Girls, birth control question?

[Joanna34]

I'm not trying to prevent pregnancy! The reason I'm on the pill is due to heavy bleeding during my period. That being said, today is July 18. My last birth control pill in my current pack will be taken tonight. I'm leaving for the beach for a week on August 8th and I'm supped to get my period on August 9th. If I DONT want to get my period until after I come back on the 15th could I possibly skip this week of birth control pills and start taking them on July 26th instead? Will this help me prolong my period since I'll have more active pills? Or should I take another pack to the beach with me and only continue taking the active pills? Only, I don't want break through bleeding. Please give me an honest and detailed answer. I do not want my period at the beach

[Anonymous]

I skip my my period every two months, so I basically have my period only six times a year (which is great!). My pills come in packs of 28, 4 of them are non-active.
I skip my period simply by not taking the non-hormonal pills and just jump straight to a new pack. Skipping more than one period in a row is not recommended at all, though.
I do not think mixing things up by yourself (skipping only a week) is going to do any good.
Or well on second thought, it might not be the dumbest idea if you don't care for the pregnancy-preventing feature - skipping only one pill messes it up. Therefore you will have to use a condom for a week after you've taken your first birth control pill.

[Joanna34]

Lol I'm not sexually active. I'm simply trying to prevent getting a period at the beach. So will I experience any break through bleeding?

[Opinion Owner]

The first time i skipped my period I had break through bleeding in very small amounts for a few days. They felt like normal discharge, but they were a little brown-ish. Nothing that required a pad or a tampon though.

[AmandaLynn1930]

i've heard people say they do that to skip their period. i dont how how healthy it is for u to do that and i've never personally tried it. but maybe do some research online and see if it will work, and if there are any health risks.

[far2gud4u]

you should get your period within your week's break? otherwise its ok to take 2 months consecutively as long as you dont do it often, my doctor used to let me when i had an important track meet on

[Cjanes]

Messing with your hormones like that is a bad idea. Your best bet is just hope your period is a bit late and pack tampons

[9mfeo]

I think you can start a new pack and then take the sugar pills the next week without too much trouble.

[bananajams77]

I have heard of people doing that but I would talk to your doctor first.

[floemilybrown]

Sorry but I don't think you should take them full stop for a whole load of medical reasons

[aamy811]

I've done it before and been fine