Did the pack come with a sticker for you to put over the current Sun/Mon/Tues labeling?
There are two ways to start birth control pills:
1)Sunday start - which means you take the first active pill on a Sunday, regardless of your period. It's helpful if you want to be consistent with the labeling on the pack.
2)Starting with your period - which means you should have taken the first active pill, regardless of the day it is labeled. This method affords you with the quickest effectiveness and I believe you are less likely to have breakthrough bleeding (but don't quote me on that).
If your birth control is a monophasic, all the active pills have the same amount of hormone and don't need to be taken in a specific order (but for consistency it's probably better that you do). If your pill is triphasic, then the pills have varying levels of hormones and i believe they are either labelled and/or color coded. The information pamphlet you should have received with your pack will tell you what type your pills are.
If it is a monophasic like it sounds, just make sure you take all the active pills before you take the placebo week and when you start your next pack, start with the first active pill. When I took birth control pills, if I wasn't given a label to relabel the days, I would write the start day on the pack instead.
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There are two ways to start birth control pills:
1)Sunday start - which means you take the first active pill on a Sunday, regardless of your period. It's helpful if you want to be consistent with the labeling on the pack.
2)Starting with your period - which means you should have taken the first active pill, regardless of the day it is labeled. This method affords you with the quickest effectiveness and I believe you are less likely to have breakthrough bleeding (but don't quote me on that).
If your birth control is a monophasic, all the active pills have the same amount of hormone and don't need to be taken in a specific order (but for consistency it's probably better that you do). If your pill is triphasic, then the pills have varying levels of hormones and i believe they are either labelled and/or color coded. The information pamphlet you should have received with your pack will tell you what type your pills are.
If it is a monophasic like it sounds, just make sure you take all the active pills before you take the placebo week and when you start your next pack, start with the first active pill. When I took birth control pills, if I wasn't given a label to relabel the days, I would write the start day on the pack instead.