Re-starting birth control?!
Question: i was on birth control before i got pregnant and i gave birth in april of this year. i was breastfeeding up until last month so i didn't take birth control (i tried to go back on it, but it cut my milk supply down) but now that my son is weaned, i want to go back on it. i got my packs of pills but i forget how to start it up again. my period is still not regular because i've only recently started getting it back so when should i take the first pill?? also, how long does it take to start really working again? is it a couple of months or a couple of weeks or...?
Answers: i was on birth control before i got pregnant and i gave birth in april of this year. i was breastfeeding up until last month so i didn't take birth control (i tried to go back on it, but it cut my milk supply down) but now that my son is weaned, i want to go back on it. i got my packs of pills but i forget how to start it up again. my period is still not regular because i've only recently started getting it back so when should i take the first pill?? also, how long does it take to start really working again? is it a couple of months or a couple of weeks or...?
Okay, the best thing to do is to start the pill the Sunday after your menstruation cycle begins... So if it starts on Wednesday, take the pill on Sunday... If it starts on Sunday, take the pill on that Sunday.
Hope that helps, Best of luck!!
you may need to talk to your doctor before starting. because you may need a whole new pack.
but after you you start you period then the first sunday after you start take the first pill and go from there.