Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

Okay so I've heard that you can just skip over the placebo pills and skip your period if necessary.

Well it looks like Aunt Betsy will still be spittin' fire on my wedding day and I'm thinking of chemically stopping her. Has anyone done this? Any side effects?

(btw -- yes I will check with my health care professional before I do this)

Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

Yes! You just do not take the sugar pills. You start a new pack instead of taking them! My gyno has been doing it for years and she says its perfectly fine! You may have some spotting but no full visits with Aunt betsy!

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I've done this once...it worked...nothing BAD happened but i did have this continuous crampy feeling...like i should have it any second..which wasn't great. I don't know.

This prob sounds really bad but what i did starting months ago was to take one extra white pill every month until i had moved getting it to after we're back from the honeymoon. It worked great...but i know thats not recommended

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Thats what i love about the pill - you can plan your life around your period! When we were planning the wedding, i was able to figure out what weeks would be good for me and those were the days we looked at.

As for skipping the pills and starting a new pack, i've heard mostly good results with this but have not tried it myself. I do know that if you do this, you should try it for a few cycles beforehand incase it doesn't work. Everyone's body is different and what works for some may not work for others.

and of course, check with your dr. to see what they say as they know your history..

Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

I did it twice in a row for my wedding and HM (three straight packs). Worked like a charm!

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I will. You skip the placebo pills and just start a new pack without any break. I haven't done it in years but it always worked in the past. I just confirmed with my gyno last week and he told me to go ahead

BTW, I never had any side effects, but the pill doesn't effect me badly anyway.

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Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

my sister has ben doing it for the past 4 months and out of the blue a week or so ago she got it worst than ever with teh wrost cramps and was in so much pain

i recommend skipping once or twice if needed...but i wouldnt make a habit out of it

Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

I went on Seasonale for this exact reason. Just be careful because I got some spotting the first month.

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You bet I'm messing with it! I'm actually due that week!

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I did. I had an extra patch so I didnt get my period for 4 weeks instead of 3

It worked!

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I did it for mine and started the month before, I must be one of the bad statistics, cause i got it both times, not as bad though so i say go for it.

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Posted by samnjenna

Okay so I've heard that you can just skip over the placebo pills and skip your period if necessary.

Well it looks like Aunt Betsy will still be spittin' fire on my wedding day and I'm thinking of chemically stopping her. Has anyone done this? Any side effects?

(btw -- yes I will check with my health care professional before I do this)

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Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

I'm due fo mine, that day! But I hate taking pills or anything that messes with my hormones.
But I am the minority. And if you don't care if it changes anything than go for it!!!!

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Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

I have done this several times.... while it works and i didnt have any crazy side effects, it just messes me up a little bit. I never spotted or got AF, I really didnt have cramps either, but it somewhat messed my timing up when i went back on it the regular way, I also got it really heavy for the following 2 months after skipping it. I just took myself off the pill last month because i skipped it 4 months ago, then the following 2 months I got it a week early each time so i just went off of it to somewhat re regulate myself.
I will DEFINITELY do it again if need be for the wedding though...

Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

I did it last year for my cruise & it was fine!

Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

I'm on continuous birth control pills, prescribed by my doctor b/c of painful cramping and probably endometriosis (which many women have and don't know it).

It took my body a while to get used to it. I had continuous spotting when I first tried it, and I needed a different brand of pill. Then, I decided to have a period one month, because my internist was worried about the length of time without a period. That month was fine, but I had to readjust again after that (some spotting the next month).

So now I'm back to continuous birth control pills. If you want to do it, start early to get used to it.

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I did it for our wedding, it worked, I had my period a week before. God Bless the Pill!

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I did it. no side affects....

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I will arrange it so that my period arrives one week before the wedding.

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I am the only bride that says NO!!!!

Meanwhile, I am due for my girl on my wedding day. But we are trying to conceive shortly after the wedding and I don't want nothing screwing it up for us!!!!!

Message edited 8/31/2005 9:57:50 PM.

Re: Ladies on the Pill -- have you/ will you mess with Mother Nature for your Wedding Day????

I'm doing it... My wedding day is supposed to be my fourth day of my period... I'm not havin' any of that crap, lol... My gyno told me to just start a new pack.