"romantic" preparations?

ritter · Tar Sands Joined: Oct 14, 2005 Posts: 48

Hi all,

First post. Great site, lots of useful brainstorming ideas here! Been lurking for a few weeks.....

Anyway, a question I have that doesn't seem to be addressed in all of the planning scenarios is birth control. My wife and I have one daughter, may go for a second at some point. But if things get bad, as in SHTF bad (i.e., no easy access doctors or drugs, pills, condoms, etc.), what are you all going to do for protection? Wink

And I'm not talking guns here!

I am asking this hoping for some serious responses. I like my wife and have always been into "family planning," so to speak.

Thanks and hope I can become a useful contributor.

Ritter

Kooka · Heavy Crude Joined: Aug 03, 2005 Posts: 119

rogerhb · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: "romantic" preparations?

There is a small op that can be done that ensures no more extra mouths at the dinner table.
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mgibbons19 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1065

snikp snip.

About the cost of two years of pills, or paid for by your insurance. Want another first? Start practing now? Smile

cynthia · Heavy Crude Joined: May 29, 2005 Posts: 359

Google Natural Family Planning or Ovulation/Fertility awareness.
Avoid the Rhythm Method.The people who practice that for Birth Control are called Parents. Avoid BC pills. They are toxic.
Germaine Greer said the withdrawal method was effective for preventing pregnancy. I caught a barnfull of crap for suggesting we explore this amongst the Natural Family Planning women I studied with 20 years ago (and I've not tried it myself since I don't want any more kids).
I have used Fertility Awareness (FA) to avoid pregnancy for the past 16 years. I've combined my FA with the same partner (We are of proven combined fertility) for 16+ years using a condom. We don't have unprotected sex between menses and ovulation. After ovulation has occured and at least three or more days of appropriate mucus symptoms (That I won't even risk explaining here. Do your own research) only then do we have condom-free sex, which I admit is the best...
Look around, the information is there.
And are you sure you want to bring another child into this world? No judgement. I'm glad I have two children, but I had them long before I understood how dire things are. I am 47 and looking forward to THE CHANGE.
Also, fertility awareness information works for both achieving and avoiding pregnacy.
Please tell me you are into home births.

Evltre · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:11 am Post subject: Re: "romantic" preparations?

Evltre · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:18 am Post subject: Re: "romantic" preparations?

and to add my two cents worth to the original question - if you plan to have another maybe you should consider doing it sooner rather than later, while the going is good. No one here has a crystal ball and truly knows how things will pan out over the next few years - but it may or may not be as safe in the future as it is right now (and please no one turn this into one of those awful you're going to have to eat your children parent bashing threads)

Pregnancy and birth used to kill a lot of mothers, and their babies and there is a lot we take for granted in our modern lives - safe child birth IMO is way up there on the list!

Then I would certainly agree with other posters here - snip snip once your done with the kids - it's the easiest way - and safer for you than your wife.

oh - and Welcome aboard Smile

Doly · Expert Joined: Dec 03, 2004 Posts: 4035

I seriously doubt that contraception will become a problem. A lot of things would need to go wrong before the pill stopped being available. Expensive medicine will have to go before cheap medicine (such as the pill) goes.

katkinkate · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:15 am Post subject: Re: "romantic" preparations?

If you have access to lemons, slice one in half, remove the pulp from one half and use the skin shell like a diaphragm. The skin shell cups the cervix and acts as a physical barrier as well as chemical as the lemon kills sperm (and even some STD's).
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Ludi · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:20 am Post subject: Re: "romantic" preparations?

My husband and I are very much in favor of the vasectomy! Surely one of the miracles of modern medical science. Very Happy

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Pops · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:07 am Post subject: Re: "romantic" preparations?

Hi ritter, here's the wisdom you seek:
http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic2656.html+control
Smile

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ritter · Tar Sands Joined: Oct 14, 2005 Posts: 48

@ all: Thanks for all the replies. I guess I was just wondering if anybody had a stash of condoms next to the 200#s of rice, flour and beans.

@ cynthia: I will definitely go for the snip but timing is everything. I thought we had decided to be a one child family (our daughter is 2), but recently my wife has been giving me the tap on the shoulder (you know the one ) and talking about a second. I do not have sufficient conviction to deny her if our situation permits a second child and she really wants one (hey, I sure do love my daughter and am sure I would love a second as well). Besides, while I believe in preparation and have an overwhelming sense things in the world are going downhill, I do not intend to live my life from under a rock. I will continue to dream about the future, even if I do worry more about it now than I did in my 20s.

Ritter

lyrl · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: "romantic" preparations?

I'm a fan of the fertility awareness methods (effective, no side effects, easily reversible), so I thought I'd post a link to the Wikipedia article on them:

Fertility Awareness

frankthetank · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: "romantic" preparations?

Ritter~

Older guy i use to work with said that his uncle always kept a roll of plastic food wrap and rubber bands under the front seat of his car. Could be a possibility?

Although he went on to tell me the guy ended up having 5 kids...so buyer beware.

ritter · Tar Sands Joined: Oct 14, 2005 Posts: 48