Birth Control - Sunday Start - Progestin Pills?!
Question: I'm starting Micronor Progestin-Only pills. I'm breastfeeding, no period yet, and doing Sunday Start. I'm just curious... why Sunday start? Can I start today? It seems to me I should be able to, as long as I take these particular pills every day at the exact same time. Am I correct or incorrect in assuming this?
Answers: I'm starting Micronor Progestin-Only pills. I'm breastfeeding, no period yet, and doing Sunday Start. I'm just curious... why Sunday start? Can I start today? It seems to me I should be able to, as long as I take these particular pills every day at the exact same time. Am I correct or incorrect in assuming this?
Yes, you should be able to start whenever. Where you don't have a set period week on micronor, when you start will not set when your periods will fall. Just start taking pills on the first Thursday of the cycle and keep going. The nurse told me to throw away the first pills (I am on Micronor too) when I started midweek (I started on a Tuesday), so that I would switch packs on Sunday from then on just to keep things easier to remember.
Many pills are Sunday start because most people find the schedule easier, and with a Sunday start pill you usually don't have periods on the weekends. However the pills usually come with stickers to change the little schedule thing on your pills if you don't want to start on Sunday. Give your Dr. a call and ask if you can start today.
Sunday is just an easy way for people to remember. You can start today. FYI: In case you are pro-life, the progestin only pill while breastfeeding can allow conception but not implantation.
OB/GYN RN
There are two reasons to start on the sunday after the start of your period. One - to make sure that you aren't pregnant. Two - so that your next period will come at about the time you would have had your next period anyway - you keep to your schedule.
If you know that you aren't pregnant, and don't have a schedule that you want to keep to, then you can start whenever you like.
The reason to start on any Sunday is so that your period will usually begin on a weekday, and not ruin your weekend.
They recommend starting during your period so that you know you're not pregnant, and you're not ovulating at that time. You can really start any day of the week. They recommend Sunday so that when you get to the week that you have your period you don't have it on the weekend. Unless you take the pill on the first day of your period, you aren't protected until you've been on the pill for 7 days. They recommend using a back-up method of contraceptive for the first month, allowing you to get used to the pill--both hormonally and getting used to taking it daily.