Fall 2011, Several of the Christian
Marriage Blogger Association scribes passed the hot potato regarding Birth
Control Options and how some may
affect sexual desire.
Since their information is top notch and the wheel does not need
to be reinvented, I'm going to point you their way.
But first, just a tiny bit about my personal experience.
Our oldest son was conceived because when packing for a
holiday visit we forgot prophylactics. One must remember in the words of
my first doctor (who was a female), "Men's penises are like basketball
players, they dribble before they shoot." So, I will whole-heartedly
agree with Julie Sibert's
Birth Control post, the
'pull-out' method may bless you. We brought home a little pumpkin 9
months after that Thanksgiving.
We continued with OTC (over the counter) methods until the birth of our twins.
For the record, the twins were planned (at least one of them was) and not
a product of birth control failure. I had avoided hormonal birth control
pills because both of my sisters had problems with them. But, with three
children within three years, I didn't think I could handle more children.
We sought out the most effective form of birth control available,
hormonal birth control pills.
I didn't have any catastrophic side effects, but I was a moody
monster with NO libido. Plus, after two years of consistent use, I
developed migraines. I coped for an additional year with migraines before
deciding I was willing to accept the blessing of more children if conception
took place while using OTC.
OTC methods were quite effective, mostly condoms, until the final
freedom of the vasectomy.
Now, please see the following posts for more personal and indepth
information regarding birth control options.
The Marriage Bed (great science here!):
Sheila Gregoire at tolovehonorandvacuum
J at HotHolyandHumorous
I too hated Hormone based birth control, and we also had a oops baby (our older two were 11 & 9, when #3 was born). He was a product of the condom/sort of charting method. All I can say is,we love the vasectomy method now! :)So much easier.
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy, yeah, hormones are so delicate. I was an oops baby, too. I'm sure #3 is keeping you young! Hope you had a great Labor Day!
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