Your experience with the different types of NFP

[anp1215]

I never knew there was so much contention within the NFP world until I came back into the Church.

I picked up Toni’s book “Taking Charge of Your Fertility” (as posted above) and thought it explained the methods in a simple and secular way. It’s easy to adjust to the Catholic teachings because she understands people are allergic to condoms and can’t use them anyway.

I grabbed her book before I had any idea of the church teachings on ABC and it was because I had read about NFP and wanted an alternative to filling my body with hormones.

Since I’ve come into the Church again and started my research…I’m actually afraid of NFP. I don’t want my marriage to be plagued with months and months of abstinence and I don’t want to feel forced into one type of method because the others “don’t work.”

I’m sticking with STM. I’m lucky enough to be blessed with regular cycles that have always been fairly obvious and I enjoyed the fact that STM compares all three signs and shows you how to chart everything and compare.

My only fear is the fact that I’m at the very end of my pregnancy and I know that I’m going to have to pay attention to my cycles and be patient for them to come back. I plan to chart right away as best as I can and keep my fingers crossed.
I might even start hunting for books on NFP for post-partem mothers.

Have you taken the STM post partum class?

 

[Kelfa28]

Have you taken the STM post partum class?

I’ve looked around and, online at least, there isn’t much available near by to where I live. However, I have an appointment with my pastor and am planning to ask for advice/phone numbers and see if he knows anything that’s not listed online. Most of the local classes in the area are STM anyway but there was nothing that indicated any of them taught specifically post-partem.

It’s been tough because I’m due in 10 days and my energy has been either completely zapped or directed towards something else.

I’ve read you can’t really start charting until you’re 5 weeks post-partem anyway. But I know I should take a class because this is my first baby and I have no idea what my body is going to do.

 

[JDB823]

FYI: Although they both claim to teach the “Symptothermal Method”, Weschler teaches a completely different version of it than CCLI. Each one has different rules. Weschler emphases the mucus, CCLI the temperature shift.

For any method, the quality of observations is key. Otherwise, it’s garbage in, garbage out.

 

[twoangels]

So my last thread was deleted before any questions were answered or insight given. This is not an advertisement… As a soon-to-be bride, I am weighing the different types of NFP and what would work best for me. I have had irregular periods almost all the time, sometimes going without them for three-four months. Due to this, I don’t know whether to seek Creighton or the Sympto-thermal method. What are your experiences with either/both methods?

I’d go with Creighton since its related to Napro technology and then find a napro physician who can look at your charts and work with you on any problems.

 

[mtbender]

I’ve looked around and, online at least, there isn’t much available near by to where I live. However, I have an appointment with my pastor and am planning to ask for advice/phone numbers and see if he knows anything that’s not listed online. Most of the local classes in the area are STM anyway but there was nothing that indicated any of them taught specifically post-partem.

CCLI has a specific Postpartum course.

They also offer virtual classes that are done via webcam.