot reach its full potential versus conception.

Should you happen to miss a pill, you should take the pill you missed as soon as you remember. Then take your next pill at the time you normally would and continue.

If you don't remember that you missed a pill until time to take the following pill, just skip the pill you missed altogether and take the one that you are supposed to take. You can flush the missed pill because you won't need it again in this case.

While missing only one pill once in a blue moon doesn't reduce its effectiveness too much, you should also use a condom during this time until you get back on track. A week or two should be okay; but for best results, use the condom for one full cycle again, like you should have done during your first pill pack ever.

If you miss a bunch of pills consecutively, or if you miss them often, you need to visit your doctor and come up with another form of contraception. Perhaps an IUD would be better for you if you keep forgetting. Missing this many pills greatly reduces the effectiveness of them.

Starting on the Wrong Day Most doctors advise users to begin on the Sunday after the first day of their periods, even if they are still on their periods. They do this because... it's easy to remember! We judge the first day of the week as Sunday (when in actuality it is Monday!). Therefore, each Sunday, you would remember that you would be starting a new color (or new pack) of pills, thus you would know if you have been keeping on track.

The reality is, you can start your birth control pills on any day following the first day of your period. Just because you started your pills on a different day than Sunday, doesn't reduce the effectiveness of them. Remember, though, you must remember which days to take which pills (just follow the order of the pack!) and not miss any (one every once in a while is okay.)