Girls on birth control.....

Girls on birth control.....

Hi ladies,

I just started b.c. this month for the first time in like 2 years. I used to be on the patch, but after all of the awful things that happened to people on it, I stopped using it and haven't used anything since.

I'm just starting my third week tomorrow in my first month of b.c. pills and I noticed that I have break through bleeding and spotting. I also have cramps like I'm getting my period....but I'm not supposed to get it for another 2 weeks....

Is this normal?

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K, thanks ladies. So aggrivating.

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Yes babe, its normal for some people

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i recently started on a BC pill after years of being off...i experienced the same thing for about a month or so...i did contact m dotor who said this is completely normal...it is your body adjusting...it has been a bout 4 months for me now and this has stopped...and is actually great now...if you are worried, contact your doctor...but i say stick it out...well worth it in the end

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I have been on birth control for about 9 years or so I think. This didn't happen to me but I have heard that it is normal. Your body needs to get used to this new thing that you are taking everyday. I know I got really moody and B-itchy my first month that I was on bc it was mad. But then my body got used to it!!! Good luck and I hope you feel better! Isn't it so much fun being a girl?

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I used to have a lot of breakthrough bleeding and then I changed the pill I was on and it got a lot better, which pill are you using?

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yeea its normal, my doc told me to take them for 3 months bc thats how long it really takes for your body to take completey used to them before i went back to her to try to change them, i had the same thing for the first month but then it got better

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It's perfectly normal for the first 3 months while your body adjusts to it... if after that if you're still having side effects from it, I would talk to your doctor about trying a different pill. There's so many different ones, and everyone reacts differently to them.

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Posted by beachbum05

Hi ladies,

I just started b.c. this month for the first time in like 2 years. I used to be on the patch, but after all of the awful things that happened to people on it, I stopped using it and haven't used anything since.

I'm just starting my third week tomorrow in my first month of b.c. pills and I noticed that I have break through bleeding and spotting. I also have cramps like I'm getting my period....but I'm not supposed to get it for another 2 weeks....

Is this normal?

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Hey Bon....

I've been on the pill for almost 10 years - a few different versions. Not that i'm a doctor - but that's normal for the beginning of being on the pill. I find that I tend to get cramps(not BAD ones like you are talking about) but a little crampy, like my body is telling me, 'we're a comin'.... It's normal for a little breakthrough around week 3 as well....that will go away with time (for me it did)...but i may see a little about 3.5 weeks in and be like, okay, you are on your way - i get it...

Just as an FYI - try to take the pill around the SAME TIME every day. it'll help level you out and if you miss it - your body will give you little signals, a little cramp here or there and you'll be like, ***???? Then you realize that you missed a pill & take it...

I hope this helps even a little bit....

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Yeah especially when your first start taking them.

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i am not even on BC and ill spot bleed in between periods once in a blue moon, it happened this month though and i went to the gyno and she said its normal...i think it has to do with the fact that i was ovulating and thats why ill spot bleed sometimes, yeah something like that haha

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You may want to talk to your dr. about switching brands, some do that more then others! Estrostep I believe has the lowest chances for break through bleeding

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Has anyone changed from a BC that they have been on in a while and LOVE, but want to try another one for certain reasons? I've been on mine for over 2 years and am on a scheduele that never fails. However, I'm thinking of trying a new one due to certain side-effects (good ones), but am afraid it will throw everything off.

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Yes, totally normal. I think it just takes time for your body to adjust to the bc. So your period may be a little off until your body is used to it.

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Its totally normal, but a huge pain in the hiney.