My lo is now 11 weeks, ive been using the mini pill cerelle just under one month. Im EBf but for some reason ive already had 2 periods since LO arrived. Strange as with my two other children i never got a period untill aftrr 6 months. When i had my post natal appointment even the doctor found it strange that i had already started getting periods again.
Anyway my question is this, how effective is the mini pill? 2 week ago, the day after my suspected period ended, on thursday evening me and my husband got intimate for the first time since having Lo. I took the pill as usual that night. But stupid me forgot to take the pill the next day (friday night) and only realised when i opened my drawer to take the pill on saturday night. Now i know these pills you can take them upto 12 hours late. But mine was 24hrs late. It mentions about using an extra barrier method if you miss a pil. But what if you already had intercourse and missed the pill afterwards? Seen as sperm can live for a week?. To add to my worries last week i had cramping on my left hand side all week and then this friday woke up to some light pink spotting and nothing since. Terrified it could be implantation, (hoping its just the pill).
I feel worried and stupid for missing the pill but i have so much going on in the house and with 2 other children to look after i totally forgot about the pill. Im also not used to taking pills because i had a coil before.
My only hope now is that if it was a period i had im very unlikely to become pregnant the day after it ends.
Anyway my question is this, how effective is the mini pill? 2 week ago, the day after my suspected period ended, on thursday evening me and my husband got intimate for the first time since having Lo. I took the pill as usual that night. But stupid me forgot to take the pill the next day (friday night) and only realised when i opened my drawer to take the pill on saturday night. Now i know these pills you can take them upto 12 hours late. But mine was 24hrs late. It mentions about using an extra barrier method if you miss a pil. But what if you already had intercourse and missed the pill afterwards? Seen as sperm can live for a week?. To add to my worries last week i had cramping on my left hand side all week and then this friday woke up to some light pink spotting and nothing since. Terrified it could be implantation, (hoping its just the pill).
I feel worried and stupid for missing the pill but i have so much going on in the house and with 2 other children to look after i totally forgot about the pill. Im also not used to taking pills because i had a coil before.
My only hope now is that if it was a period i had im very unlikely to become pregnant the day after it ends.
