Question re mini pill

[Anonymous]

I stupidly started my first month on the mini pill at 1130 pm. I know you are supposed to take it at the same time every day but I can't stay awake past 10pm these days. How do you switch the time of taking the pill? Or do I wait until I finish this month and start taking the next month at 10pm? Anyone been in the same situation? I would call my on but hate the hold times especially with a screaming newborn.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't have to be the exact same time. The next time you are taking it just choose when you would like your new time to be.

[Anonymous]

It has to be the exact same time. Numerous people (me included) got pregnant on mini pill because it wasn't taken at the same time.

OP - decide what you want the new time to be and go with it but I would use a back up method for couple of days.

[Anonymous]

It has to be within 3 hours of the time you took it the previous day. So if you took it at 11:00pm, you could take it from 8pm-2am and still be safe - so you should be fine to move it up to 9pm or so since you need to get to bed. Of course, I'd still worry and use back-up protection for 3 days after the switch!

[Anonymous]

I took it for seven years (can't take estrogen, so only BC option for me) and always kept it within the three hour window - I also read (after much research) that you are most protected within the first few hours of taking it versus having sex right before taking it. Just a thought. . .I never had a problem with it and my cycles stayed relatively regular. I know most take it for BF reasons, so not sure if that changes anything. The hardest part was traveling across lots of time zones and trying to keep it straight!

[Anonymous]

I was taking the mini pill after #2 and was told the three hour rule and followed it...then got pregnant with #3. Went back on the mini pill after #3 thinking I must have missed a dose on time. So I still followed the three hour rule and got pregnant with #4 while also exclusivly bf. I switched drs while pregnant with #4 and was told that in the experience of this practice (just what these 2 docs had observed, not actually tested) the window for taking the mini pill was closer to 1 hour if you wanted it to work.

OP-I would change your time to what will work for you, use back up for a week and set an alarm on your phone to remind yourself to take it.

For the record I'm not taking any chances and get the Depro-Prevera shot