You should be fine if you take it within 2-3 hours. I believe you have to be 6 hours late for it to be concidered missed.

However, if you are on a low dose it could cause some breakthrough bleeding and you should be very careful about taking it on time. While you may take it a few hours late occasionally, you should not let this happen on a regular basis.

Technically it would need to be 12 hours late before it could be a mised pill..


The pill stops ovulation!! It takes control over your body, so the 'rules' about when you ovulate do not count when you are on the pill.

oh wow.
thank you soo much.
=)

so i shouldnt be worried right?

Right. You were not late enough for it to really be a problem. Keep taking it every day and at roughly the same time every day. However, keep in mind that no method of birth control is 100%. So even if you take the pill exactly as intended, there is still a small chance of pregnancy. You can use something like spermicide for extra protection if you want.

=)
k.
whew.
im not ready for a mini me yet.
hah.

sooo im still a little uneasy about this whole thing.
i have a lot of things stressing me our right now and this one is a major one. i have pretty much worried myself sick over this whole deal. so if any one can, can you please give me some encouraging words.

dont worry hun if you have been taking all your pills like you say everyday then you shouldnt be needing to stress!

Don't worry. You'll be fine! That is why you went on birth control, so you wouldn't have to worry about things like this. Let it do its job and try to enjoy yourself in the meantime.

I always have an alarm go off when it's time to take my pill everynight. I use my phone so if I am out and about I can still take it, so I also try to remember to take the pills with me if I know I wont be home. I used to always be late on taking it, because I would come home from work and relax and do other things, then suddenly it's late and I am lying in bed.."oh shoot, gotta take my pill!" Lol.
Like everyone else is saying though. I dont think you have anything to worry about.

thank you all so much.
i have come to really love this site.
everyone is sooo supportive.
thanks again.
=)