I had to go off the pill in December because I came down with hepatitis A and had to stop taking medication. I've been waiting for my period to regulate to start taking it again. I expect my period at the end of the month, but January's period was non-existent. However, it seems like I'm getting a period now (the 13th of Feb) and I'm not positive if this means that my period has changed schedule, or that this is January's period coming extremely late. Should I start taking the birth control now? Or wait to see it my period starts at the end of the month again?

Please let me know! I'd like to start taking it as soon as possible, because these cramps are really unbearable... I had forgotten how bad they get!