Comments on: Advice from a Midwife: Hormonal Birth Control

By: Our Green Nest

Our Green Nest — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:37:10 +0000

I was on the pill 5 years ago for about 1.5 years until we learned and educated ourselves about the negative effects it was having on my body and our ecosystem. It’s sad – b/c most women/couples just get on the pill and that’s just what people do without researching other options. So when I got off the pill we switched to NFP and it’s the best! It’s incredible and requires BOTH partners to actively participate in achieving OR avoiding a pregnancy…rather than placing that burden solely on the female. It’s easy, effective, free, and is doing NO harm to my body, the earth, or any future baby that would grow inside of me. Plus, it truly allows coming together as “one” in “the act of marriage” make sense.

By: Jashley

Jashley — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:37:08 +0000

Thank you for the invaluable information, Sarah! I am looking into changing my birth control pill to something more natural! Thanks for all of the wonderful insight and research!

By: Jessi

Jessi — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:58:28 +0000

Thank you, Sarah, this is great info.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:41:44 +0000

I know, when I first leaned about that from a health seminar about the pill being in our water system it really freaked me out. I am going to talk more about having too much estrogen and how to safely reduce it in our bodies since it is such a problem now days. Thanks for reading Kathryn and I always love your comments!

By: Kathryn Nordyke

Kathryn Nordyke — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:38:54 +0000

I totally believe this. I started off using a pill (can’t tell you what brand), but it made me urinate all the time and lose weight (like way too much). It was suppose to keep me from retaining water. SO, after that, I tried using the patch. That not only was the most annoying an uncomfortable thing to wear, it made me feel as though I was pregnant all the time. My energy levels went way down and I was super emotional. It took about 3-4 months for me to feel normal after getting off of it. I would have NEVER thought about the hormones being secreted into our water system. That is just nuts.