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Reply to: Family planning or avoiding pregnancy in a pandemic Posted June 27, 2020

That’s awesome! I love fertility awareness. My husband and I have been using Creighton for 5 years now with one planned pregnancy. I have a history of Endomeitriosis, low progesterone, and irregular cycles. Because of charting I can navigate my body’s biological markers and know when I am fertile or infertile. We really love the method we use because even with continuous mucus we are able to navigate poor quality mucus vs good quality mucus based on my body’s production and still have the majority of the month available for intercourse when we are avoiding pregnancy. Also because of charting we knew I had medical things that needed addressed. Sadly things that take an average of 7 years to get diagnosed. Creighton also can be used with limited mucus production (cervical secretions) in fact, when we see low production of cervical Mucus that can be a cause of infertility, hormonal imbalances, or a vitamin B6 vitamin deficiency. re:Infertility due to low cervical Mucus production, The female body needs basic things for non-medical assisted conception to occur. Good Sperm Good Eggs Good Mucus The absence of one of these and pregnancy will likely not occur.

Reply to: Family planning or avoiding pregnancy in a pandemic Posted June 27, 2020

I agree with @hbic that different IUD’s have different lengths of time they are usable. You’re doctor’s office should be able to tell you or you can likely find that info with a quick Google search of the brand name. The question I would have is what happens if you can not access your doctor at all to have it removed. We’re taught of course not to remove them ourselves, for safety reasons. Like the implant, coil, or IUD I’d personally rather know what my body is doing any given day of my cycle vs relying on a medical device that can fail, cause an injury, or can not be removed easily in an emergency without a medical professional. Not shaming or anything like that, I love discussing the female reproductive system. 🙂

Reply to: Family planning or avoiding pregnancy in a pandemic Posted June 27, 2020

Haha, well… you’re not wrong. I agree, Abstinence if the easiest rule to follow if it’s your intention to avoid pregnancy. And the healthiest, to be honest. We teach the concept that if you can not be sure if a day is one of fertility or infertility then the couple treats it like a day of fertility then decide based on their intention (achieving or avoiding) if they will use that day for genital contact. We say genital contact vs intercourse because pre-ejactulatory fluid has been shown to Ave high concentrations of sperm. And if that sperm comes into contact with fertile cervical Mucus, even without penetration, pregnancy can result. So when in doubt, abstain.

Reply to: Preps of shame? Posted June 27, 2020

I have a 2.5 year old and when we do a clothing switch out for his edw, I have to do the same in the BOBs. It’s a pain.

Reply to: Preps of shame? Posted June 27, 2020

Jars are like potato chips! I like storing dry goods in them for everyday use too. But I try to reuse store product jars for that. ie: pickles, pasta sauce. The bulk of my jars came from Grandparents garage attic. They had to have been up there for 30 years. Work as well as they ever did. 🙂 I’ve decided to only purchase wide mouth quart and the pints from this year on. The WMP are perfect for our family and I can fit my hands in them to clean. I have tiny hands, so I can’t imagine others…

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Reply to: Family planning or avoiding pregnancy in a pandemic Posted June 27, 2020

That’s awesome! I love fertility awareness. My husband and I have been using Creighton for 5 years now with one planned pregnancy. I have a history of Endomeitriosis, low progesterone, and irregular cycles. Because of charting I can navigate my body’s biological markers and know when I am fertile or infertile. We really love the method we use because even with continuous mucus we are able to navigate poor quality mucus vs good quality mucus based on my body’s production and still have the majority of the month available for intercourse when we are avoiding pregnancy. Also because of charting we knew I had medical things that needed addressed. Sadly things that take an average of 7 years to get diagnosed. Creighton also can be used with limited mucus production (cervical secretions) in fact, when we see low production of cervical Mucus that can be a cause of infertility, hormonal imbalances, or a vitamin B6 vitamin deficiency. re:Infertility due to low cervical Mucus production, The female body needs basic things for non-medical assisted conception to occur. Good Sperm Good Eggs Good Mucus The absence of one of these and pregnancy will likely not occur.

Reply to: Family planning or avoiding pregnancy in a pandemic Posted June 27, 2020

I agree with @hbic that different IUD’s have different lengths of time they are usable. You’re doctor’s office should be able to tell you or you can likely find that info with a quick Google search of the brand name. The question I would have is what happens if you can not access your doctor at all to have it removed. We’re taught of course not to remove them ourselves, for safety reasons. Like the implant, coil, or IUD I’d personally rather know what my body is doing any given day of my cycle vs relying on a medical device that can fail, cause an injury, or can not be removed easily in an emergency without a medical professional. Not shaming or anything like that, I love discussing the female reproductive system. 🙂

Reply to: Family planning or avoiding pregnancy in a pandemic Posted June 27, 2020

Haha, well… you’re not wrong. I agree, Abstinence if the easiest rule to follow if it’s your intention to avoid pregnancy. And the healthiest, to be honest. We teach the concept that if you can not be sure if a day is one of fertility or infertility then the couple treats it like a day of fertility then decide based on their intention (achieving or avoiding) if they will use that day for genital contact. We say genital contact vs intercourse because pre-ejactulatory fluid has been shown to Ave high concentrations of sperm. And if that sperm comes into contact with fertile cervical Mucus, even without penetration, pregnancy can result. So when in doubt, abstain.

Reply to: Preps of shame? Posted June 27, 2020

I have a 2.5 year old and when we do a clothing switch out for his edw, I have to do the same in the BOBs. It’s a pain.

Reply to: Preps of shame? Posted June 27, 2020

Jars are like potato chips! I like storing dry goods in them for everyday use too. But I try to reuse store product jars for that. ie: pickles, pasta sauce. The bulk of my jars came from Grandparents garage attic. They had to have been up there for 30 years. Work as well as they ever did. 🙂 I’ve decided to only purchase wide mouth quart and the pints from this year on. The WMP are perfect for our family and I can fit my hands in them to clean. I have tiny hands, so I can’t imagine others…