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Has anyone missed 1 day of the pill and gotten pregnant?

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EW GURU
Latest post on 22 May 2014 - 08:40

Hi ladies, didnt think I'd be posting in this section for a while!

DH and I are not trying to conceive at all right now, but this cycle I missed a pill, and the next day we erm *did the dance* and I saw when I went to take the pill I had missed yesterdays. What I should have done was to take 2 but I shrugged it off and continued the rest of the pack as normal.

AF is due tomorrow but I usually get spotting days before AF starts, I always have with the pill just a side effect. I have had maybe a drop this time, and felt nauseous a couple of days ago too. When I conceived DD I didnt have any spotting that cycle which was a major indicator that I was pregannt.

I'm totally freaking out :( Going to do the test tomorrow if AF doesnt show up.

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EW GURU
Latest post on 29 May 2014 - 15:25
Thanks so much for the advice and replies ladies! So I'm not pregnant, and even though I was happy that AF showed up, there was a part of me that was sad that there was no LO on the way :\ Good thing about this is that DH and I realised we do want another baby, before we thought we were happy with just one, but now we see how amazing it would be to have another. Just right now is a bad time since DH is between jobs and going through a "what do I want to do in my career" phase and I'm leaving work to spend time with DD more, so things seem too uncertain right now! Thanks again :)
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 27 May 2014 - 22:02
Try not to freak out. My 10mth old was the best mistake I've ever made! Yes, I was on the pill, but missed a few. Let us know, your result. All the best.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 22 May 2014 - 20:04
I got pregnant twice while on the pill.
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EW GURU
Latest post on 22 May 2014 - 19:11
Depends on whether mini pill or regular pill. Mini pill loses effectiveness if not taken at same time every day or if miss a pill.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 22 May 2014 - 19:05
Assuming you have otherwise taken all your pills when you should have, then there is no way you should have ovulated this month. There wouldn't be time for you to suddenly ovulate in between missing a pill and "dancing" the next day. What I would suggest is you don't take the sugar pills or break days and just go straight to a new packet of pills. Although it would be incredibly unlikely (basically impossible) that you would ovulate next month based on the missed day.
 
 

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