Will i get pregnant if i miss two pills in a row?

Anon,

Thank you so much for clearing this up. I think this is right:

Saturday: ended pack, called pharmacy
Sunday: Day 1 of new cycle
Monday: Day 2 of new cycle. Got pills, took Sunday pill and Monday pill
Fri and Sat: Days 6 and 7: had sex

You should be protected, Anon. To be super-safe, it would have been best to use a condom those two days, since most birth control instructions recommend another form of birth control for 7 days after two missed pills. But you were right on the line, so I would say the chances of a pregnancy would be very very small.

I am confused as to what pills you took, and which ones you missed, and if you had sex before your new pack (Friday and Saturday before, since you are a Sunday starter), even though you said you had sex after you started the new pack?

Can you answer these questions:
- Did you start your new pill pack the previous Sunday, then had sex Friday and Saturday, then forgot the following Sunday pill?

- Or, did you have sex Friday and Saturday before your new pack, while you were on the inactive pills (it's OK if you did not take them), and then missed that following Sunday's pill (from a new pack)?

Which pills did you take, and which ones did you miss? Did you double-up on Monday to make-up for the missed pill on Sunday?

I can answer one of your questions now: many birth control instructions (be sure to read the patient information brochure with your pills, to be sure this is correct for your specific prescription!!) will say that if you miss one pill, then take it as soon as you remember...that it is not necessary to use a back-up form of birth control (condom). If you miss more than one pill, it is necessary to double-up on pills AND use back-up birth control for the next seven days.

If you are using birth control on a daily basis, then you are having protected sex, even if it is during the inactive pills.

Anon,

Please don't freak out. While there is always a higher possibility of pregnancy when you miss a pill, you did the right thing by remembering to take your pill as soon as you remembered and then took the next pill at the right time.

Did your doctor mention to you that if this is your first month on birth control pills, that it's a good idea to practice another form of birth control (like condoms, for instance) until you've finished the first pack of pills? Some birth control pills aren't at their full effectiveness until you've completed a full cycle.

I think the chance that you got pregnant are still very low. But if you are really worried, you should go to the pharmacist and ask for Plan B birth control. You can take it within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse and it will prevent a fertilized egg from implanting. However, it will throw your cycle off, so if you feel you need to do this, you might want to call your doctor's office, tell the nurse what happened, and ask for her or his direction on starting a new pack of pills.

Omg! Same thing is happing to me! i had sex on the 28th of july unprotected..had my period on 30th...but then went to take my BC and i was out of packs and have no more re-fills and BOTH my docters are on vaction!! i've missed my pill for tuesday/wednesday..calling my phem. and askin for if i can just one pack then get a the rest when one of my docs come back...i havnt had sex since 28th ..but is Any Way i'm pregent or can get pregent!!!??