Can I ask what the symptoms were like? Were they different than if you weren't on the pill? Did you miss your period? or did you just have a feeling so you took a test? and Did you figure it out later than normal?
2007-11-28 06:57:15 · 9 answers · asked by Just Me 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
My story...When I was 38 years old, our children were 18, 15, and 12. I had been sucessfully on birth control pills for 11 years with no problems. In November of 1996, I came down with an upper respiratory infection - basically a bad common head/chest cold. I went to the doc, but she said antibiotics wouldn't help and to take over the counter meds for symptoms. About a week later, I started feeling better but developed a funny thing in that whenever I ate, my stomach hurt. I pushed it to the back of my mind thinking it was a side-effect of my illness and started eating toast and soup since those set pretty well on my tummy most of the time. I never had nausea or vomiting. Just after Christmas I started having heartburn. My mom said we had family history of colon cancer and I really should get checked out. I had a regularly scheduled yearly physical in Feb. of 1997. I told my doctor of my stomach ailments and she thought probably Irritable Bowel Syndrome and she'd give me some meds before I left my appointment. As she was doing my pelvic exam she asked me when my last period was. I told her, but said it seemed a little lighter and shorter than normal. She seemed puzzled, which is never good for a doctor, as she said your cervix feels like you are pregnant. We both had a really good chuckle over that. I said "impossible" and she said there are some other things besides pregnancy that can cause that. So, first order of business was a pregnancy test since that is simple to rule out. I nearly fell naked off the exam table when the nurse brought in the positive result. My doc said some things can cause a false positive so she brought in the doppler machine. We were both stunned to silence to hear a little heartbeat clear as a bell. The days following are a bit of a blur, but I had an ultrasound showing I was 17 weeks along. I had had normal periods other than that one just before my physical. I had been pregnant 3 times before yet I had no idea I was pregnant this time. Other than stomach pain when eating and heartburn I had none of the other signs I had had with my other pregnancies. Even when taken correctly, the Pill is not 100% effective and my doctor said I was apparently just one of those in the 1 % or less category who get pregnant on the Pill. I had not missed any pills - after 11 years, taking them at the same time each night was ingrained in my routine. I had not been on antibiotics and none of the over the counter drugs interfere with the Pill's effectivness. After 3 kids and my youngest being 12, I had gained some weight so when I began to lose weight, I was happy about that. But, I had developed Gestational Diabetes and by the time I was full-term I actually weighed 25 pounds less than I had at my yearly physical in Feb. 1996. We are now a happy family of me, my husband of 30 years and our 4 children, now ages 28, 26, 23, and 10. Our oldest has been happily married for 5 years and they blessed us with a grandson in April. It is not the family I imagined we would be 15 years ago, but it seems right and I am not sure we could ever picture our family without our little surprise addition in it.
2007-11-28 07:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's not what the 99% figure means. It means that out of 100 women using the pill for a full year, one of those women will become pregnant during the year.
2016-05-26 05:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antibiotics, other medications, and some natural substances like St. John's Wort can mess up the effectiveness of the Pill. As far as the rest of it, the symptoms are just like any other pregnancy. I guess someone might not test as early if they felt like they were protected because of the Pill.
2007-11-28 07:25:07 · answer #3 · answered by SadieB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All three of my kids are birth control babies. My two oldest are from pill and youngest from shot. With my oldest I had no thought to the posibility of being pregnant I strated getting very emotional and one of my friends asked if I was pregnant that is when I thought about it and got a test done. My middle son had normal pregnancy systems and as for my daughter had no clue till I was going to change birth control as I didn't like the shot.
2007-11-28 07:10:05 · answer #4 · answered by JM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You still get your period when you are on the pill. Therefore, you have the same symptoms. If you were on the pill and didn't get your period, than that could be a sign. Chances are very slim if you take the pill right though.
2007-11-28 07:01:03 · answer #5 · answered by Tam 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just felt prego. Like... would drink a beer and get sick after one drink. My period was not normal like one 1/2 days. I didnt take the pill at the same time everyday and the doc said it might be why I got prego. Stop taking the pill right away and call your doc.
2007-11-28 07:02:28 · answer #6 · answered by Heather 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to be on the pill I know you have to be on time every time and remember I don't know because I heard about people who got pregnant on the pill
2007-11-28 07:07:34 · answer #7 · answered by girl2shy29 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i did when i was 18 (darn antibiotics!)... i started getting pms-like symptoms before the active pills were gone... & they continued into the inactive pills, but i never started my period.
2007-11-28 07:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by Ember Halo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got pregnant while taking my birth control. Same symptoms.
2007-11-28 07:12:32 · answer #9 · answered by BlueBlue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋