few hours late on birth control

[noseyrosie31]

Hi... I usually take my pill around 10 pm everyday....yesterday I had unprotected sex and I didn't take my pill till 12 37 am...is it possible to get pregnant or was there I chance that I could have gotten pregnant from doing that?. Jw

[kai0912]

If u dont mind me asking..... Do u want to be pregnant?

[kerriekab]

I don't think so as this is when ur on ur break so u can have a period. its unlikely that u'll get pregnant at this time though not impossible but try not to worry. i doubt u would get pregnant x

[noseyrosie31]

Can anyone help ?

[noseyrosie31]

Do I have more of a chance of getting pregnant while during the placebo pill week?...and this period that I just got...was kinda funky at first..there was spotting for a couple days and it was light..then it seemed kinda normal?..but still light and not heavy.

[noseyrosie31]

Thanx : )

[sehale]

Taking the placebo late doesn't matter. You can not take it at all. It's a placebo, so it has no hormones. They're just there so you can remember to take your pills.

[noseyrosie31]

My other question is what if I was like the same amount of time late maybe 3 hrs. But I had taken the placebo sugar pill. I was like on my 3rd placebo. But I did the same thing. I'm probably still fine right?

[kerriekab]

There is a 12 hour window with normal pills and a 4 hour window with progesterone only pills for when you can take them so you should be absolutely fine. Remember its not 100% though but i think 2 and a half hours late wont decrease its effectiveness.

[sehale]

I was completely off my birth control pills for five months before I got pregnant. The first two I never got a period. So your risk of being pregnant is extremely small (especially if you've been on the pill a while)  

[Clysta]

Not taking it as directed does increase your odds, but overall you probably don't have much risk. If you DO forget to take it or can't find it, you need to either abstain or use condoms. Even when taken perfectly you still risk pregnancy as it's not 100%