I’ll buy giftcard monday so I can order them.The main methods are sympto thermo, Billings, Creighton and Marquette. I’d recommend reading up on all of them together and mutually deciding. I would not recommend Cyclebeads or the Standard Days method which are simply calendar based methods.
I have read that taking your BBT the same time every day is ideal. I have been slacking with it lately to be honest. Slacking on the time, not on taking it, I mean. As long as you’ve been sleeping for (I think) at least 6 hours, you will have an accurate basal temperature when you wake up. You could always set the alarm for the same time every day, and then on days that you’re gonna sleep in just go back to sleep after taking it.
At least you’ll be prepared for a surprise baby in that respect. i hear they do keep you up all night lol!
Yes - you’ll work a lot more efficiently when you’re older -stuff that takes you ten hours to do now, will only take five hours, once you get over 40 - so you’ll have more time to sleep.
Me, too. Children have really been commodified - we can “want” or “don’t want” children, the same way we can “want” cars, or some other kind of luxury item - and we can “can’t afford” children in exactly the same way - people say “I can’t afford children right now” in exactly the same tone of voice that they say, “I can’t afford a Mercedes Benz, right now.”
Excuse me, I am not AFRAID to have children, I just know it would be better for us to WAIT to have them. I want, like, 7 kids eventually, but right now we’re hopinh to wait, but accept that accidents may happen. We’re college students. fair jobs, just getting started. a baby wouldn’t be a burden, but it ould be best to wait a few MONTHS at least. My motherr had 7 children, ones she couldn’t feed, who went hungry for days on end, who couldn’t be given medical care. Pardon me for wanting to avoid such a situation.
Call your parish or diocesan family life office and take a class. I suggest you learn via an instructor, chart, and have your instructor review your charts.
Man I wish I could do that…I don’t handle lack of sleep well. God must have known that because our daugther slept through the night at 1 month old. My husband on the other hand is like the energizer bunny…lack of sleep doesn’t even pahse him.
NFP isn’t birth control…It’s responsible family planning. Having a baby while both my husband and I were in grad school, working full time, and paying off debts, would not hav been the end of the world, but it certainly would not have been ideal either. The stress load would have meant less time and attention to the baby. We used NFP to get through those first 3 years of marriage, learn about each other and grow as a couple and now we are much more prepared to add kids into the mix. I can stay home with them, and really get to enjoy being a mom (most days
). I don’t think being responsible is a sin.Syri…you are being very intelligent about planning your family, and that shows great fore thought and common sense. You are going to be a great mom. Taking time to be just a couple is healthy and wise, learning to be a family of two is important, so that you can build a healthy family of more later on.
Looks like you found a keeper. Marriage is so much deeper than just the physical part. After 5 years and 2 kids trust me, it’s only a small part of the bond between husband and wife. I’m glad you found someone who loves you and that kind of level.