Pregnant or just stress spotting? help!

omgitsashley18 · Newbie Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 1

I started my last period on September 7th and ended on the 10th! Im on birth control and i should have started taking the new pack on the 10th but i didnt get it until the 11th! As soon as i got them i started taking them! Today is the 18th and over the weekend as well as today i have had some minor cramping, also i started spotting a little today! Ive been looking up what could cause this and some websites say i could be stressed and some say i could be pregnant?!?! Does anyone know why this could be going on? Please help!
Thanks!

Carifairy · Veteran Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 2719

When you look up spotting on some websites, it does NOT take into consideration that you are on the PILL.

ANYTIME you miss a pill, take one later than usual, or start a pack late, you will mostlikely hav some spotting. This may go on for a few weeks and is normal, but it is a side effect of you taking the pack a day late.

Pregnancy takes 2 weeks to show up on a pregnancy test, and it is not INSTANT! PREGNANCY and implantation are a process whcih may take a few weeks, so it is unlikely you would even be pregnant NOW if you ovulated.

It is unlikely that you would ovulate since you only started the pack a day late, and you started taking them ASAP.

Pregnant or just stress spotting? help!

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