Quick question, do you have to complete all 21 pills in the pack in order to begin a break week? The way my break weeks are falling I have something on on the next two break weeks however I feel more comfortable when I have had a bleed. So was wondering if I’m able to take a break week earlier and then continue the rest of the pills in the pack after the break week but didn’t really know if that makes me still protected and safe? Brand: Rigevidon

it probably would be better to skip this months break and then take a break somewhere during next months pill pack, as long as you have taken 7+ pills correctly you can have a break but it’s not recommended to do it like that

@onthepillxo as you said it’s not recommended to do it like that does that mean it may cause issues or mean I’m not protected if I was to do that? Obviously I don’t want to do anything that will be more harmful or anything

it isn’t recommended to have a break after 7 days as it can cause you to mess up your pills, it’ll probably cause breakthrough bleeding too, you’re better off just skipping your break and then taking your break sometimes next month and continue taking it as normal which will change what day your break is

You do not have to take all 21 pills correctly in order to have a break, it’s just the 7 pills leading up to your break. If your pills are all the same colour you could have your break earlier if you’re confident in your usage and trust yourself to make no mistakes. The app will tell you you’re unprotected but you won’t be. However: it doesn’t guarantee you will bleed any earlier, so you might still experience breakthrough bleeding another time. There is no way to control and guarantee bleeding patterns. Personally I would just skip both of the break weeks if they’re at inconvenient times. It’s even recommended to shorten or skip breaks entirely to get rid of user error.

@Yi_eune Thank you very much for your help x