I am on my first period too while being on the pill!! My period is lighter, less cramping, and its very red instead of a bit of brown like normally. I have the same symtoms! I normally go for a week, I started wednesday and I am already tapering off!!
sarah!~

Yes ma'am it does get lighter. I was on the patch and it was light. I was surprised with it. But its because the birth control takes control of the hormones and regulates the period. Without it they go wild! Lol. You should be fine!

Im on the mini pill (progestren only) and I havent had a period 4 months and months.I occasionally have spotting (not 4 a while though now) but its quite light

for me it depended on what kind of birth controll pills i was on. i was on yaz there for a while and i only had my period for a day or two and it was great, but i had to get off it because i had severe migranes. i have just changed my birth controll it microgestin, and it SUCKS! ive been bleeding on and off all month, i want to go back on yaz but its too expensive and and gave me headaches.

for me, it depended on what kind of birth controll i was taking. i was taking YAZ for 6 months, and i absolutely loved it! it only had 4 inactive pills at the end and i'd usually only have my period for 1 or 2 days. it was great because i'd always know when i would start my period no breakthrough bleeding, no cramping, but the only side affect that i did have was severe migranes, so my doctor suggested to take me off of it, giving me a pill with less estrogen and iron based called microgestin, and so far ive been on it for a month and a half and i have nothing but problems! ive been bleeding on and off for a month now, and when i take my 7 inactive pills at the end of the month i have a normal heavy period, and a week later after i stop my period ill start spotting on and off for the rest of the month! but no more headaches thats the only good positive thing i could say for this pill. i might have my doctor switch me to yasmin hopefully it would work better for me.

Well i just started my bith control.And i have been feeling the cramps and my emotions are sky.But my period is brown instead of red.It use to be really heavy and really red.But that has changed since i been on the desogen pill.I really hope thats normal.Bc i can feel it trying to come out.But when i look theres nothing there but a little bit of brown blood(even though that is really gross) I just wanted to know,Is this ok?

Yep, thats very normal.

How long have you been on the pill? If you still feel continuously crampy and you have a lot of mood swings, then you may want to consider switching pills.

The brown, short periods is normal though.