How do you remember to take your birth control pill??

[mrsraggle]

I've recently gone on the pill for the first time and I just keep forgetting to take it! Do you guys have any tips?

 

[MrsVenn]

I just used to leave it on my bedside table so every morning I would see it and take it. Became routine after a while.

My friends have either set a reminder on their phone, put a stick note on their fridge, put it in their purse.

 

[Glitterfairy]

I'm not on it anymore but taking it first thing when you get up or as you get into bed helped me and i remembered by putting it next to my glasses on the bedside table so i saw it as soon as i went to bed/got up.

Otherwise you could set your phone alarm to go off when you need to take it.

Awhile ago some company did a text service that sent you a text at a time you chose to remind you.

 

[x Nicki x]

I don't take it anymore but I would either put the pack next to my bed or set a reminder on my phone. x

 

[bbyno1]

i think the phone reminder is the best x

 

[mrsraggle]

Good ideas. I think I'm going to put it by the bed. I did put it next to the baby steriliser but it's not always me that does that chore before bed!

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I take it last thing at night. That works for me x

 

[flubdub]

I kept it in my makeup bag. I put makeup everyday so would always see it. Or with my deoderant.

 

[staycutee]

I've had to take a pill for my thyroid every morning for years so there's no way I could forget lol as I take them together x

 

[Heidi]

I keep mine next to my bed and i always get a drink when i get up so i take it then.

 

[lozzy21]

I kept mine on the cabinate infront of the loo so when i go for a wee first thing id take it.

Not that it worked

 

[SKATERBUN]

When i was on the pill I put it in my make up bag.
If you dont wear make up everyday then perhaps put it next to your toothbrush thats used everyday

 

[lousielou]

Yup, I used to keep them next to my toothbrush too

 

[xsophiexleax]

I just remember somehow, I forget one every now and then, say every couple of months but other than that I'm okay. Weird how I can remember to take my pill but forget my arthritis meds sometimes! :S
The phone reminder is a good idea, or keeping it next to something you use every day

 

[myasmumma]

Yup, I used to keep them next to my toothbrush too

me too

 

[KA92]

i'm not on it now but i always used to take it justr before bed around 9pm, so everytime i saw the clock coming up for nine id remember i gota take my pill so i took it as soon as i remembered

 

[embojet]

Mine is on top of my clock radio so I take it when my alarm goes off.

 

[lulu61388]

i have heard that it isn't a good idea to keep the pills in the bathroom because of the moisture.

i keep mine on my nightstand and i have an alarm set so i take it at the same time everyday.

 

[Cherrybom]

I usually keep two reminders on my iPhone so that if I'm in the middle of something, dismissing the first reminder doesn't make me forget.

 

[Moominmummy1]

I used to leave it on my bedside table and take it when I woke up each morning.