Is Natural Family Planning for You? 
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If you and your husband wish to postpone pregnancy, you have several contraceptive options available. One approach—natural family planning (NFP)—has many advantages, yet receives little attention in popular media or the medical community. What's the reason for this lack of awareness? Often it's the common but mistaken impression that any method of postponing pregnancy that doesn't involve ...
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Lyn
I used NFP for four years with great results--no unplanned pregnancy. And it most certainly is a "contraceptive". Semantics aside, no sex during peak days IS a barrier method. But since the days are always changing, depending on when you get your period, you do have to keep track. I also wanted extra protection/peace of mind so, I also avoided sex on the day before and after those three peak days, for a total of five "no sex" days out of the month. It worked 100% of the time.
Jimm
This sounds like an extremely dangerous way of avoiding unwanted pregnancy. BTW Theresa, your story confuses me a little. You are having a second child because your husband forgot his condoms and couldn't keep it in his pants? Has he heard of coitus interuptus?
Anonymous
NFP isn't a contraceptive. Nothing is being put in the way of conceiving.
Amber
I'm surprised more couples don't know about the LadyComp. It's a thermometer and computer that tracks your fertile days, and tells you when to use protection. I hear it's pretty popular in europe. My friends told me they were using it with excellent success with family planning, and I've been using it for a year with no problems. Best of all, there's no yucky hormone side-effects! You can learn more at www.raxmedical.com
Theresa
Thank you so much for a well-written article on Natural Family Planning! After experiencing various side-effects from hormonal methods, I used this method to avoid pregnancy for 9 consecutive months. Most information on this method is terribly incorrect, assuming it's the same as the nortoriously INeffective 'rhythm' or 'calendar' method. What a treat to see an informative and postitive article on NFP! By using this method, I was able to see how clear it is to know when we are fertile; the bodies God created for us are absolutely amazing! I loved taking my temperature each morning and watching other signs to see what was happening with my body. I have always had irregular cycles...47 days was the longest I charted. Still, my temperature and fluid were enough to let me know. When my husband and I were on vacation and he forgot condoms during my 'fertile' period, I gave him a choice. Abstain, or likely end up with a child on the way. Our second blessing is due on Christmas Day 20!
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