On the day I was married, I swore to accept children lovingly from God. My husband and I never used contraception, because we wanted to bring into this world as many children as God chose to give us.
It took us seven years before our first successful pregnancy. Difficult pregnancy, touch and go throughout. Second pregnancy, lots of complications, a premature abruption, and a preemie birth. Following year, small battle with uterine cancer. Next year, another miscarriage. My OB, a member of the Physicians for Life, warned me against having any more children.
At 40, I gave birth to my 3rd child (using NFP). My OB pleaded with my husband and I to go forward with a tubal ligation. My cycle was all over the map, my uterus a damaged war zone, and my health was fragile. We followed the OB's advice.
NFP is an excellent way to fulfill God's purpose for marriage. Unfortunately, I was one of the 1% who needed to go a different route.
I just checked out Physicians for Life's website, and couldn't find a list of doctors. How did you find an OB who is a member? Was it just chance or can you look one up from a list somewhere? Thanks!