Please help? I am confused about my period and i am going on pill?!


Question: Please help? I am confused about my period and i am going on pill?
My period in January started on the 14th and then my period in February started on the 21st .. i dont know if thats normal, but what i want to know is when abouts will my next period come? and can i take my first pill anytime after that period? because i go on holiday on the 8th of july until the 21st and i really dont want to be on then.. Thankssss :) xx

Answers:

My nurse told me to take my first pill on the first or second day of my next cycle (which was 2 weeks ago). Take it as soon as you get your next period, and remember to take it continuously. You'll get breakthrough bleeding, it's one of the side effects, sometimes it can be light and sometimes just as heavy as a normal period. So don't freak out about that. It's the same for every girl. Your nurse should have taken you through it all so you understood. You understand the 7day rule etc, right? My nurse explained it all to me, and made sure it was drilled in my head before I left her office! Just incase you think you're safe... You're also not 100% safe for the first month, technically you're safe after 7 continous pills but because the pill has to take to your body, you should use condoms as a backup protection till you've been on the pill a few months. And note ;) The pill doesn't protect you against STIs. It's always safe to use a condom as well, unless you know your partner is safe &clean and you are too :)
And also, if you forget to take your pill, as soon as you remember (within the same day) take it, even if it's a few hours before you take it regularly. You should always take it as soon as you wake up, set an alarm if you're worried you may forget. If you forget and only notice the next day when you see that it's a Thursday &you forgot your Wednesday pill &it's still there, take them both, but you're not safe then. As soon as you don't take a pill you're not safe, even if it's only ONE pill! You wont be safe again till you've taken 7 continuous pills. If you didn't know this information and other information, you should consider calling your nurse and asking her/him everything you need to know (:

Have fun on your trip, I wish you the best of luck!
&to answer the actual question. Yes, it's normal to have irregular periods. Everyone has them. (:
Goodluck with it all.




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