You doctor is speaking a load of poo.

The Mini-Pill works by giving you progesterone. This messes with your fertility hormones and is about 96% effective in stopping a pregnancy (different pills may vary), although it doesn't always suppress ovulation the womb lining is rarely suitable for a baby. The Pill has two hormones in, oestrogen and progesterone (or rather, synthetic versions) and stops ovulation. Some mini-pills do stop ovulation too, although Cerazette is the only one I can think of that does that.

You do NOT have to wait a month for the mini-pill to be effective: just one week if you don't start it when your period starts.

There are SOOOO many myths about the Mini-Pill: it is effective if you're not BFing and is a good alternative to those who cannot take oestrogens.

You may want to look up your exact brand but believe me, it's not foolproof (only abstainence is) but it's not as risky as your GP is making out.

We're not having another baby, DS stopped breastfeeding ages ago and I'm on the mini-pill atm. So I'm very well researched about it!