NFP (Natural Family Planning)

How effective has this method been for you?

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Asked by amberpatterson at 10:26 AM on Feb. 17, 2012 in General Parenting

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I'm 44 & just had a "surprise" baby! Enough said.....LOL!

Answer by ILovemyPaulie at 10:35 AM on Feb. 17, 2012
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ILMP- How long did it work for you though? I know as you get older you ovulate more than once per month...(So that may be why you got pregnant)

Comment by amberpatterson (original poster) at 10:37 AM on Feb. 17, 2012
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It didn't....I got pregnant about 5 months after we got married, had a miscarriage and got pregnant 3 weeks after that. Then I got Mirena and got pregnant again! Family Planning doesn't seem to work for us at all.

Answer by AF4life at 10:49 AM on Feb. 17, 2012
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That's very possible. I have been married 19 years & did have fertility problems throughout. I still would not just rely on that method if you really do NOT want to get pregnant. I had my Son 5 years ago & since then we haven't used any protection but my DH was being careful & we avoided sex during supposed ovulation time. If it is not an issue for your if you do get pregnant, I would rather use nothing or condoms as opposed to birth control pills or any other birth control method with hormones in it. I was on the pill when I was younger & had some issues with it regarding my health. GL!

Answer by ILovemyPaulie at 10:50 AM on Feb. 17, 2012
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I used it successfully for almost 4yrs. Then DH decided he wanted another, we were prego within weeks. Lol. It pays to know when your body is ready=)

Answer by Caoimhe_Oona at 12:01 PM on Feb. 17, 2012
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I haven't used it for a long period of time but when we have used it, it worked for us. We used it for a year in between ds #2 and dd. We got pregnant on the first try when we decided to get pregnant again. We then used it after dd until this pregnancy. That was about 18 months.

Answer by JamieLK at 3:03 PM on Feb. 17, 2012
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It's worked for me. I haven't used birth control in over 8 yrs. Only got pregnant when we were trying.

Answer by MrsMWF at 4:50 PM on Feb. 17, 2012
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Isn't that another name for parenthood?

Answer by rkoloms at 10:16 PM on Feb. 17, 2012
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rkoloms, it's a form of contraception ;)

Comment by amberpatterson (original poster) at 1:28 AM on Feb. 18, 2012
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