What every woman should know

A few days ago, I was having lunch with a group of moms and their children and among other things we talked about family planning. A mom who has lived in Germany mentioned how spread natural family planning is in that country. Where I live, in Sweden, the knowledge that natural family planning gives to a woman and her husband is unfortunately not yet spread enough. Many couples struggle to have children without succeeding by natural means and others are so afraid of more children they use different birth control methods that in many cases are not good for the body. The birth control pill, for instance, is in many cases abortive, this means that the woman can get pregnant (the sperm fertilizes the egg) but the pill doesn’t allow the fertilized egg to fasten to the walls of the uterus. The woman gets then what she believes to be a normal period but really is a provoked abortion. And so many women, and men, don’t know about this.

There is a natural birth control method called Billings Ovulation Method developed by a couple of Australian doctors, John (who recently died at the age of 89) and Evelyn Billings. It’s a very modern natural way to achieve or avoid becoming pregnant and it gives us women and even our men lots of knowledge about our bodies. It teaches us how to recognise the fertile phase of our menstrual cycles giving us and our husbands the possibility of using that fertility to welcome a new life or to postpone it till later, simply by having or avoiding intercourse during the fertile days. It’s very easy to learn since it’s a method based on observation; you don’t need anything else than your own self and lots of lovely communication with your husband.

There’s lots of research done on the Billings Ovulation Method that proves it statistically secure. Don’t hesitate to check their official website for thorough information, at http://www.billings-centre.ab.ca/general/index.html.

This natural family planning method has numerous good sides: it’s cheap, it’s easy, you don’t need anything extra, women learn lots about their bodies and even our husbands, it’s harmless for the environment, and it works!

But besides all of these the method makes the couple stronger, improves the communication between spouses and increases the consciousness of the integrity of a new life.

I hope many couples get encouraged to test it, please give it a try, you have nothing to loose and much to win!