{"id":1536,"date":"2014-07-22T00:54:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T05:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2014-12-27T15:07:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-27T20:07:06","slug":"nfp-tip-2-if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-learn-another-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/07\/nfp-tip-2-if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-learn-another-method\/","title":{"rendered":"NFP Tip #2: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Learn Another Method"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

It\u2019s NFP Awareness Week<\/a>. \u00a0 You might be thinking, \u201cI am aware of how wonderful, marriage-building, and personally-affirming NFP is. \u00a0I love, love, love NFP. \u00a0Doesn\u2019t everybody?\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, no, not everybody loves, loves, loves it.<\/p>\n

But if you have a serious reason to avoid pregnancy, it\u2019s still pretty much your best bet. \u00a0 (There are a few cases where the 100% method is better. \u00a0Very few, but they happen.)<\/p>\n

Likewise, if you are trying to conceive, NFP should be your method of first resort<\/a>. {Cue foreshadowing music for Tip #3, coming another day.}<\/p>\n

And now, thanks to this helpful series, you don\u2019t have to hate NFP nearly as much as you once did.<\/p>\n

Tip#1 \u2013 Learn from a real live human<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tip#2 . . . down below.<\/p>\n

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FYI \u2013 The book you want on NFP, in addition to your how-to tutorials, is Simcha Fisher\u2019s excellent\u00a0<\/a>The Sinner\u2019s Guide to NFP<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Simcha\u2019s hosting\u00a0a giant giveway this week with very many cool prizes<\/a>, some of them directly related to NFP (ex: fertility monitors), some only indirectly related (ex:\u00a0my book<\/a>), and some particularly suited to those who\u2019d rather forget NFP altogether.<\/p>\n

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My Number Two Most Important Tip for Successful NFP: If the First Method You Learn Doesn\u2019t Work So Well For You, Learn Another Method.<\/h2>\n

The spouse and I started out learning the Creighton Model of NFP<\/a>, and let me just say that if you want expertise about cervical mucus, this is your method. \u00a0It happened to be the method being taught locally, and getting to work with an in-person instructor was invaluable. \u00a0I would not for a minute fantasize about going back and doing things differently. \u00a0The education we received via the Creighton Model was priceless and irreplaceable. \u00a0Top notch professionalism, sound science, and an instructor who stuck with us when we were not the easiest clients to teach \u2014 I couldn\u2019t ask for more.<\/p>\n

Except maybe a thermometer<\/a>.<\/p>\n