What will I do? (the pill)?!
Question: I was meant to take my pill this morning(Thursday) but i let it fall and it went under the floorboards!! what will i do? will i take tomorrows pill (friday) or just skip it and not have sex till next week?
Answers: I was meant to take my pill this morning(Thursday) but i let it fall and it went under the floorboards!! what will i do? will i take tomorrows pill (friday) or just skip it and not have sex till next week?
Just continue to take them as usual, and relax about the lost one. Providing you have been taking them for a few months at least, you will be just fine. It's not ideal, but fortunately the body works on an average hormonal load, and doesn't depend on any one specific pill to do the job. You aren't likely to immediately ovulate missing one tablet. Ladies are known to get sick and throw up sometimes after they take them, or suffer diarrhea, and they still work as advertised. If it will ease your mind, continue taking them and use a backup form of birth control until the month is up. Then you will know you are covered.
i have been told that missing one pill does not matter as long as u take ur next pill on time just as normal. there should be enough of the hormone in your body to keep it working if youve been taking it regurly throughout the month
I'll presume it's an active pill, not a sugar pill (in which case just skip it). You could take tomorrow's pill, keep taking the pills one day ahead and just skip one of the sugar pills when you get up to those. Otherwise, you will need to use alternative contraception for a week from the missed day.
Missing one pill shouldn't be a big deal but I wouldn't advise it (especially if it's at the beginning or end of the pack - if it's a placebo pill then don't worry). You can either get your new pack and take the pill from that day, or take tomorrow's pill (if you're on a monophasic pill where they're all the same) and just continue like that, one day ahead, maybe skip your break or something if you want to catch up. If you don't take one today you should use condoms/abstain for a week afterwards just to be extra sure.
Don't miss any pill any day! - Take next one (pill) today!