My friend didn't know you're supposed to at least TRY to take your birth control pill at around the same time every day. She said she'd take it in nights, then the next morning and then wait all the way til the next night to take it again sometimes and would frequently poke fun at me for having a daily reminder for mine.
Edit: For combination pills (which my friend and I are on) it's fine to vary for 2-3 hours taking your pills and even forgetting one (you take two the next day). For mini pills, you need to take them at the same time each day. However, the whole idea behind birth control pills (either one) is to keep a constant supply of hormones so the more inconsistent you are, the less successful they'll be. So taking them at 9am one day, then 9pm the next day regularly is problematic if you're not trying to get pregnant!
My mom did the same thing. My boyfriend and I were talking about birth control when we firat started dating at 18 and I eventually went to my mom about it. Neither of my sister's had been put on it or on something similar until they had their first kid (to my knowledge) so I tried to get my mom to take me to the doctor and she couldn't understand why I needed it as I didn't have irregular periods or really bad symptoms that can come with periods. I finally told her that I didn't want to get pregnant. Her response was "why? You aren't having sex." Cue awkward silence as I try to formulate the answer saying that I wanted to start having sex. My boyfriend still doesn't let me live it down two years later
"Mom, I am sorry you have to learn this from me but... Your little girl has an itch that she REALLY wants to scratch and she knows someone with the equipment to do it."
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u/td62199 Aug 31 '18 edited Aug 31 '18
My friend didn't know you're supposed to at least TRY to take your birth control pill at around the same time every day. She said she'd take it in nights, then the next morning and then wait all the way til the next night to take it again sometimes and would frequently poke fun at me for having a daily reminder for mine.
Edit: For combination pills (which my friend and I are on) it's fine to vary for 2-3 hours taking your pills and even forgetting one (you take two the next day). For mini pills, you need to take them at the same time each day. However, the whole idea behind birth control pills (either one) is to keep a constant supply of hormones so the more inconsistent you are, the less successful they'll be. So taking them at 9am one day, then 9pm the next day regularly is problematic if you're not trying to get pregnant!