NFP poll

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How long have you used NFP? over 20 years

Which method do you use? Calendar method, billings method, sympto - thermal

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy? No

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?

How many children do you have? 5 and 1 on the way
 
How long have you used NFP?
3.5 years

Creighton

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy?
unplanned, yes, unexpected, no

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?
no…and as the Creighton material says, when you are no longer following the rules for trying to avoid, you are trying to conceive!

How many children do you have?
1
 
Anniegirl said:
My fiance and I are planning on using NFP in our upcoming marriage. For those of you who use it, here is a poll:

How long have you used NFP? 14 years

Which method do you use? Naprotechnology

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy? Yes

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived? NO

How many children do you have? Six
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How long have you used NFP?
1.5 years

What method do you use? Sympto-thermal

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy?
unplanned, yes, unexpected, no 😃

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?
I was fertile during our wedding and honeymoon, a little earlier than normal but the symptoms were all there, and we knew it but decided not to abstain.

How many children do you have?
1
 
How long have you used NFP?

Depends on your definition. Before marriage, 1 year to help with painful irregular cycles. After marriage, 3 months of Doering, 6 months of LAM (lactation ammenorhea method), 6 months of total abstinence (no clear signs, couldn’t use breastfeeding infertility because I wasn’t exclusive nursing), and 18 months of “best guess”. Don’t look up “best guess method” in the books, you won’t find it, and for good reason 😉

Which method do you use?

Right now, I’m pregnant. But when we are serious about avoiding, we use Doering (temperature only) with light cross-checking from other signs and some extra abstinence padding around Phase 2, LAM if it is available, or total abstinence if neither is an option (late breastfeeding amenorrhea).
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Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy?**

Honestly, it was more unexpected that we went that long without a pregnancy than that we finally did get pregnant. In fact, I’d spent the past couple months before conceiving being disappointed every month that I wasn’t “unexpectedly” pregnant. So, uh, definitely not a method failure for any actual methods. LOL. DH was a little surprised, but he shouldn’t have been. I’d been telling him it would happen eventually if he didn’t take over charting, for 18 months . . .

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?

Since we call it the “best guess” method . . . no. No charts, no temps, just my gut from the signs I noticed - mostly secondary signs. I only recommend this method if your feeling is, “This really isn’t the best time and it would be horribly imprudent to seek a baby right now but I secretly really want to get pregnant anyways”.

How many children do you have?

Two, twins. Expecting #3.
 
New_at_this said:
this poll has me so dissappointed 😦
Is there anyone who used Billings and did not get an unexpected pregnancy???

I have a constant fertile type mucus as am in pp without cycles
But i added cp checks for my own sanity
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I am a Billings user for 1.5 years - no unexpected pregnancy yet.

Have you talked to your instructor about your situation? I know cervical checks are discouraged in Billings because it can confuse things. I like Billings because it is so simple - just note your cervical mucus and the sensations you feel daily. I never liked taking my temperature in the morning. However, I think because it IS based only on mucus checks, that it may not be right for women with conditions like PCOS who have a really confusing mucus sign.
 
Ten years. I could do it in my sleep 🙂

Two kids, exactly when we hoped for them.
 
How long have you used NFP?
6 years(not counting the time I was pregnant or breastfeeding)

Which method do you use?
Sympto-Thermal

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy?
no

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?n/a

How many children do you have?
2…and would love a few more;)
 
Anniegirl said:
My fiance and I are planning on using NFP in our upcoming marriage. For those of you who use it, here is a poll:

How long have you used NFP? Don’t use it now, because I had to have a hysterectomy 😦

Which method do you use? Sympto-thermal at first, then just used basal temperature after I got used to the ways of my body

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy? No!

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?

How many children do you have?
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3 great boys!!!

I might also add, too, that I have a really good friend who has 7 children, all spaced 2 years apart, with alternating genders (boy, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl, boy). They accomplished this all through NFP - and yes, it was ON PURPOSE!! 👍
 
How long have you used NFP? 14 months before marriage

Which method do you use? sympto - thermal method

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy? no

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?

How many children do you have? 2
 
How long have you used NFP? A few years now, I think. I haven’t really kept up with it 😃

Which method do you use? Calendar, BBT, Billings, and Saliva Ferning.

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy? **Nope! Just one expected one 🙂
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If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived? n/a

How many children do you have? Just the one on the way!
 
How long have you used NFP?
4 years

Which method do you use?
Billings (We also tried the “Lady-Comp”, but it required months to ‘learn’ how to predicte cycles…

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy?
Yes, two

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?
NO, we weren’t… any NFP ‘user’ mistake could be given a name in 9 months. If is tremendously challenging to use a “NFP method perfectly”.

How many children do you have?
1

NFP requires much effort and dicipline, kills moments of passion, and is very prone to user error, especially if one has a disorganized lifestyle. Put on your rose-coloured glasses if you want to see the wonderful ‘deeper understanding’ and ‘greater communication’, etc., marvels that come about because of it. My wife and I use NFP entirely on her biding. NFP benefits are greatly exagerated. Bliss in marriage comes with proper attitude and approach regardless of how family planing is done (NFP or ABC).
 
How long have you used NFP?

A little over a year

Which method do you use?

We were trained in Couple 2 Couple based classes.

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy?
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No…but it’s a little hard for me to conceive anyway (I’ll explain)**

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived?

NA

How many children do you have?

None for now.

The added benefit of NFP is that, as a woman, I am more in tune with what’s going on with my body. Thanks to my observations I was able to tell that while I was bleeding in what appeared to be irregular periods…it turned out I wasn’t always ovulating before said bleeding. I never would have known that about myself if it were not for NFP. Thanks to that I probably saved my gyno a lot of guesswork and I was recently diagnosed with PCOS…

Even if my hypothetical daughters never marry and remain virgins for the rest of their lives, I’m probably going to teach them how to chart themselves just so they can have this knowledge when it comes to their own health.
 
Kit15 said:
The added benefit of NFP is that, as a woman, I am more in tune with what’s going on with my body. Thanks to my observations I was able to tell that while I was bleeding in what appeared to be irregular periods…it turned out I wasn’t always ovulating before said bleeding. I never would have known that about myself if it were not for NFP. Thanks to that I probably saved my gyno a lot of guesswork and I was recently diagnosed with PCOS…

Even if my hypothetical daughters never marry and remain virgins for the rest of their lives, I’m probably going to teach them how to chart themselves just so they can have this knowledge when it comes to their own health.
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Amen to that. I’m also a Cyster. NFP was the only way we were able to conceive. And I love being in tune with my body so much! :love:
 
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Jenny_Z said:
Amen to that. I’m also a Cyster. NFP was the only way we were able to conceive. And I love being in tune with my body so much! :love:
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Oh…hey! Are you the same Jenny Z from SoulCysters.net? I go by “Greatest Hits” over there…fairly new to the Catholic thread (and the boards in general).
 
Anniegirl said:
My fiance and I are planning on using NFP in our upcoming marriage. For those of you who use it, here is a poll:

How long have you used NFP?we used NFP for 22 months (we no longer use it)

Which method do you use? sympto thermal

Have you ever had an unexpected pregnancy? YES - 2

If you had an unexpected pregnancy, were you using your NFP method perfectly at the time you conceived? YES

How many children do you have?
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none

we went through the NFP training - even though I have really weird periods which I had been on abc for for many years, I was told that as long as I wasn’t using and charted, even with weird cycles (for want of a better way to put it), I was instructed that as long as we went by the charts, we’d be fine - one thing I don’t appreciate about NFP is that the only way you can tell if it doesn’t work is by turning up pregnant- after the first time, we were told it was a “fluke” that I must have had an egg release when it wasn’t “supposed to” - I miscarried that time - then we tried again - and wound up pregnant AGAIN - this time also tracking daily without any skips and we also waitied a couple extra days than we thought we needed to because we didn’t want to become pregnant AGAIN - we had been to multiple OB GYN’s - even some that were Catholic and pro NFP - I’m sorry, but I don’t believe flukes happen twice - we no longer use NFP, I needed to be back on ABC - we no longer use NFP - I needed to be back on ABC anyway because of some menstration problems- I’m sure it works wonderfully for some people, but it does NOT work for everyone. I know I’ve been told “go see about what the Pope Paul center says” but in all honesty, even if they came up with something else they said would help and we used NFP again, the only way we would know it didn’t work would be if I got pregnant again and we can’t take that chance again until the doctors o.k. it. I’m glad it works for some, but it does NOT work for everyone

God Bless
Annie
 
Sympto Thermal does not work as well for women with irregular periods. Dr. Hilger’s method does. One thing I would suggest is that you also read Christopher West’s book. I think it is called “Theology for the Body for Beginners.”
 
ryecroft said:
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we went through the NFP training - even though I have really weird periods which I had been on abc for for many years, I was told that as long as I wasn’t using and charted, even with weird cycles (for want of a better way to put it), I was instructed that as long as we went by the charts, we’d be fine - one thing I don’t appreciate about NFP is that the only way you can tell if it doesn’t work is by turning up pregnant- after the first time, we were told it was a “fluke” that I must have had an egg release when it wasn’t “supposed to” - I miscarried that time - then we tried again - and wound up pregnant AGAIN - this time also tracking daily without any skips and we also waitied a couple extra days than we thought we needed to because we didn’t want to become pregnant AGAIN - we had been to multiple OB GYN’s - even some that were Catholic and pro NFP - I’m sorry, but I don’t believe flukes happen twice - we no longer use NFP, I needed to be back on ABC - we no longer use NFP - I needed to be back on ABC anyway because of some menstration problems- I’m sure it works wonderfully for some people, but it does NOT work for everyone. I know I’ve been told “go see about what the Pope Paul center says” but in all honesty, even if they came up with something else they said would help and we used NFP again, the only way we would know it didn’t work would be if I got pregnant again and we can’t take that chance again until the doctors o.k. it. I’m glad it works for some, but it does NOT work for everyone

God Bless
Annie
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I am so sorry that you have had a negative experience. I wish I could talk you out of the poison of ABC. On the weirdness scale, my cycles hold records. The early doctors thought they were helping me when they put me on ABC. I was on the steroids that is hormonal contraception for many years. I will probably pay the price until menopause. (I’m 38.)

Even with moral considerations aside, there is nothing that could make me go back to ABC. I love, love, love, charting. We have extremely serious reason for avoiding right now, and there is no way I would ever put any faith into ABC. I have used Sympto-thermal for 9 years and absolutely love it. The benefits to cross-checking are many. I will admit though, at 22 months of charting I didn’t know anything about my body yet. If only I had started charting at 13- years old!!!

My daughter will be taught to chart from day one. Her body is hers and she has every right to know exactly what is happening, and not have it covered up by artificial hormones. Fertility is not a disease. We do not need a pill.

I will keep you in my prayers that you are able to reconsider. God has a better plan for us than any of us can ever know. To conceive as a “fluke” is otherwise known as a miracle. God’s divine hand is working in our lives. Please let him shower you with blessings!
 
My ex wife and I had a lot of trouble with NFP her body was so out of wack the Billings people said they were going to give her condition a name using our surname as the name of the syndrome if you can call it a syndrome.
In the end after consulting a priest and getting the Ok she used artificial contraception for medical reasons and that was awful really I hate artificial contraception.

It seems no matter what you do lifes a challenge or as a former Leader of my country once said " Life wasn’t meant to be easy " he was well remembered for saying that and very much despised
 
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