Thank you for your replies. Yes we felt like it was time to trust God in all areas of our lives, not just the ones that seemed convenient. My wife has been off of birth control for a couple of months. We just decided to do this a couple of days ago, so we’re still learning a lot about it. Through your own experiences does anyone have any suggestions for methods?
I have personally used the
sympto-thermal method for spacing our children over the 9 1/2 years (so far) of our marriage…
We learned it through a diocesan class, but then I also picked up several other resources to add to my knowledge base. Here are some good
sympto-thermal resources:
nfpandmore.com/
ccli.org/
tcoyf.com/ - This book is a fabulous medical resource, but outlines more of the “Fertility Awareness Method”, which allows for the use of condoms during the fertile phase… obviously NOT a “Catholic” resource, but if you do ignore those parts about using condoms you’ll find it to be extremely helpful in the medical detail it gives about tracking your cycle. Identical tracking method to the sympto-thermal method of NFP.
There are several other methods out there… no one is
better than another in and of itself… just really what works for you. If you aren’t comfortable with the method you learn, try another. Here are a few other methods you may want to research:
Creighton (I’ve heard fabulous things about this method!)
Marquette (Includes using a fertility monitor device)
Billings
Hope that helps a little!!
