hey guys, so i’m on the pill syeda and i have just now finished my pack today and have took all the white break pills which usually makes me get my period by the second day it’s due. well it’s still not here and my bf even fingered me and i finished and still haven’t gotten my period which is so weird bc it should be here by now, which it barely is bc i had a tampon in for a while today and there was just some brown blood on it but not that much, should i be worried?

also wanted to say i take my birth control pills on time everytime

and it’s not rly even a flow of any kind, it’s almost like i don’t have my period rn and i usually do at least a little bit but no it’s fr just like brown stuff and not even a lot of it

normal, withdrawal bleeding isn’t a sign of no pregnancy, it’s just bleeding from the withdrawal of taking pills with active ingredients. as long as you take your pill correctly you’re fine, and brown blood is just oxidised blood

@onthepillxo just worried bc it’s usually here by now, it’s never done this before

@onthepillxo nvm.. just used the bathroom and have my period fully, thank you!!!

That happens to me many times ☺️ never fear if it takes a few days. One time I was worried like you because I was literally on day 5 & still had no ‘period’ & I had no withdrawal bleeding either! Then finally at the last minute it came. Every month it’s different. I’ve been on it 5 years now. Always something 😅

@Mrs_Arianna_ i thought i got my period this morning because there seemed to be a lot of blood but now all day there’s been barely any.. im worried lol

Honest I had a period week like that! It was literally the driest period week ever 😂 it had me concerned too. But the tell tale sign of pregnancy would be sore breasts & nausea. I get nauseous every morning in general brushing my teeth sometimes. I remember reaching out to Nurx Nurses on my app when I had that weird dry spell & they said the longer you’ve been on the pill the more common it is sometimes on some break weeks that you won’t bleed as much or sometimes at all!

@Mrs_Arianna_ sore breasts and nausea are also sign of birth control, best bet is taking a pregnancy test if you’re worried :)

@peetie_ don’t be worried, as long as you’ve been taking your birth control correctly you’re fine, bleeding on your break week is withdrawal bleeding- it’s just your body going “hey where’s the active ingredients from the pill gone?” but since you have taken your birth control for 7+ days before your break week, it shuts down ovulation for 7 days- allowing you to have this break week keeping you protected. having no bleeding doesn’t mean anything at all it’s not a sign of pregnancy, you can be pregnant and have a breakthrough bleed. the only way you know you’re not pregnant is by taking your pills correctly, the pill is over 99% effective in protecting pregnancy, with most of the last percentage being if you have a genetic mutation which prevents it from working which is *extremely* rare and you would have been pregnant pretty much straight away so would know you had this.

if you’re worried still there’s no harm in taking a pregnancy test?