I posted the other night about my situation. I did get good advice however I am still pretty worried. My husband and I have 3 kids, had our daughter 5 months ago and we don't want anymore children so I got on the pill until he gets a vasectomy. When we have sex I do make him pull out just to be extra careful because I do know birth control is never 100%. Anyways, we weren't so careful the other night and I was on my last sugar pill the day before I start my new pack. Is that OK? Should I take the morning after pill? I don't want to go out and buy it if there's no point but if it will be worth it I will
Preventing an egg from being fertilized is one thing but killing a fertilized egg is, in my opinion, abortion. Huge difference. Also in my opinion, if you are pregnant it's because God has plans for another beautiful child in this world, whether or not you think you're prepared. But again, that's just my take...sorry if it's not what you're looking for.
You're as protected during the placebo set of your pack as you are during the rest of your pack.
Meaning... nope. There's no need. How they work / how effective they are is not affected by when you're having sex / which pill you're taking. It isn't that you'er not protected suring the sugar set. It's that you're as protected as when you're on the hormone set... because of how the hormones work on your body all month long. As long as you're taking your pills every day, you're as protected.
To Know: The morning after pill messes with how effective your OTHER pills are for a few weeks. It's generally not a good idea to do a massive dose unless you're not on other hormonal birth control. It's GREAT when you're not on BC, or are on a non-hormonal type (condoms, diaphragms, etc.), but not so great when on the pill/ patch/ etc.
As an aside:
I'm the kind of person who got pregnant on birth control pills, condoms, and spermacide (He's now 10). I view birth control AS a prayer. "Please, God, I would really prefer not to get pregnant right now."
Call your pharmacist and ask if you were protected by the pill on that day. You don't need to share the personal info, just ask if you are protected that day of your cycle. Then, if you really don't another child use a second form of birth control all the time. Pulling out is not a form of birth control.
Birth control works by preventing ovulation. You take the hormone pills during the month to trick your body into not ovulating, then take the sugar pills for a week to get a period. If you were taking the pills properly, you did not ovulate before your period. No egg=no pregnancy. The only way you would get pregnant would be if you ovulated while taking the pill (that would be the 1% chance) OR if you missed enough pills or took another drug that made the pills ineffective, causing you to ovulate. The basic cycle is period, build up of uterine lining, ovulation, waiting, shedding of uterine lining if no pregnancy (period). The sugar pills are the period/shedding phase. You would have several days (usually 7-10) after your period before ovulation. That is why you take the pills right after your period, to head off ovulation before it happens. So no, you shouldn't worry unless you were not taking your pills properly. The morning after pill is for unprotected sex. If you are taking the pill properly, you aren't having unprotected (pregnancy-wise) sex.
The morning after pill simply prevents implantation, much like an IUD. It is, however, a huge dose of hormones, so I wouldn't take it in your situation, personally. I know it is hard to "trust" the pill, but it is quite effective if you take it religiously!!
I'm no doctor, but I'm pretty sure that if you're taking the birth control pill as directed and you're not taking any other medication that could alter its effects (antibiotics, etc.) that you should be fine. Birth control pills are 99% effective. Those are pretty good odds. I would relax a little bit :)
The BC Pill protects you from pregnancy every day of the month, not just those days that you are taking the real one vs. the placebo week. Be sure to take them at the same time every day.
Is he scheduled for the Vasectomy? Sounds like the sooner the better. My ex-husband had his six weeks after the birth of our daughter, just so we didn't have to use the pill or have to worry.
You only have a short window of time for the morning after pill to work, and if it was the other night, you may have already missed your window. Also, the morning after pill only prevents pregnancy. If you are already pregnant, it won't work anyway. I understand your fear, getting pregnant again is one of my biggest fears, but your chances are slim for getting pregnant again.
