What Type of Birth Control Do You Use?

April 14, 2009

If you're not leaving the number of children you bear up to chance like Josh and Anna and Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, then most couples use some form of birth control to limit the number of their offspring or to space their babies out. From the rhythm method to rubbers, there are lots of options. Which do you use?

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4 years 5 weeks

Natural Family Planning...which is NOT Rhythm!

4 years 5 weeks

I'm with Greggie on this Lilsugar. I think instead of offering "Rhythm" as an option, I would have rather seen NFP/FAM and let people (if there are any) who practice the "rhythm" method choose other. I used FAM to avoid pregnancy for 5 years until we decided to start trying for our son. I again used FAM to avoid after weaning my son until due to debilitating menstrual cramps I went on birth control continuously to just not have a period anymore (primary purpose wasn't pregnancy prevention but quality of existence maintaining). Right now we're using the good 'ol rain jacket as I'm breastfeeding #2, I haven't had a period and temps are too whacky to rely on FAM for prevention (and I am NOT ready for another - at least right now). But, I typically view people who reference "rhythm" method as being ignorant or naive (like the old fart of a batard Dr. who said to me after I informed in I used FAM as our form of birth control "Hope you plan on getting pregnant soon." four years BEFORE we started trying to get pregnant). When the "rule" are followed, it is light years away from "rhythm." So, I guess the long and short of it is that it really rubs me wrong - as if that wasn't obvious. LOL.

POPSUGAR Moms 4 years 5 weeks

Greggie — We added "other" so people could write in options we didn't have space to include. It doesn't mean we deemed them any less important.

macgirl 4 years 5 weeks

I currently have the Mirena IUD which I love. Don't have to think about it at all. Hoping at the end of 5 years we will decided on who's going in for the more permanent fix.

LaurenG22 4 years 6 weeks

NFP.

runningesq 4 years 6 weeks

the pill, and I've been on it for 10 years. going off of it in Dec though ...

Greggie 4 years 6 weeks

I will adamantly argue that FAM/NFP is nothing like the Rhythm Method. The only thing in common is counting, but you count in FAM/NFP with guidance and symptoms, not just random "28 days."

princess_eab 4 years 6 weeks

I'm on nuvaring at the moment, but I agree with the posters about the use of the term "rhythm method". it's outdated. NFP/FAM should replace it (even though I have taken a course in FAM and also would argue that it's nothing like the "rhythm method" of old).

ang1885 4 years 6 weeks

None! We're trying to get pregnant!

kikidawn 4 years 6 weeks

Greggie, since switching I've become really annoyed by that too. :)

4 years 6 weeks

I had been on bc for 5 years but I came off of it in February bc my husband and I are ready to start trying for a baby.

Greggie 4 years 6 weeks

It's seriously annoying that these polls always include "The Rhythm Method" but not NFP/FAM. They're not the same and yet even though many members have stated their use of NFP/FAM it's always left out.

SusanTeufel 4 years 6 weeks

Before I decided to get pregnant (and did), we did the natural family planning. Very effective for not getting pregnant, very effective if you want to aswell seeing you know right when you ovulate.