Hello and welcome to EmpowHer,
Birth control pills prevent ovulation. You have to be off the pill for about 2 weeks in order to start ovulating again. So, on the 28th-30th you were most likely not ovulating because you had just stopped taking the pill.
When you stop taking birth control pills some symptoms you may experience may include:
--nausea
--tender breasts
--food cravings
--weight gain/loss
--fatigue
--spotting/ irregular vaginal bleeding
Since you were stopped taking to pill after you had sex, you were still protected. The symptoms you have are most likely not due to pregnancy after considering the circumstances, and the fact that the pregnancy tests were negative. It is also common for your menstrual cycle to be temporarily irregular until your hormones balance themselves.
At this point, I suggest that you wait for your hormones to balance themselves, and try to use condoms instead of emergency contraception the next time you have intercourse. This will help avoid any more pregnancy-like symptoms.
Below I have pasted a link to a HER article which talks more about what to experience when coming off the pill:
https://www.empowher.com/birth-control/content/7-possible-side-effects-going-pill
I hope that helps.
Faith
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Hello and welcome to EmpowHer,
Birth control pills prevent ovulation. You have to be off the pill for about 2 weeks in order to start ovulating again. So, on the 28th-30th you were most likely not ovulating because you had just stopped taking the pill.
When you stop taking birth control pills some symptoms you may experience may include:
--nausea
--tender breasts
--food cravings
--weight gain/loss
--fatigue
--spotting/ irregular vaginal bleeding
Since you were stopped taking to pill after you had sex, you were still protected. The symptoms you have are most likely not due to pregnancy after considering the circumstances, and the fact that the pregnancy tests were negative. It is also common for your menstrual cycle to be temporarily irregular until your hormones balance themselves.
At this point, I suggest that you wait for your hormones to balance themselves, and try to use condoms instead of emergency contraception the next time you have intercourse. This will help avoid any more pregnancy-like symptoms.
February 21, 2016 - 4:28pmBelow I have pasted a link to a HER article which talks more about what to experience when coming off the pill:
https://www.empowher.com/birth-control/content/7-possible-side-effects-going-pill
I hope that helps.
Faith
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