Frugal Birth Control Method

[TheWoman]

Are you looking for "getting pregnant right now would be the worst thing in the world!" birth control or something more like "waiting a year would be better, but we could pull it off right now if we had to" birth control?

If it is the former you should really be using something in addition to the condoms. I personally know quite a few condom babies. Considering that I don't know a lot of people well enough to discuss such things, it leads me to believe that condoms are not incredibly effective.

[bali1228]

Are you looking for "getting pregnant right now would be the worst thing in the world!" birth control or something more like "waiting a year would be better, but we could pull it off right now if we had to" birth control?

If it is the former you should really be using something in addition to the condoms. I personally know quite a few condom babies. Considering that I don't know a lot of people well enough to discuss such things, it leads me to believe that condoms are not incredibly effective.

Hubby and I were married for six years before DD came along, we used condoms exclusively{I can't take the pill} The one month we didn't use the condom, we got preggers w/ DD{planned it that way, just wasn't expecting it to be that quick } We've now been married nearly eleven years and have only ever used condoms and she has no siblings . DH was 43 when our DD was born....he doesn't have any others {that he knows of} So condoms used properly are a very effective means of birth control

[barb1210]

My insurance does not cover birth control at all.. So it is out of pocket for me.. and Since i am over 35 and a smoker my obgyn put me on the mini pill . that pill is $36 a month.. And that is the generic . That is just too much.. So untill my next appointment and i can see if i can get a different kind on generic we use the natural planning.. with extra's ..

[gatosqueak]

Just FYI for women with PMDD or bad PMS problems.. I pay about $20-30 for a 3 month supply for a generic of Seasonique.. which was like $50 a month! Gah! These pills work to where ya have four periods a year. Or less I would be a 26 year old crazy, hormone driven hermit cat lady.

[momto8kiddos]

A bit off-topic, but, I know you will all get a hoot out of this. When I started on birth control pills (I am now 53, so, just count backwards by 10's!), the cost was 99 cents per month. That was not a co-pay or a special government program or anything. The actual cost of them was a mere 99 cents per month. I had to start on them in my teens because of just horrendous menstral pain. The doctor knew my grandmother would have a fit about it, so, he told me they were mild and really wouldn't prevent pregnancy, they were only to control the pain. I believed him! Of course, I got married at 17, so, there wasn't much opportunity to "try them out" to see if they worked before I got married. Then, the doctor kept me on them and when I reminded him that he said they wouldn't prevent pregnancy, he 'fessed up.

[MamaBird06]

Are you looking for "getting pregnant right now would be the worst thing in the world!" birth control or something more like "waiting a year would be better, but we could pull it off right now if we had to" birth control?

If it is the former you should really be using something in addition to the condoms. I personally know quite a few condom babies. Considering that I don't know a lot of people well enough to discuss such things, it leads me to believe that condoms are not incredibly effective.

I know way more pill babies, and i am one of them...But since marriage we have used only condom (first 6 months after ds was born and i was deadly afraid of having two babies so close together) and withdrawal, we have 1 ds and have been ttc#2 for over a year so sometimes when you don't think you're ready you woopsie get preggers and then when you are think you are ready, you get a lot of practice before the baby comes along...

i only stopped by this thread b/c i saw momto8kiddos posted last and wasn't sure if someone with that screen name should be qualified to comment on frugal birth control, just kidding!

[bali1228]

i only stopped by this thread b/c i saw momto8kiddos posted last and wasn't sure if someone with that screen name should be qualified to comment on frugal birth control, just kidding!

[aimeebee]

I typed up a response to this thread last night and my darn netbook battery died right as I was hitting submit. grrr. Anyway....

I didn't read all the responses but of course the obvious and most reliable frugal BC method would be abstinence. I'm guessing that's not the option you were looking for, though. Family planning, charting and um, pulling out are also frugal, but not quite as reliable. Are you not able to find condoms around for free?? I haven't been looking recently, but I do remember that in college they were all over campus for free in the nurses clinic, some of the dorms, the student center, etc. I think some high schools have places where they are available like that too. I'm guessing you are probably not a student, but maybe there is a campus nearby or you know a student and could find out where they they are your area.

I would think they would also have condoms sitting out at someplace like a Planned Parenthood or other clinic, too. But, maybe not, I sure haven't been to one being an old married lady for the last 15 years. I just figured free would be the best price and I remember back in my younger days they always seemed to be available. (Teen pregnancy and AIDS were pretty hot topics in the late 80s, early 90s) I'm just thinking if you look around you might find some free samples somewhere. LOL

[aimeebee]

Just for the heck of it, I googled condoms free samples and there were a whole bunch of sites. Might be worth filling out a few forms to get them mailed to the house free. I'm guessing you would get on their mailing lists and probably get some home mailer coupons, too. That may or may not be a good thing depending on how discreet you wanna be, if you have kids who might check the mail or live in a small town where people talk, like I do.