took inactive pills instead of active on Ortho-TriCyclen Posted: 03-16-08 22:55pm
I was out with my fiance on Friday night
celebrating my promotion and after a few
drinks we had a great chat about what out
future kids will be like - a golfer, a
lawyer, a wise a$$ (just like him!) - kids
to be conceived in 2 or 3 yrs, not right
now. Well, I woke up on Saturday morning
in a state of panic thinking that I had
forgotten to take my pill before going to
sleep on Friday night. I opened my pill
box [Ortho-TriCyclen (28 day)] and was
simply horrified!
I had last month's (the leftover inactive
pills that I never take) and this month's
boxes in a drawer in my nightstand. I
meant to throw out last month's pills, but
must have thrown them in my nightstand
thinking that they were this month's. I
always take my pill in bed before going to
sleep...often in the dark, but I just turn
the dial and take the next pill. I took
all of the week 1 active (white) pills.
During week 2, when I should have been
taking the week 2 active (light blue)
pills, I had actually been taking the
inactive (green) pills from last month's
pack! Throughout week 2, I had HORRIBLE
cramps (I never get pre-menstrual cramps)
and had a "second period" that was heavy
compared to my normal cycle. I'm
assuming now that the cramping and
bleeding was tied to my going off of the
pill accidentally, but am also hoping that
the bleeding could be tied to something
positive (other than a positive pregnancy
test!).
I looked at an online ovulation calendar
and unfortunately, I don't remember the
exact date my last period started;
however, even if I am 2-3 days off on my
start date, it looks like I had
unprotected sex throughout my peak
fertility days. Last week would have been
a great week to have had a week-long
headache... but we had sex every night.
As I continue to type, I think that I know
the answer to my question, but barring any
fertility problems on either my or my
fiance's part, what are the odds that I am
NOT pregnant at this point? Slim to none?
I didn't resume taking the week 2 pills,
as I have missed 8 at this point and the
directions only provide guidance on what
to do if you miss 2 or 3. I don't want to
throw my body into a state of shock by
triple-dosing to catch up and I don't want
to do anything that might harm the baby in
case I am pregnant. I know it's too early
to test and I know that not everyone has
early pregnancy symptoms, so I'm in the
"wait and see and hope for the best"
stage.
I would venture to say that there aren't
many people out there who are going to
respond with a response like "I had the
same thing happen to me and I didn't get
pregnant", so I guess the more pertinent
questions to ask are:
* For those of you who have been pregnant
or currently are pregnant, what are some
of the very early symptoms other than
nausea and breast tenderness?
* My cramping and bleeding occurred while
I was ovulating, so I'm assuming that it
wasn't tied to implantation, but could it
be?
* Do home pregnancy tests ever have
positive readings earlier (I will have to
wait 3 wks to test if I wait until I am 5+
days late)
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-21-08 00:08am
I'm going to go out on a limb and say slim
to none chance you are pregnant since I
think you said you've had periods since
you messed up with the pill. I know I
could be wrong too, but its my opinion.
Cramping and bleeding can happen during
ovulation, but you can also have that
during implantation. Some pregnancy tests
(like first response) can get a positive
reading up to 5 days before your missed
period. Just make sure you follow the
directions.
Maybe you should post in the birth control
forum and you might find more answers in
there too. I hope you find them
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Nicole V.
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Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 5
I hope you're right... Posted: 03-23-08 18:10pm
I had bleeding about 2 wks after my period
and am due again this week for my "real"
period. I haven't had my period since my
pill blunder. I hope that you are right,
though.
I took a test on Friday night (which was
probably a few days too early) and it came
back negative. I will try again in a few
days if I don't get my period.