Ok, so I'm an idiot...

[sleepinbeauty]

...and my pill-taking SUCKED this weekend!

On Saturday (last pill of 2nd week) I took it 12 hours late then I totally FORGOT yesterday (1st pill of 3rd week) I had only a tiny spot of blood this morning...probably from my being an idiot...or because it's a new brand this month. Who knows? Then (of course!) we had sex this morning before I realized it. Duuurrrrrrr......

*sigh* Ok, I just needed to tell everyone how forgetful I am. I've never had such an issue before! I was too busy thinking about moving and Easter and (of crap, I just realized I can't work this Sunday--Easter! My family would KILL me!....wow....it's the Sunday after that......see what I mean? I'm a total space cadet recently!)

Anyone else ever have this issue?

 

[achekh8707]

lol I'm pretty much like that ALWAYS

 

[Pinkgirl]

What you like

I do have my days hun where i feel like i forget the most obvious things! Just put it down to being up so early! lol x

 

[bunnyg82]

oopsie! I used to have a reminder on my phone each day so that I wouldn't forget as I would have been terrible otherwise!!

 

[Sooz]

I have to use a phone reminder too, and I keep a pack at home by the bed and one in my bag *just in case*.

 

[sleepinbeauty]

good idea with the phone--thanks ladies!

Yeah, so then I followed it up by sleeping straight through chorus (oops) and forgetting my lab book for A+P. Oh my GOD today! Jeeeeezzzzz.....

 

[Cinnamon]

I had a friend that had a pretty good technique: the first thing she always did in the morning is brush her hair as it was curly and looked a mess as soon as she was out of bed. So she wouldn't forget her pills she used to leave them jammed in between the hairbrush brush... I guess that could be transfered to putting it near your tea-bags or kettle if you have a cuppa first thing, next to the toothbrush if you head to the bathroom or on the toilet seat or nearby if that's your first place. I used to keep it by the bed with a glass of water and have it as soon as my alarm clock went off... Good luck!!

 

[sleepinbeauty]

I do something similar--I have mine in a a bag next to my lotion and if I don't lotion, I am miserable with dry skin. I usually remember, this was soooo unlike me.

 

[Cinnamon]

Then I guess the alarm on the phone will be better. It'll ring always at the same time and you just have to ignore it if you've already taken it...

 

[nadupoi]

I'm an idiot with you!! Also on a new brand, but not on the same week so I'm not too worried about me. But this weekend I was terrible about remembering, too. Once at like 1:30 pm and the next at 1:30AM! lol

 

[Blob]

i forgot mine ALL the time...hmmmm...guess Tabitha wasnt THAT much of a shock really
The day before we found out i was pregnant we were talking about how awful i was at taking the pill and i was saying 'well its worked fine for 5 years now' Tee hee!!

 

[Louby]

Im exactly the same

I always forgot my pill thats why i got implanon xx

 

[Webbykinskt]

i quite often take my pill late but i suspect it's because my body secretly doesn't want to take it lol

 

[EstelSeren]

I'm useless at remembering to take my pill! I find I get reminded by the most random little thing when I forget though! Sort of half mentioned it to doctor and he seemed to be strongly pushing implanon so I then had to explain that I want to start trying for a baby as soon as possible after I get married! He then just said to make sure I'm on time regularly for the 1st week of a new pack and the final week as these are higher risk. Don't know if it's true for every pill- I'm on Microgynon 30.

Beca:wave:

 

[sleepinbeauty]

I'm on Microgestin Fe 1.5/30. I remember with the most rediculous things too! I was washing my hair and I'm like, "oh! Pill time!" my OH looked at me like I was crazy. hahaha

Now I'm starting to get paranoid. *sigh* I wish I were one of those people who had no idea about anything fertility-related so I could float through the next week....but I guess the whole "I'm going to be a midwife" thing kinda blew it

 

[sleepinbeauty]

..and I think I might have forgotten this morning's.....*headdesk* What the hell is the matter with me? I can't remember if I took it or not! OH is going to KILL me T^T

 

[nadupoi]

Don't worry too terribly much! Everything will work out okay. *hugs*

 

[sleepinbeauty]

It's jsut that right now isn't the best (WTT, you know?) I mean, you all know i'd be happy or whatever....it's jsut a rough time money-wise right now.

but that would explain a few things...

 

[toffee87]

When I was on the pill I used to do the alarm thing, but I noticed if I went out and didn't have my alarm on I'd have gotten used to it, and nearly forget.

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I had a friend that had a pretty good technique: the first thing she always did in the morning is brush her hair as it was curly and looked a mess as soon as she was out of bed. So she wouldn't forget her pills she used to leave them jammed in between the hairbrush brush... I guess that could be transfered to putting it near your tea-bags or kettle if you have a cuppa first thing, next to the toothbrush if you head to the bathroom or on the toilet seat or nearby if that's your first place. I used to keep it by the bed with a glass of water and have it as soon as my alarm clock went off... Good luck!!

That's what i did. I took them at night so i put them on my pillow every morning xx