Natural Family Planning True Stories

These are stories of couples searching for a safe, natural, and effective way of avoiding or achieving pregnancy.

Cindi and Jim
Cindi & Jim used NFP early in marriage to avoid pregnancy.

Dan and Sheila
Dan & Sheila, married 23 years, used NFP to avoid pregnancy for a while and then heard how children are an "opportunity for generosity".

Darrin and Laura
Darrin and Laura dissatisfied with the pill find natural family planning scientifically based and effective in avoiding or achieving pregnancy.

Dr. Greene
Dr. Greene is an OB/GYN physician.

Fr. Jeff Day
When preparing couples for marriage Fr. Jeff Day explains the three questions asked at the wedding ceremony in light of natural family planning.

Henry and Clair
Henry and Clair tell how they had an unexpected medical problem that required that they not get pregnant for 9 months, so they used natural family planning.

Mary
Mary, a nurse practitioner, no longer prescribes the birth control pill; she now educates women on how NFP helps couples recognize signs of fertility, infertility, and gynecological health concerns.

Maria and Henry
Maria and Henry like natural family planning because it is safe, natural, and effective with the added bonus of low cost; most importantly they like NFP because it strengthens their relationship.

Mike and Lea
Mike and Lea, married four months, talk about the benefits of abstaining before marriage, and using natural family planning in marriage.

Nicole and Kurt
Nicole and Kurt share how NFP is not Rhythm and how abstinence during the fertile time has enriched their communication and relationship; they have four children, each planned two and a half years apart.

Pat and Jennifer
Pat and Jennifer, married 10 years, used natural family planning to plan the births of their two children; they have no concern about an unexpected pregnancy.

Tanya and Rich
Tanya & Rich, married 4 years, began their marriage wondering if they could have children for Tanya has an auto-immune disease.

Wendy
Wendy, married for years, experiences very irregular cycles; she found that NFP helped her doctor diagnose infertility and various other health problems; she now has seven children – all planned!