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Will my birth control still work? What should I do? Should I have started with the first pill in the pack?

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I just got my first pack of birth control pills (28 day pack). They are labeled by the day and I started on Tuesday, the third pill in the pack. That was the same day I started my period. There were 2 pills before that one & I was wondering if I should have started with the 1st one in the pack. What should I do? Does it matter if I take the pills in a different order than they came in the pack ?

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Hiya, no it doesn’t matter. The pack goes in order just to help people remember the days they’ve taken etc. As long as you take a pill on the days you’re supposed to, that’s all that matters. It’s just for the purpose of organisation xxx

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Nicoleee6464 in reply toDaisy1904

Thank you!! I was freaking out a bit haha.

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Daisy1904 in reply toNicoleee6464

Don’t worry, I was the exact same xx

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If it’s a 28 day pack, aren’t the last week of the 4 rows placebo pills? If so, don’t take the last four till you finished the first three rows.

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Nicoleee6464 in reply toKawaiiplash

It is, I just wanted to make sure that it didn’t matter what order I took the first three weeks of pills in lol

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