My parents used Natural Family Planning when they had my brother and I, and it worked like a charm for them. As I got older and most of my friends began taking the pill, I always held off because I knew there were better options. When my husband and I got engaged, we began talking about the Creighton Model and went to our area facilitator to set up meetings. As a Catholic, I appreciate that it helps me and my husband understand and work with the natural cycles God gave me. As a hippie, I appreciate that I'm not putting any foreign chemicals or hormones in my body that don't belong there. And as a broke grad student, I appreciate that it's one of the cheapest (successful) options out there!
So far, using it has been difficult for my husband and me. For months, my cycles have been abnormal and haven't developed any kind of pattern. While this has been frustrating, it has alerted me that I may need to seek medical attention to determine whether or not there's something I should be worried about. We're contacting a local doctor who's familiar with the Creighton Model to go over my charts with me and run some tests. If I hadn't been charting my cycles, I might never have known something was off until it was too late.
--Emily from South Carolina
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