Does anybody know?????

Question

ok so I am currently take the pill for birth control, and I try and take it everymorning at the same time like it says. But you know i sometimes forget and remember a few min to late. One time it was like 4 hours late but it is usually between 10-20 min late. Anyway does anybody know about how much wiggle room you have when taking it so you still don't have to use other protection? I mean if you miss your time by 20 min do you still need protection or is that in enough time?

Answer 1

I don't have any personal experience with this but my girlfriend does.  She takes hers at night and sometimes she forgets.  All she does is take it in the morning.  That I know of she's never had a problem and I don't have any children so there you go.

Answer 2

You really have a good 2 hour window to take them.  And really as long as you take it the same day it will be ok.  You could have some spotting though.  I always take mine in the morning, but occasionally I forget and take it at lunch.  I've never had a problem and I've taken the pill for years.  Twenty minutes is not going to be a problem.

Answer 3

You have several hours at LEAST of wiggle room for the regular 'combination' pill.  They tell you to take it at the same time every day because that makes it less likely that you will forget completely. I wouldn't worry a bit about 20 minutes, or even 4 hours.

If you are on the progersterone only 'mini-pill' there is less room for error, but even there, a couple of hours in either direction is ok.