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

[Nicoleee6464]

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 ?

[Daisy1904]

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

[Nicoleee6464 in reply to Daisy1904]

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

[Daisy1904 in reply to Nicoleee6464]

Don’t worry, I was the exact same xx

[Kawaiiplash]

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.

[Nicoleee6464 in reply to Kawaiiplash]

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