Switching Time Zones/Dumb Mistake with pill timing

[ex-birds977.livejournal.com]

I fear I may have made a fairly dumb mistake and need to double check that I didn't seriously mess anything up...


I'm currently on tour across America with my band, we started in New York and we've reached the end of the first half, in Washington state. I had my period when we left and started a new pack on the road. I take my pill at 10 PM in New York.

I was a moron and calculated it backwards, and took the first pill of my new pack at 11 pm in Minneapolis, aka MIDNIGHT in New York. I haven't missed a pill or even been late, but I did start my new pack 2 hours later than I would have had I known.

My SO and I use the pill as our only form of contraception and we had sex the next morning. That night I found out about my mistake and immediately recalculated the schedule so I could keep it at 12 AM EST. (AKA, I'm going to take my pill in 5 minutes because I'm in Washington state. 9 pm here = 12 AM in NY)



Now, I got this bit of information from the VP FAQ:


For those taking combined oral contraceptives, perhaps the best method to change pill time is to wait until after the placebo week and the beginning of a new pack. If you plan to take your pill earlier, you can still do this on your normal day; however, if you plan to take your pill at a later time, we recommend doing so one day earlier so that you don't extend your hormone-free week beyond 7 days.




Now-- my question is, did 2 hours mess anything up beyond recognition? I still had my period when I had sex, and my pills have all been perfectly on time- just a different time.

Comments

[rearrangedfaith.livejournal.com]

i don't think so. i'm almost positive the pill taking window is atleast 2 hours wide.

[poorple.livejournal.com]

If I understand correctly- you changed the time, on the first pill of a new pack? That is exactly correct and fine. As the VP FAQ says, that is when you can change the time you take your pill, and it is safe to do so.

Even if you had messed up on the time in the same pack for only 2 hours you should still be fine, so you're doubly fine. No worries!
(I just moved for the summer from NY to the west coast and have been having similar issues so I feel your pain:))