Birth Control Issues

R.,

My friend Hope (from Boise) did natural family planning for several years successfully. They recently decided to stop and have kids, and their daughter was born recently. I asked her about your question, and here is what she said:

Tell her that information on Natural Family Planning is at the Couple to Couple League website. If she has particular questions, give her my
email and I would be happy to talk with her and/or hook her up with teachers in the area.

Let me know if you want her email. You can email me direct at ____@____.com this helps.
-S. Doering

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Yay! I'm so glad you asked! My husband and I have been practicing Natural Family Planning for a year and a half now with no scares, no problems, no cost, no side effects. Its wonderful! All you need to know about it can be found in the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. There is also a group on ivillage started by the author that can offer support and has a place for you to chart everything. You will be so much healthier in the long run if you use natural birth control!

Have you tried to NuvaRing? I have heard great things about it but never tried it myself... It is a chemical thing still, but I have heard from friends that they haven't had as many problems with it as they have other things.

I have used Natural Family Planning successfully for 7 years. I have been able to conceive 3 times when we wanted to and avoid pregnancy the rest of the time!!

Here is a link to an organization that teaches a class on NFP, you do not have to be affiliated with a specific chuch, anyone can attend the class and get the materials. It's awesome, and most people learning about NFP have used contraceptives for years so you won't feel "alone".

click on learn/teach for class info http://www.ccli.org/

There are instructors in Fargo/Moorhead and surrounding areas too.

Hello- I recently switched to YAZ pill. I love it! I know you said you hate pills but, this one really is different. It helps control my "emotions" to the point that I no longer have to be on an antidepressant. I am very excited. Periods are only two-three days long too!

Yes there is sonething. It's called Natural Family Planning. It is where you keep track of when you are ovulating and not ovulating. It helps you not to get pregnant or if you want to concieve. The Catholic church usually offers classes on this. I didn't take a class due knew how to check if I was ovulating. I was on no birth control except Natural Family Planning for almost 2 years before we concieved our twins. Which we got pregnant on the first month of trying. So I would suggest checking into this as an alternative to pills or something more drastic. Hope this helps.

R- have you given any thought to the nuva ring? it's very easy to use. the only real draw back is the cost. have you talked to your OB provider about different new options? if you have any questions about using the ring i'd be happy to answer.
M.

There is a method called Natural Family Planning. Here is a website that gives you more information about it. http://www.americanpregnancy.org/preventingpregnancy/fert...
It can be very effective, the is a couple of different methods and one can choose which best fits them. There are also classes that are offered too....

Me and my husband have used condoms faithfully for year. I would say about 5 years for sure. I've NEVER had one break. If you use a condoms proper.... which yes there is a proper way. You can get directions off planned parenthood's site then the odds of breakage are very very small.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/birth-control-pregnancy/...

Here is the link. You can read all the stats there... But me and my husband have used 1000's of them with no breaking ever. Ironically enough I got pregnant both times by accident on the pill. Go figure.

My husband and I used Natural Family Planning until we were ready to have a child, now 6 months. That worked for us. It was kind of frusterating at first learning how it works, but once we got the hang of it, it was not so bad. Feel free to email if you have more specific questions. I am sure you can also research on the internet as well. Good Luck

Have you looked into the rythum method?

I have had friends take wild yam, from their health food store. I don't know much about it, but it's something you could search out yourself and see if it would work for you. One of them got pregnant when she forgot to use it for two days, but that happens with the pill too.

I hope that gives you something to look into!