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FREAKING OUT....How long before BCPs are effective???
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Anonymous
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I've been on Seasonique for a grand total of 10 days. Last night my husband "finished" inside of me which he should NOT have done because I wanted to be on BC for a full month before he did that. I noticed when I went to the bathroom it appears that I'm ovulating due to the consistency of the CM. I do NOT want to be pregnant. I have two small children, one of which is only 14mos old who is very difficult, I just cannot handle another baby. This last baby has made us decide to hang up the uterus and be done!!
How long before BCPs are effective? Am I safe? Also, aren't BCPs supposed to STOP the body from ovulating?? Why would I have that thick CM if I'm not supposed to ovulate on Seasonique? I'm freaking out, I would never have an abortion, and of course would love my new baby, but 3 children are not in our plans. |
Anonymous
| Not sure about Seasonique - sorry. But you could call your doctor and ask about Plan B. I think you need to take it within 72 hours. |
Anonymous
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I Googled it and read varying things (couldn't find anything on the actual manufacturer website). That BCP are reasonable effective within the first 7 days, although many physicians recommend using a back-up method for the first month, because that's how long it will take the BCP to reach its full perfect-use effectiveness rate.
If you are really worried, call your doctor OR get thee to a Walgreens and buy plan B. |
Anonymous
| Plan B is provided over the counter without a prescription, BTW. Around $50 or so. |
Anonymous
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BC pills aren't immediately effective unless you start them on day 1-5 of your period. If you started at any other time, it takes about a month for them to become effective.
BC pills work in a variety of ways: they prevent ovulation, they thicken cervical mucus, they make the uterine lining less "egg friendly" etc. However, none of this happens immediately. It is very possibly you could get pregnant this cycle. Sisterly tough love: if you can't have another kid, you really should have been using a backup -- condoms, etc -- for the first month. This is what I did while on the pill at various stages (on penicillin, got food poisoning, etc). Your best bet is to immediately get a prescription for Plan B. And get some condoms for the rest of the month. That way you will be safer. |
Anonymous
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OP, women aged 18 and over do not need a prescription for Plan B. I am assuming you're at least 18, since you have a husband and two kids. You don't need to go to the doctor to get a prescription. Plan B is available over the counter. You just need to go to a pharmacy that sells it. It is available over the counter. You might need to show ID.
http://www.walgreens.com/marketing/library/ask/aap/birthcontrol/birthcontrol_planbprescription.jsp |
Anonymous
Thanks! I thought that this was only available via prescription, I will head to Walgrens on my way home!!! |
Anonymous
This is very useful to know. Not the OP, just a PP who is grateful to you ladies for sharing. |
Anonymous
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Pulling out is not an effective birth control method. It is a message that needs to be repeated for the next person who starts back up on BC.
When you pick up your prescription, pick up a box of condoms, enough to last you for a month. |
Anonymous
Dh & I used the pull out method for 10 years and the two times we tried to have kids, I got pregnant. I knew my cycle so well, I knew EXACTLY when I was ovulating, so much so that I new when it was safe not to pull. I would not advise it to the general population who is not in tune with their cycle, but of the thousands of times we had "unprotected sex" we got pregnant first shot, first try for both children and no other time. I am now on the pill because we definitly do not want to have more kids, even if our method worked for 10 years, we are sure with two we are done. Hopefully DH will agree soon to get snipped. |
Anonymous
It sounds like you used the rhythm method, not just pulling out. |
Anonymous
| Are you sure it was CM and not your DH's ejaculation? |
Anonymous
When used correctly, yes it is. Please do your research (or look up the research that has already been done) on the efficacy of the withdrawal method before spreading misinformation. I understand that you're trying to help, but you have to know the facts before you can help. It is so strongly warned against because it is a method that should only be used when the male partner has great control over his ejaculation, and teens typically do not, so no one wants to encourage teens to use it as a typically risky form of birth control that offers no protection against STD's. When there are adult partners in a monogamous relationship and the male has control over his ejaculation, it's a great method of birth control for some people. I have known and read the stories of many people who use "pulling out" as their only method of birth control and either have no kids or only had kids when they planned to. I use it and I've never had an unwanted pregnancy or even a scare. These are just anecdotes, of course, so I'll back it up with links and scientific info: The withdrawal method has a failure rate of 4 percent when used perfectly and a failure rate of 27 percent when used typically. In comparison, condoms have a failure rate of 2 percent when used perfectly and a failure rate of 15 percent when used typically. http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-human-condition/2009/06/17/good-news-about-birth-control.html http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/birth-control/withdrawal-pull-out-method-4218.htm http://healthcenter.ucdavis.edu/topics/contraception/withdrawal.html http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/11973497.html |
Anonymous
| OP, Please do not freak out. When I was TTC, I cannot tell you how many times I was baffled that I didn't get pregnant because I knew I had seen egg white-like cervical mucus after we had sex (even the next day). Fast forward a year and I learned that, due to a medical condition, I NEVER ovulated. The cervical mucus that I thought I was seeing was simply my DH's ejaculate. I bet that's what happened to you. |