babybluestar; The best thing to do is continue taking your birth control where you left off. Follow the same daily doses and DON'T double up. When it's time to start a new pack, start it. of course you will have 4 pills left in the old package. Those being the ones that you missed. The other important thing is to consider yourself not protected and should use other types of birth control for a month. Hope this helps

I always heard that if you miss 3 pills in a row to stop that pack and start a new one? Should I do this and wait to see if my period comes at the end of the next pack? Anyone?

~*Amy*~

Unfortunatly, I am unfamilair with triphasic birth control pills. On monophasic it would be perfectly acceptable to discontinue use of your current pack and either start a new pack immediatly or wait your 7 placebo days and begin a new pack. With either option you would still need to use a backup method of birthcontrol for the initial 7 days of active pills. Therefore, if you choose to do 7 placebo days you would need backup for the 7 placebo days and the initial 7 days of birth control. (better safe than sorry). I hope that this dose not get removed as spam. But i had trouble remembering my pills when i started them as well. I purchased a pillpak. It is cheapest if you go directly to their website. I believe it was $25ish. They come in different designs and they have an alarm that goes off the same time everyday. You just pop your pills in the case, pop your case in your purse and your good to go. I only used mine for two months than i was in the habit and don't need it any longer. It has now been handed down to my little sister.

Another thing you can do is go to the pharmacy where your get your prescription filled and talk to the pharmacisit. They are up to date on all the new types of birth control. And the best thing it's free consultation. Unlike asking your doctor.

Whenever you miss 3 or more pills....

You are supposed to throw that pack away and start a new pack, you must use back-up for 7 full days.

Take the morning after pill too! It would protect you from sex in the last 4 days. You can use the MAP up to 5 days after unprotected sex.

I work with birth control on a daily basis =)

Thanks so much for everyone's response! You all are great