spin off to birth control question - girls on the pill

little j Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:32 PM

spin off to birth control question - girls on the pill

do you take it the same time every day? or do you often forget?

flibbertigibbet Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:34 PM

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i ****** at it when i was on them. that's why i didn't stay using pills for very often.

because...

THIS.

IS HOW...

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

Becca2010 Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:36 PM

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Up until a few months ago, I would take it at night, but I used to forget alllll the time! I was so bad!

Now, I keep it by my bed and take it every morning and I hardly forget anymore.

MerSaysEh Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:38 PM

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i was on it for 9 years until today

on my first pill i took it at 6pm and didnt set an alarm or anything. in 8 years i missed 2 pills total and took maybe 5-6 late....i was a bit paranoid

my second pill was progestin only and they are serious about the same time each day bit so i set an alarm on my phone and took it at 1pm. in 4 months i was late with it once.

kris_gets_hitched Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:38 PM

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Yep - every night at 10. I set an alarm on my phone so I know.

AdriandSteve Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:42 PM

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I remember 99% of the time and take it right before I go to bed. Typically on the weekdays that's around 11. On the weekends it could be anywhere from 11 to 2am

MikesBride2B Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:42 PM

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Posted by kris_gets_hitched

Yep - every night at 10. I set an alarm on my phone so I know.

Same here, except my alarm is at 4pm.

halfbaked Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:43 PM

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Posted by flibbertigibbet

i ****** at it when i was on them. that's why i didn't stay using pills for very often.

because...

THIS.

IS HOW...

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

This exactly. Now we pull and pray because that's so much safer.

ETA: I used to take it at lunch time because it would upset my stomach if I didn't eat when I took it and since I'm a fatty, I'd forget and just eat my food and then look at the pills later and go 'Oh crap.'

Thats-What-She-Said Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:50 PM

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Honestly I am terrible at taking it at the same time. I usually remember to take it every day, but never at the same time. So far no oopps's but at this point an ooops wouldn't be terrible.

AwaitingAugust Posted: Feb 10, 2011 01:53 PM

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i take 'em right before i go to bed, whatever time that may be. haven't had a problem yet (thank God)

cateydee Posted: Feb 10, 2011 02:03 PM

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if i dont take it at exactly the same time every day, ill spot

xoabxo Posted: Feb 10, 2011 02:33 PM

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I took them in the morning when I woke up I would forget a lot though. Now I use P&P

SummerBride10 Posted: Feb 10, 2011 02:44 PM

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Always after dinner- same time (about). I've never once forgotten.

CarolAnn721 Posted: Feb 10, 2011 02:46 PM

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I take them every morning when I brush my teeth

lisagail55 Posted: Feb 10, 2011 03:24 PM

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I was the worst. I forgot a bunch, always took it at differt times, and sometimes forgot for up to 3 days in a row. But I never got pregnant! This went on for 12 years or so.

I'll tell ya- even the pull-n-pray method combined with the rhythm method worked for a while.

I was thinking it was going to be hard to get pregnant when the time came, but... All it took was one time of not being careful at the end of when I was ovulating (hoping it was past already...) and BAM! Pregnant!

T E R I Posted: Feb 10, 2011 03:45 PM

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I always take it before I go to bed, I take my migraine meds the same time so its easy to remember to take it, they are next to each other so I take them at the same time