Implantation Bleeding or Other..?

[selflesssun]

So, I recently started birth control on October 2nd. I had been taking the pills regularly, having protected sex with my boyfriend, etc. I recently started getting these weird dizzy spells and the urge to throw up, followed by sore breasts and a change in my eating habits. On Wednesday of this week, I had forgotten to take my pill, and my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex. He pulled out, but I think some of it got in before he did. I had forgotten to take the pill again the next day (Thursday), and I started to get these cramps. They lasted the whole day. I'm not supposed to be on my period until the 25th (that's when I started my last period, ending it on the 1st of October). Yesterday (Friday), I woke up to find myself bleeding. It's lighter than my regular period (my flow is much heavier, the cramps are much worse). I have a couple of theories to what this may be, but I'm not sure which one is accurate.

Birth Conrtol: Not taking my pills for those two days caused myself to bleed. But can it make me get my period earlier? I tried looking into it, but got no answers. What do you think?

Implantation Bleeding: I've heard that it can often be mistaken for a period. But most women experience just minor spotting, whereas I am experiencing something a little more than that. I've gone through two pads in one day (just changed into the third one this morning). I took a pregnancy test last night, but it said negative. I am afraid that I took it to early. Should I wait until I stop bleeding to take it? I'm not sure how long this bleeding is going to last (the flow has been lighter and the cramps aren't as bad). I feel like when I had unprotected sex, something happened with the condoms. I feel like maybe there was a tiny tear in one of them, and something got through. This was when I was just starting the pills. I was having a lot of weird discharge, and that's when my urge to throw up started. Please help me out here! Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

[nicem815]

There's no way to tell until you get that positive or negative test love. Sorry I can't say more!

 

[LucyLadyBug]

Impossible to say until either your period starts or probably doctor is able to confirm or deny using their tests.

I was on birth control for years and it massively can mess with and trick your system - Especially in the first few weeks of taking it, the symptoms could simply be a part of your body adjusting, coupled with the missed pills

- or it could potentially be IB. But there's no way to know. I can relate though - we use pullout (NTNP) but since we got married on October 8th have been tentatively trying. a week ago I had what I assumed was a water infection, but for the first time there was some very pale pink spotting and had a fever and back ache I'm assuming it was an infection and not IB, but will find out in a week when my period is due.

Wish you all the best