I cannot tell you whether or not you are sinning. It would be good if you talked to a priest. I would say that it sounds as though you and your second husband have no children together. Were you married in the Catholic Church? Did you promise to welcome children into your marriage as Catholics of childbearing years are required to do?
Referencing back to this post, I agree with your observation that there may be some animosity between methods. I have a strong preference for the Marquette Method, and I would never recommend CCLI to anyone. CCLI is very anti working family, and many of us are forced to be dual income families. They distribute a pamphlet called “The First Three Years” (or something like that) which contains a series of non-referenced, out-of-context, hostile quotes degrading working families and equating out-of-home care to child abuse. I received the pamphlet when I ordered the home study course. I did not order the pamphlet. I contacted them about this, thinking that it may have been included in error, and I was informed that they send this pamphlet out to every one. Any organization that distrubutes false, hostile, anti-family material is not an organization that I trust to help me figure out when my fertile times are.
THANKS FOR BEING A PRACTICIONER! I really like this method and it has been very helpful! The only problem is my husband isnt as into this as I am. I thank God I’ve found this method! It was confusing at first but now I know my body! I pray that others seek this method! I hope to be a witness to those on contraceptives and show them they can natural family plan without fake stuff!
GOOD FOR YOU !! IT is a great blessing! I believe it is a sin if it is for selfish reasons.
Will this method work if you’re pre-menopausal and/or taking medications? I am almost 54 and not into menopause yet but I’m taking a lot of medications for different problems. For these reasons I feel I’m justified in trying to avoid pregnancy. I notice I sometimes get this mucus thats like rubber cement more than once during the month and I’m confused if I’m ovulating or not. Other times I have spotting during mid-cycle and not know if its a period coming on or ovulation. It would be difficult taking temperatures in the morning because the first thing I do in the morning is run to the john because of a spastic bladder and IBS problems. What would you advise for me?
Interesting. I have not seen the pamphlet you refer to, but I would like to ask a question. Are you sure they condemned ALL two income families as evil? Or is it possible that they just touched a nerve? An awful lot of families DO NEED both parents incomes to make ends meet. But it is NOT wrong for CCLI to point out that day-care has a LOT of downsides to it. It is very important to get this message out today because a LOT of families with TWO newish cars, a big house, cable TV, cell phones, yearly vacations, fancy clothes, regular eat-out habits and other non-essential spending claim that they NEED two incomes. They do not. And to reach for a luxurious lifestyle at the cost of paying someone else to raise your children most of their waking hours DOES require a loud wake-up call!
Strike a nerve? I’m not sure. If you mean that it made me realize that I’m a horrible parent, then no. We’re doing great. If you mean that I am annoyed and find it mind-boggling that an organization would hostilely set out to alienate the majority of couples, then yes. While it may be true that some who work could stay home, it has nothing to do with NFP. And, it is wrong to point out that daycare is bad while making it seem like scientific fact. Issuing a pamphlet that said CCLI supports SAHM would be great. A pamphlet expounding on all of the positives CCLI has seen of single income families, would also be fine. But, sending out unsolicited literature that is hostile toward working parents is wrong. It has nothing to do with NFP. There is nothing in the teaching of the Church that says that women cannot work. We need to encourage all married couples to use NFP, and CCLI’s distribution of literature that is hostile and degrading to working families does not achieve that goal. Shame on them.
The Creighton Method is designed to be effective for use in any reproductive category (post-partum, breastfeeding, premenopausal…etc). And with the Creighton Method there is no temp taking involved (great perk!).