This is my family. Once we learned what it was at our NFP class (we took the class during our engagement), we were sold on all of its “rules.” We didn’t do them because they were rules, but because we discovered that they really work best for our family.
See I told you THIS is why I married you, to keep me on my toes…I was in a hurry when I posted this…gimme a breakMM, if I am 22 months pregnant then we’ve got some serious problems!!!
I am 22 weeks! Just an FYI
Well said, Jennifer.
We are in identical boats and rowing in the same direction. Isn’t it a great ride?! 
, but I am mere aging flesh and bone).Your wrong! This is the teaching of the Catholic church. I was required, as well as others getting married, to attend the class. You signed up through the church and it was taught in the Catholic church!
) I’m planning to learn Creighton, as I’d like to eventually be a midwife/NaPro person. I think I will chart just to keep track of when my period will start, and to make sure I’m healthy. But other than that, I don’t think I’ll care if I’m fertile or not. I can see (well, not really, just hypothetically) my husband suggesting we be ‘intimate’ tonight, me commenting, “Sure! Did you know I’m probably fertile right now?” and him saying, “Really? neat!” and then us carrying on as usual. 
I won’t use it to avoid unless we have a serious reason ie we just CANNOT afford another child, as in, we’d actually starve even if we sold everything except our house, some serious medical problem, etc. I’ll use breastfeeding to space, and, just guessing from my body size (very skinny, fast metabolism, hungry a lot myself) it’ll be all my body can handle to feed a hungry child, let alone worrying about preparing for the possibility of another one. Then you were not taught what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches…
According to the instruction, NFP did not remove the presence of God from the act of love like artificial barriers do physically. My point is that the science is being used to circumvent the use of physical barriers. This is no different then lusting after a woman and not actually have a physical relationship.
Its completely different. There is nothing wrong with abstinence. There is always something wrong with impure thoughts.
Hello!
We have decided to leave the size of our family in God’s hands as far as possible, so we do not use NFP or any other fertility awareness methods. If our circumstances change in the future, we wouldn’t hesitate to make use of NFP…but I would have to get around to learning it first! Our second born son has been a major handful since birth…he is healthy but wild as they come! We had wanted a large family but felt stretched to the limit.
I am just grateful that the pill made me feel dreadful and I threw them away after a couple of months and switched to a barrier method. I had no idea that it could act as an abortifacient…my fault for not researching it properly. And thanks be to God he is the most angelic little strawberry-blonde haired, blue eyed angel a mother could wish for…God answered my prayers for an easy one this time round lol! My mother-in-law, a devout Catholic who raised six children, says “You should take it easy.” Our local parish priest said to us “I think you’ve got your hands full already.” My own mother (not Catholic) has not been happy to hear of the impending arrival of any of her grandchildren. He has always provided the grace we needed to get through impossibly difficult times. He has always provided for us financially…with opportunities for further study and promotion for my DH and leading me to find new ways and means to manage our home on one income. Of course it takes our co-operation and sacrafice and it has been far from easy. But we are over the moon to be home in His Church…to have the Sacraments…the Communion of Saints…His Word…the Tradition of the Catholic Church. I’m pretty sure we would not feel so brave without it!Beautiful post! What an awesome witness!Hello! We have decided to leave the size of our family in God’s hands as far as possible, so we do not use NFP or any other fertility awareness methods. If our circumstances change in the future, we wouldn’t hesitate to make use of NFP…but I would have to get around to learning it first!
About three years ago my DH re-verted and I converted to the Catholic Church. Previously we had attended protestant churches who taught that ABC was perfectly acceptable, so we used it. Actually, we always deeply admired the protestants we knew who didn’t use it and put all their trust in God’s provision for their needs. We wanted to do this but we were fearful of the consequences. Our eldest child was born with cerebral palsy and is severely intellectually and physically disabled. He has very high support needs, so there is a lot of work involved in his care but he is the dearest darling in the world…and the happiest person I know. Our second born son has been a major handful since birth…he is healthy but wild as they come! We had wanted a large family but felt stretched to the limit.
After our conversion we felt deep guilt and regret over our use of ABC…imagine all the little souls that we stopped from entering this world. I am just grateful that the pill made me feel dreadful and I threw them away after a couple of months and switched to a barrier method. I had no idea that it could act as an abortifacient…my fault for not researching it properly.
We understood that we had been forgiven through the sacrament of confession but we wanted to show our true contrition to God by placing our fertility totally in His hands. The following month our third son was conceived. And thanks be to God he is the most angelic little strawberry-blonde haired, blue eyed angel a mother could wish for…God answered my prayers for an easy one this time round lol!
So…now we are waiting for a few girls to even the score! Or more boys…we’re not fussy. o.k. o.k. I admit it…I’m longing for a little girl!
Sadly, almost everyone we know thinks we are absolutely crazy for daring to break the almighty “two-child barrier”. It seems that everyone thinks we have “grave reason” to avoid…except us!
But we know the truth…God always always always provides. He has always provided the grace we needed to get through impossibly difficult times. He has always provided for us financially…with opportunities for further study and promotion for my DH and leading me to find new ways and means to manage our home on one income. Of course it takes our co-operation and sacrafice and it has been far from easy. But we are over the moon to be home in His Church…to have the Sacraments…the Communion of Saints…His Word…the Tradition of the Catholic Church. I’m pretty sure we would not feel so brave without it!
Thankyou very much!Welcome home! I will pray for God’s continued blessings on you and your family.
And the same to you!No one is talking about abstinence. Abstinence is fine. However using NFP to circumvent God’s will of pro-creation is no different than using physical barriers. In your heart, your forsaking God to satisfy the desires of the flesh.
You’re welcome to your opinion, but it is not what the Church teaches.
You know how NFP works right?
You really need to read the Catechism on this topic (posted several times, btw), because you are wrong!!! NFP (periodic abstinence) is allowed by the Church when a couple has a grave/serious reason to space or postpone pregnancy. It’s the alternative to total abstinence. The use of NFP does not alter the physical act in anyway. It is not a barrier.