Has anyone ever got pregnant using withdrawal method?

[kittycat337]

Hi everyone. My boyfriend and I have been together a year and half and due to me not tolerating hormonal contraception (I tried 4 different pills and had awful side effects with all of them :( with one of them I was even spotting every single day for 3 months. we decided to give up on those and do the withdrawal method. Has anyone fell pregnant using this method?? He pulls out quite early and not at the last second.

Its a massive gamble. I sympathise because I cant use hormonal contraception. We have used the pull out method quite a lot and I've never fallen pregnant from it but I have fallen pregnant twice whilst using condoms tho! And the morning after pill did not work for me.
An ex of my husbands did fall pregnant from the pull out method.
Its all a gamble dependant on your fertility levels as a couple etc
What you could look into doing to make it safer is using one of those natural cycle thermometers to work out when you arent ovulating.. it should be safer to use the pull out method whilst you arent as fertile.. but do remember theres still chance you may fall pregnant its just that there's less chance.

Shockingly, my GP actually suggested using the withdrawal method years ago when I was with my ex as hormonal contraceptives don't suit me and I'm allergic to latex. I used it for years without ever getting pregnant.

I started using non latex condoms after a while and stuck with those until my now DH and I were ready to have kids.

Yes I have and most people I know who have used it have done eventually too. I've 2 friends on baby #2 from this method and one on baby#3 so clearly not learning their lesson either. Having set with no birth control is effectively trying for a baby.

Even my GP said it was extremely rare to find Sperm in precum and even if and there is some, there isn’t enough to enable someone to get pregnant

Bollocks.

Millions I should think.

Some people are so harsh with her, no need! The only times withdrawal doesn’t work, is when the man pulls out too late or too last minute and has in fact started to ejaculate even if he thinks he doesn’t. I am a nurse, I would like to break the myth: precum does NOT contain sperm, it is just impossible!! The only times it does, is if the man had an ejaculation earlier and didn’t pee when having sex again. And, the sperm wouldn’t even be fertile enough at that point either even if some remained.
OP, I would suggest to use condoms when you are in your fertile window.

Hormonal contraception is not for everyone ladies. And implant/injections ARE hormonal.

You could also look at the coil?

I have to say ex h and I always used this method (15 years) and only got pregnant the 2 times that we planned it! But reading all these comments I do not think I will be carrying on this method in the future if needed!!!

Interesting info graphic from University College London

www.contraceptionchoices.org/infographic

“Using the withdrawal method, typically 27 in 100 women will get pregnant in one year”

Yes I got pregnant this way. Took about 3 months from when we started using this 'method'.

Would never do it again obvs!

@Butterfly93 ohhh sorry that was my suggestion about the implant. The thing is while your having sex you won’t notice all the detail you have explained. It would be easy to get caught up and forget it was your fertile window and have sex.

I have just had a quick search on google too. You can get pregnant from Precum it just says it’s a slim chance but it’s not impossible.

Not the point but this sounds crap for the bloke involved - so you get close to finishing, pull out and then what, have a wank? Doesn’t sound great if that’s every/most times. I’d much rather use a condom or female condom.

That method worked for us for 3 years then it didn't. I have a now 2 year old as a result 😆

Has anyone become pregnant despite using the withdrawal method?

Yes.

@Butterfly93

Some people are so harsh with her, no need! The only times withdrawal doesn’t work, is when the man pulls out too late or too last minute and has in fact started to ejaculate even if he thinks he doesn’t. I am a nurse, I would like to break the myth: precum does NOT contain sperm, it is just impossible!! The only times it does, is if the man had an ejaculation earlier and didn’t pee when having sex again. And, the sperm wouldn’t even be fertile enough at that point either even if some remained. OP, I would suggest to use condoms when you are in your fertile window.

Hormonal contraception is not for everyone ladies. And implant/injections ARE hormonal.

You could also look at the coil?

You may or may not be a nurse, but you are undoubtedly an idiot. Pre-ejaculate rarely contains much sperm, but that's not the major issue with the withdrawal method. Look at the numbers in the link. More than one in 4 couples using the WM get pregnant each year, and that's for all ages (pre-menopause)- the risk will be much higher if the OP's in her 20s.

Maybe spend 2 seconds on Google next time before proclaiming you're an expert?

PS relying on knowing your fertile window is no more effective than the withdrawal method. There's a reason they call it Vatican roulette.

I would definitely say the withdrawal method does not work. I have always tried to closely check my fertile 'window' but I still think it's not effective.

Do any of the PP have any advice for if the pill doesn't seem to be working for me (I am still on the pill but it's making me spot daily) but I've got a lot of anxiety regarding condoms breaking

DH and I used the withdrawal method successfully for years with the exception of the 2 times we decided to have a baby.

Fell pregnant on 1st cycle with each baby both times I think. I'm now on the copper coil purely because I was getting a lot of mid cycle ovulation pain and my OBGYN recommended it.

I wouldn't chance withdrawal method now, only because I'm 41 and another baby would be a bloody nightmare frankly.