Like I have stated in the past, my pregnancy was not planned. I was in this fog of good feelings. I felt like everything was going great. I was working out, getting my body ready for my wedding. I was determined to loose weight and achieve the body I had ALWAYS wanted. I have been a chubby girl all my life. When I was younger I was extremely overweight. After I became a vegetarian I lost weight, but never worked out enough to tone my body. Since I knew my wedding was fast approaching I decided to give P90X a try. I LOVED it! It brought on fast results. I had lost 10 pounds in a month!
Unfortunately, in the process, I had also forgotten to take my birth control pills. I remember the day I got pregnant. It was amazing. I could go into details, but let's just say it was the best night ever. Over a year later, I can still remember the sensations of that night. I also remember thinking, "Did you take your pill?" In the middle of the deed. I was so far into the night, the thought of stopping was not really an option. I figured, I'll just take it in the morning and double up. ALSO, I thought the pill (I thought it was just 1) I had missed was the end of the month dosage. The dosage that doesn't have the medication so that you may have your period...
Cut to the next morning. I get up, head to my medicine cabinet, which is actually just my dresser drawers top drawer, pull out the pills and...OH SHIT! I hadn't taken the pill in 3 days! What!!! I can honestly tell you I hadn't even thought that could have been a possibility. I had no recollection of NOT taking the pills. To make matters worse they were not the end of the month pills, they were the pearly white ones, ugh! I popped the 3 pills into my mouth and didn't think about the possibility of an egg being fertilized in my body at the same exact time. I was probably in denial. Not really thinking about the situation, not wanting to think about the situation. Ah! To be stupid!
In all honesty, I had forgotten to take a pill here in there. I didn't happen often, I certainly never meant to make it a habit. I had been taking birth control pills for over 3 years and had popped two pills at a time when I had forgotten to take the pill the day before, without consequences. This was the first time it was 3.
My advice is a no brainer...be mindful of what can happen if you don't take the pill correctly. Make an effort to remember to take it. Although I don't regret having my son, I do imagine how life would have been if I had been more careful...Maybe I'd be having a child this month...
Still, I know that god sent my son to me to help me learn to appreciate life. I try to do so with a happier heart each and every day.