Skipped placebos on birth control, cramping/spotting now. Help?

You should not skip ahead to your placebos--just continue through the pack and you'll get your period when you get your period. There is nothing wrong with skipping your placebos but it will take awhile for you to get back on a normal period schedule. A few years ago my GYN told me I could just take the placebos every 3 packs so I could get fewer periods. I was doing this for about a year and a half and my cycle never changed; I continued to get my period almost monthly and my GYN said sometimes it just doesn't work for certain women. It took me a few months to get back on a normal cycle but it eventually did. Your body is just confused; just continue through the pack and in a few months you'll be on a normal cycle again.