skipping a period

[Daligal83]

So my boyfriend is coming down to visit me next weekend and I'm obviously really excited. Only problem is that I'm supposed to get my period two days before he gets here and they last for a week. I'm on the pill and I've tried skipping my period, but I ended up bleeding less but for about two weeks so there was no point. It definitely didn't skip though. I thought about not taking my pill for the rest of the week (Sat would be my last day) but that would still mean having it from Sunday-Sunday...which includes the weekend he's here. Any suggestions? Would attempting to skip it a second time work better maybe?

[amtjrtcet]

I don't really understand what you mean, skip what? If you skip your placibo pills and start a new pack that should keep you from having a peroid. That's what I do. I haven't had a period since May, its wonderful. My obgyn says you can do it with any type of birthcontrol pill, not just Seasonal

[WorkNProgress]

Well I know that some women if they continously take the pill with no break they can skip a period. Although if you can't do that there isn't much you can do to delay it.

[vermilion]

Is that even healthy to keep on skipping periods? Couldn't you risk getting pregnant by not taking your pills? I think you should just stick with the original instructions or atleast ask your gynecologist about it beforehand.

 

Then again I'm not on it so what would I know? Although it does sound interesting, arranging to not have your period on important events.

[renaissancewoman101]

Are you on your last week of placebo pills? If you are on the third week of pills and your next week is the placebo pills, just start a new pack of pills in lieu of the placebo pills. That should help stop your period.

[amtjrtcet]

The placebo pills are basically "sugar pills" or whatever you want to call them. They're not like the hormone pills. What I was referring to, you don't skip taking a pill. Start another pack immediately.

 

Nope, not harmful at all. Asked my doc.

[Daligal83]

I called my doctor the last time I tried doing this and I still bled, it just wasn't as much as a full on period. I have 3 pills left in this week, including today, before I start the placebo ones. So I can just start a new pack today and it should skip?

[amtjrtcet]

No, finish the 3 pills then start the new pack. You may still have a little light spotting, but it shouldn't be bad

[Daligal83]

That's what I tried last time, but maybe since it was the first time I had done that's why it didn't work. I'll try it again this time...and if it doesn't work it doesn't really matter cause I'd have it anyway lol. Thanks!

[ReadyorNot]

I have done this.... I dont even know why I keep trying it...

 

The first two times I did this (dont take the placibo pills, but instead open a fresh package) it worked perfect...... every time I have tried it since then I always get my period a day or so after I should have if I took the placibo pills... I actually end up having a period for about 3 weeks.... NOT WORTH IT!!!

 

I asked my doctor about doing this (before I realized my period comes anyway) and he told me that there is no problem at all doing this once in awhile, but you shouldnt do it two months in a row.. if you skip a period you should make sure you allow yourself to have one before doing it again.

[Sheyda]

Yes, it is all right to skip a period now and again, but it is not healthy to continue skipping periods for several months in a row. I have asked my doctor about this before and she told me that skipping periods frequently causes osteoporosis later on in life.

[ImThatGirl]

I had no idea about any of this! I didn't know pills were flexible like that and would be scared to try it!

 

However, the nuva ring. The nuva ring you leave in for 3 weeks and then take out. If you want to leave it in for a few extra days, no problem....