Hi! I’m going to Amsterdam in a month and with the way my pill works I will be on my period whilst there, and obviously whilst on your holidays you want to avoid that so! My question is can you shorten your 7 day break to 4? I’ve looked it up online and it says it’s okay but obviously I would like extra confirmation on this!! Or would it be safer to skip the 7 day break entirely and move onto the next pack ( which I would rather not do bc anxiety of pregnancy #lol)

you’re fine to shorten your break but it doesn’t mean your bleed will be shorter, i take a 4 day break and still bleed a few days into my new pack. to avoid bleeding you’re better off skipping your break though again it won’t guarantee anything but it’s more likely to prevent bleeding. it’s not a real period anyways so you don’t have to depend on it and it’s safer to skip breaks anyways as it helps avoid error

^ you can also just take a few extra pills before the break week or start your break week a few days earlier either. I’d personally skip or change this months break week instead, again not guaranteed to prevent bleeding when you don’t want it but hopefully it does!

@blisseyxo_ perfect thankyou! I think I’ll opt for skipping the break week just to be on the safer side as I’d rather lower chances of any bleeding

It's actually recommended to take 4 day breaks rather than 7

you can also use a menstrual cup, it always makes things easier