Birth control question?

I usually take my birth control pill at eight oclock every morning and i forgot to take it today and its now almost one oclock. I know its not good to take it after thirty minutes of when your suppose to take it. Do i just skip the one today and take two tomorrow or do i take the one today that i missed and continue on my normal schedule? How does it work?
Answer:
if you forget to take your pill on time, you take it as soon as you remember.

There are special 'rules' depending on 'how' you miss. If you still have the booklet that came with your pills, they'll instruct you on what to do.

EDIT, here's what my booklet tells me. It's for Loestrin24Fe but I assume it's the same with all pills.

if you miss 1 pill (active pill, not the period ones)
1) take it as soon as you remember. Then take the next pill at your regular time, even if it means taking 2 pills on the same day.
2) in this case, you will not need to use a back up birth control method.

if you miss 2 pills in a row in week 1 or week 2 of your pill pack
1) take 2 pills on the day you remember and then 2 pills the next day
2)then take 1 pill a day until you finish the pack
3) you could get pregnant during the next 7 days you restart your pills, use a back up birth control method

if you miss 2 pills in a row in week3 or week4 of your pill pack
1)keep taking 1 pill every day until sunday. On sunday, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack of pills the same day
2)you may not have your period this month, but if you miss 2 in a row consult a doctor to rule out pregnant
3)again, you could get pregnant during the 7 days you restart your pills, take another bc method.

if you miss 3 or more pills in a row at any time
same rules as the last one

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You should take it now and take your next pill at the normal time.

If you still have the informational insert that your pill pack came with, you should read it. Many of them you can find online.

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jsut take it.. i never take it at the right times. lol

im fine

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take it now! and continue tomorrow. don't you ever take 2 pills in the same day. better skip one,but don't take it after 12 hours.
hurry up!

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30 minute rule is rubbish. There is an increased risk of pregnancy after about twelve hours. You should take the forgotton pill ASAP and continue tomorrow as normal. You should use condoms for the next 7 days but this is only generally recommended if the missed pill is %26gt;12 hrs. I read above that someone said that you should not take two pills in one day - this is rubbish also.

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take it now, then tomorrow, that it the time you normally do.

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