I’ve been taking my birth control for 2 months now and I was protected and forgot to take one last night as I fell asleep because of family stress too. I didn’t remember taking it despite my phone giving me a notification. I was probably knocked out by then. What should I do? I haven’t had intercourse for a day. My bf is worried too. I’m nearing my period. What should’ve been 1 pill left, there’s 2 pills left because I missed one yesterday. Will I be okay? I will avoid intercourse until my next pill pack and take that for 7 days. I’m getting near my period soon.

What pill are you on? If you check your pamphlet it will have specific instructions on what to do based on how many pills you missed and in what week.

What does your pamphlet say? Most combined pills allow for a missed pill, a few don’t. General advice is to skip your break week if you miss a pill in the third week.

I’m on Alysenna 28 and I missed 1 pill only this week

@Yi_eune so should I wait for my period or start a new pack on my break week. Is that what you mean? Correct me if I’m wrong.

@aurielle the pamphlet says that if I missed a pill, take it as soon as I remember even if it means taking 2 pills in a day. I took one just now it’s 11am and one is due tonight at 10pm. I think I should be fine. But will avoid intercourse.

If it doesn’t give you extra instructions then you don’t need to do anything else but that. It will specify if you had to do something. @7860

@7860 Skipping breaks means you don’t take a break. At all. You don’t wait for your period. You continue to take active pills. But you don’t have to as your pamphlet would have specified.

Personally I’d just take your 7 days break counting the missed pill as a break day, discard the remaining pills and start a new pack after your break week