'Your friend' and your wedding.

Just decided to count ahead 14 months to see if I'll have 'my friend' visiting for the wedding and I will!!!!!!!!!

Last time I was the Dr. she noticed my ering and said next time I go in for an appt. to let her know if 'my friend' will be visiting for the wedding and she'll change my pills around. Glad I counted the days now because I'm making sure I change my pills around, don't need to have that annoyance the day of!!! Or night of!!!

This is TMI, but I'm posting this so all of the girls that our on the pill...count ahead and have your Dr. change your cycle if necessary.

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Posted by Pierre07

you dont have to change your pill, all you have to do, instead of taking the sugar pills (the pill that you take right before you get your period) start a new pack of pills, and that will just skip you period and you wont get it until the next month after.....I know a couple of people who did this already and they say that it works well.......

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I have done this in the past for a vacation and I spotted for like three weeks, so it was a pain in the butt anyway. The Dr. said she's going to change my pills around so I won't have skip any periods but I just won't get my period for the wedding. Guess everyone's body reacts differently.

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Posted by Pierre07

yea thats true, i never skipped before. I just remember a couple of girls that i know who did that and they were saying how its the greatest thing ever.....my luck i will be just like you and spot for 3 weeks.

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Stinks that girls have to deal w/this every month!! My sister just had her first child two months ago and was sooo happy to not have her friend for nine months but then she bled for two months straight after giving birth!!!

im was on OTC- lo and I couldnt skip it on it.

i switched to loestrin 24 so we'll see if that works!

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Posted by Meaghan729

im was on OTC- lo and I couldnt skip it on it.

i switched to loestrin 24 so we'll see if that works!

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I'm on OTC - lo now, guess she may have to put me on new pills......I'll find out soon. But no way, is 'my friend' invited to our wedding!!

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Posted by Pierre07

you dont have to change your pill, all you have to do, instead of taking the sugar pills (the pill that you take right before you get your period) start a new pack of pills, and that will just skip you period and you wont get it until the next month after.....I know a couple of people who did this already and they say that it works well.......

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You can only do this if the dosage is the same every month. Something like OTC you can't do it with!

OMG I am so glad someone posted this. I have to get put back on the pill b/c of this. I am to the day every month. annoying!! But I am so nervous b/c in the past I was on the pill and gained alot of weight and I tried a few different kinds, I really just want the lowest dose. It's like gain a few pounds or have 'your friend' at the wedding and for your honeymoon

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Posted by ejm1219

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Posted by Pierre07

you dont have to change your pill, all you have to do, instead of taking the sugar pills (the pill that you take right before you get your period) start a new pack of pills, and that will just skip you period and you wont get it until the next month after.....I know a couple of people who did this already and they say that it works well.......

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You can only do this if the dosage is the same every month. Something like OTC you can't do it with!

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right - OTC is different each month - thats why I switched.

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Posted by Pierre07

you dont have to change your pill, all you have to do, instead of taking the sugar pills (the pill that you take right before you get your period) start a new pack of pills, and that will just skip you period and you wont get it until the next month after.....I know a couple of people who did this already and they say that it works well.......

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I did this and still got it anyway.
Lucky enough I always get mine in the middle of the month so I won't have to worry about the wedding, just the honeymoon!

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Posted by Pierre07

you dont have to change your pill, all you have to do, instead of taking the sugar pills (the pill that you take right before you get your period) start a new pack of pills, and that will just skip you period and you wont get it until the next month after.....I know a couple of people who did this already and they say that it works well.......

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I have done that a few times also, for vacation.

Smart thinking to look into this early.
I don't even want to think about it yet...

I got really luck with myself... i'll have it the week before the wedding, and then it'll come back the week after I get back from the honeymoon! I figured I'd have to skip a week or something, but it should work out perfectly!

It is crazy/annoying how we have to think about these things so far in advance... and yet guys still have nothing to think about, oy!

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Posted by Pierre07

you dont have to change your pill, all you have to do, instead of taking the sugar pills (the pill that you take right before you get your period) start a new pack of pills, and that will just skip you period and you wont get it until the next month after.....I know a couple of people who did this already and they say that it works well.......

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Hey Girls, Just wanted to give you the heads up. Not all pills are the same - It really depends on your pill - your individual cycles and hormone levels. The pills - particularly Ortho - Tri Lo and Evra are lower in hormones such as estradiol compared to others. therefore if you try to changed your cycle on your own; for instance continuing on a second pacj without taking the placebos (sugar pills) you may actually have more breakthrough bleeding, longer mentsrual periods etc. I would suggest letting your GYN do it for you - They are the best at it and are more familiar - Even I consult my GYN before I do things like that.

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Posted by chellynyc

Just decided to count ahead 14 months to see if I'll have 'my friend' visiting for the wedding and I will!!!!!!!!!

Last time I was the Dr. she noticed my ering and said next time I go in for an appt. to let her know if 'my friend' will be visiting for the wedding and she'll change my pills around. Glad I counted the days now because I'm making sure I change my pills around, don't need to have that annoyance the day of!!! Or night of!!!

This is TMI, but I'm posting this so all of the girls that our on the pill...count ahead and have your Dr. change your cycle if necessary.

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Me too!!!!! I have to see my MD for a check up and I'm def changing things around!

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Posted by tomsgirl07

I've never skipped but I've also heard that when you do the following month is really bad.

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When my friend skipped she got REALLY bloated and her clothes barely fit!! That's definitely NOT something I want on my wedding day-- I would rather have Aunt Flo than not be able to fit in my wedding dress or worse yet: fit and feel like a fat cow! LOL it's the worst. I'm going to my doctor around March or April to have her switch my pills around and do whatever she needs to do to make sure Aunt Flo is NOT in town for my wedding