Posts by springmama

I am so glad that this thread was moved! I apologize for posting it in the wrong forum. All of you mamas have helped me so much. Thank you for your perspectives, support and prayers. I have been praying about this and reading a lot...

Hi I'm new here. I am about to chart my fisrt cycle and I'm nervous. When I look at other people's charts it seems so confusing! I'm hoping that once I get into it that it will make more sense. Glad to be here!

I just wanted to let you know that I will be in for it when my family finds out that I am converting. I grew up with Catholic bashing in my protestant family so I'm sure that I will be being talked about quite bit behind my back and who...

I have the book The Art of NFP and I am wondering where the best place to buy the basal thermometer and the charts is? Should I order them directly from the CCL website? Thanks in advance!

Wow Charbeau you put it perfectly! I do sometimes feel like I am having to choose allegiance between my dh and the Church. I also relate and agree with everything else you said too. I am going to start really learning NFP and...

Happy New Year! I just wanted to post a small update and ask a couple of questions. I really prayed to the Lord about this issue and I will continue to pray about this. I was also given a copy of The Art of Natural Family Planning by the...

I don't really know how much more info I need on the Church's teachings and NFP - I understand them. I don't feel that the Church needs to change her stance on the issues either, I just know that they aren't going to work for my...

I really appreciate all of your replies! Thank you so much. I guess that I can't put it off any longer and I will need to talk to the parish priest about this. Although talking about sex with a 65 year old man just puts a knot in my...

I have no issue with the effectiveness of NFP per se. I'm sure it works well but personally I don't trust it as much as I do using FAM, condoms and withdrawal. The big thing here is that anstaining during fertile times doesn't work for...