Thank you so much for this episode! I particularly appreciated the discussion of NFP and Emily's comments about the challenges it brings into lovemaking for those struggling to conceive. I felt so seen! The stress of feeling we had to have relations on specific days even if it wasn't the best or healthiest time for one of us or our relationship plus keeping up with charting and testing was so difficult. I was actually excited when my period started most months because although it meant we hadn't conceived, it also meant we could take a break and just be together in other ways in the evenings without the pressure to get the job done before we fell asleep. I'm incredibly grateful for our daughter, but as we discuss trying to grow our family again, I'm honestly not sure I can handle that pressure again. I'm not saying NFP isn't a good thing. It is, but it's also extremely challenging and not everyone realizes that these challenges apply to both times of intentional abstinence and times of trying to conceive. So, thank you!
Loved this episode! I wanted to let everyone know that my organization, Natural Womanhood, is currently piloting a program where couples can hopefully, finally, find the kind of mentorship the Ortegas are talking about—an NFP support group of sorts—and we’re calling them Natural Marriage Groups. We talked about it on our podcast, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-natural-womanhood-podcast/id1579091967?i=1000684686555
Thank you so much for this episode! I particularly appreciated the discussion of NFP and Emily's comments about the challenges it brings into lovemaking for those struggling to conceive. I felt so seen! The stress of feeling we had to have relations on specific days even if it wasn't the best or healthiest time for one of us or our relationship plus keeping up with charting and testing was so difficult. I was actually excited when my period started most months because although it meant we hadn't conceived, it also meant we could take a break and just be together in other ways in the evenings without the pressure to get the job done before we fell asleep. I'm incredibly grateful for our daughter, but as we discuss trying to grow our family again, I'm honestly not sure I can handle that pressure again. I'm not saying NFP isn't a good thing. It is, but it's also extremely challenging and not everyone realizes that these challenges apply to both times of intentional abstinence and times of trying to conceive. So, thank you!
Loved this episode! I wanted to let everyone know that my organization, Natural Womanhood, is currently piloting a program where couples can hopefully, finally, find the kind of mentorship the Ortegas are talking about—an NFP support group of sorts—and we’re calling them Natural Marriage Groups. We talked about it on our podcast, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-natural-womanhood-podcast/id1579091967?i=1000684686555