Your Family Matters

“I JUST DON’T FEEL RIGHT,” the post-partum mom told me as we waited together outside the classroom to pick up our preschoolers. She’d just had her third C-section three weeks ago and her incision wasn’t healing up well. She also shared with me that she’d had an IUD placed during the C-section. “I don’t do hormones, so this was our only option,” she said. She had three children spaced closely and her body needed a break. However, she was worried and uncomfortable about what the IUD may be doing to her body, in addition to her other post-partum complications. “Have you heard of Natural Family Planning?” I asked her. “NFP is completely healthy, with no side-effects. It’s highly effective, and it’s good for your relationship as well.” She was interested and asked me to bring her more information next time we met outside the preschool door.