Has this actually happened to anyone? That is, using a condom properly- no apparent holes or rips or anything falling off....all seemed fine....but pregnancy resulted.
Sorry to say but I was changing pills and came off them for a month, we were very careful and used condoms all the time - and AF never arrived! we were preggers...
Why don't you try NFP? (Natural Family Planning). In my experience, this is the most effective form of contraception. Its also very empowering to know when you are fertile and infertile and know when you can really 'go for gold' without the hassle of a condom, and then just engage in alternative forms of intimacy during the relatively short period that you are fertile. The average woman is only physically capable of falling pregnant 5 days out of every month (a few days prior to and during ovulation).
I have been using this method for years, both to acheive and avoid pregnancy and it is the most fun and effective by far. It is also wonderful to know that you are not taking any drugs that may harm your fertility in the long term.
I hate to be a party pooper, but really the odds are so tiny! I mean, you have about a 4 day window to fall preggers in a month, and if you used a condom during this time, you might have, say, about a 70 - 95% protection rate if you used them correctly (as in using spermicide, using them for the "whole show", etc). So I guess statistically speaking, you have something like a 1 in 10 chance of getting BFP if you DTD right on fertile period.
I hear ya Amber. Half the ladies in my mothers group are pregnant, and 2 have just had their second bubs! I look at Caden and just see him as a baby still...I can't imagine another just yet! Good luck
[QUOTE=Dragonbub;1733308]I hate to be a party pooper, but really the odds are so tiny! I mean, you have about a 4 day window to fall preggers in a month, and if you used a condom during this time, you might have, say, about a 70 - 95% protection rate if you used them correctly (as in using spermicide, using them for the "whole show", etc). So I guess statistically speaking, you have something like a 1 in 10 chance of getting BFP if you DTD right on fertile period."
I'm intrigued by this thread! So if you use a condom the week before and on O, no spermicide, sometimes not for the 'whole show', and me ain't on the pill or have an IUD... you're saying up to 30% chance ineffectiveness?
We also use latex free as I'm alleric, don't know if these are any dodgier or trustier. They are a finer material.
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Has anyone become pregnant while using a condom?
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