Period talk: Questions and advice
in Women's Health ·
Hey everyone,
So, here’s the deal. I’ve been on Trek birth control for about 13 or 14 months now. Honestly? They haven't been my favorite—kind of a mixed bag for me. I’m down to my last pack, so I decided it was finally time to quit. My second-to-last period was four days late, which felt totally normal. But this time, things went sideways—I started bleeding seven days early! It caught me completely off guard. I was feeling pretty weird too, dealing with typical PMS stuff like sore breasts, but I just chalked it up to the pills. Anyway, I finished my third (and final) pack before taking my break and starting my period on Monday. For the first two days, it was just brown spotting and the usual stomach cramps. By day three, it turned red but was a bit lighter, then by day four it was tapering off, and by day six it basically stopped and went back to being brown.
I’m low-key freaking out because I’m terrified this might be a sign of pregnancy. Should I even bother taking a test? Since this was my last pack, I went ahead and stopped taking the pills immediately once my period started on Tuesday.
Now I’m just sitting here wondering what's going on. The symptoms are gone, except for those random, weird little feelings where I can't even tell if I'm imagining things or not.
We mostly used condoms and always made sure to "pull out in time," so I don't even know if getting pregnant is actually possible while on the pill. Plus, I was super disciplined and took them at the exact same time every single day.
Thanks!
So, here’s the deal. I’ve been on Trek birth control for about 13 or 14 months now. Honestly? They haven't been my favorite—kind of a mixed bag for me. I’m down to my last pack, so I decided it was finally time to quit. My second-to-last period was four days late, which felt totally normal. But this time, things went sideways—I started bleeding seven days early! It caught me completely off guard. I was feeling pretty weird too, dealing with typical PMS stuff like sore breasts, but I just chalked it up to the pills. Anyway, I finished my third (and final) pack before taking my break and starting my period on Monday. For the first two days, it was just brown spotting and the usual stomach cramps. By day three, it turned red but was a bit lighter, then by day four it was tapering off, and by day six it basically stopped and went back to being brown.
I’m low-key freaking out because I’m terrified this might be a sign of pregnancy. Should I even bother taking a test? Since this was my last pack, I went ahead and stopped taking the pills immediately once my period started on Tuesday.
Now I’m just sitting here wondering what's going on. The symptoms are gone, except for those random, weird little feelings where I can't even tell if I'm imagining things or not.
We mostly used condoms and always made sure to "pull out in time," so I don't even know if getting pregnant is actually possible while on the pill. Plus, I was super disciplined and took them at the exact same time every single day.
Thanks!