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Risk of pregnancy doing this?

39 replies

MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 18:46

Me and my boyfriend use the withdrawal method. However sometimes we do it twice in a row using this method. What are my chances of pregnancy if I was to keep doing this?

Before you say anything I am ready to have a baby if it were to happen, it's more him that doesn't want one.

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sanityisamyth · 21/10/2022 18:48

If he doesn't want one then he needs to wear a condom.

allgoodthings84 · 21/10/2022 19:31

If he doesn’t want a baby do not take any risks to result in a baby. You do not want a baby with someone who doesn’t want one, it won’t end well

allgoodthings84 · 21/10/2022 19:32

And yes he should wear a condom

Sarahcoggles · 21/10/2022 19:34

assuming you're young neither of you have any fertility problems I expect you'll get pregnant fairly soon

lechatnoir · 21/10/2022 19:34

Risk is 1 in 5 every time you have sex so yes do it twice in one night you are highly likely to get pregnant at some point. If he doesn't want a baby then using proper birth control (preferably conforms if you haven't had STI checks)

BattenburgDonkey · 21/10/2022 19:36

Before you say anything I am ready to have a baby if it were to happen, it's more him that doesn't want one.

Then you aren’t ready to have a baby and should use protection. It’s not an effective form of contraception at all and there is a fair change of getting pregnant yes.

ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 21/10/2022 19:41

MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 18:46

Me and my boyfriend use the withdrawal method. However sometimes we do it twice in a row using this method. What are my chances of pregnancy if I was to keep doing this?

Before you say anything I am ready to have a baby if it were to happen, it's more him that doesn't want one.

Please!! Don't produce a child with a reluctant and resentful sperm donor. That's reprehensible.

And no, withdrawal is not reliable.

Please be responsible with your fertility.

MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 19:48

ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 21/10/2022 19:41

Please!! Don't produce a child with a reluctant and resentful sperm donor. That's reprehensible.

And no, withdrawal is not reliable.

Please be responsible with your fertility.

He's not dead against it or anything it's not like that 😔

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PurBal · 21/10/2022 19:50

Contraception or abstinence.

Pumpkinpatchlookinggood · 21/10/2022 19:51

Everybody knows double dipping is so wrong!

ChloeN · 21/10/2022 19:52

@MsBombastic555 maybe a bit of a controversial comment based on other people’s response but being honest me and my partner did this for 2 years and I never conceived, first month trying we fell pregnant so worked well for us. We were financially stable and in a good relationship so we would of been happy to fall at any time! I’m sure your partner knows the risk so I doubt he would be upset if you did get pregnant surely?

MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 19:56

ChloeN · 21/10/2022 19:52

@MsBombastic555 maybe a bit of a controversial comment based on other people’s response but being honest me and my partner did this for 2 years and I never conceived, first month trying we fell pregnant so worked well for us. We were financially stable and in a good relationship so we would of been happy to fall at any time! I’m sure your partner knows the risk so I doubt he would be upset if you did get pregnant surely?

Yeah I don't think he would be. I am also financially stable. I was just curious more than anything else. Particularly when doing it twice how much the risks go up by.

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MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 19:57

Pumpkinpatchlookinggood · 21/10/2022 19:51

Everybody knows double dipping is so wrong!

Lol 😂 double dipping.

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Anonymous177 · 21/10/2022 19:59

He should pee and wash after ejaculating for maximum effectiveness.

Pinkflipflop85 · 21/10/2022 20:03

Sounds like you're trying to trap him with an 'accidental' pregnancy.

Smilelesstalkmore · 21/10/2022 20:05

Jesus Christ are you both 15 or something? Yes, there is a risk you will get pregnant this way. If he doesn't want a kid then he needs to wear a condom.

MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 20:05

Pinkflipflop85 · 21/10/2022 20:03

Sounds like you're trying to trap him with an 'accidental' pregnancy.

I'm really not. I think I'm just getting broody. If he wants to use the withdrawal method that's his decision, he's a grown man.

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Smilelesstalkmore · 21/10/2022 20:19

MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 20:05

I'm really not. I think I'm just getting broody. If he wants to use the withdrawal method that's his decision, he's a grown man.

So you are 'getting broody', he doesn't want a baby and you are happy for him to just keep pulling out and hoping for the best?

What could possibly go wrong?!

sanityisamyth · 21/10/2022 20:22

@Smilelesstalkmore I predict a post in a few months time about a pregnant OP and a very pissed off partner soon to be ex partner

MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 20:24

Smilelesstalkmore · 21/10/2022 20:19

So you are 'getting broody', he doesn't want a baby and you are happy for him to just keep pulling out and hoping for the best?

What could possibly go wrong?!

Lol. I am honest with him.

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MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 20:26

sanityisamyth · 21/10/2022 20:22

@Smilelesstalkmore I predict a post in a few months time about a pregnant OP and a very pissed off partner soon to be ex partner

😂 Hey! I never said he was dead set against the idea. He doesn't hate kids. People do use the withdrawal method still, that's what he wants to do, he's a grown man.

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JorisBonson · 21/10/2022 20:31

There's a difference between not hating kids and actively trying to have one.

mauvish · 21/10/2022 20:42

I've worked in sexual health. The usual wisdom is that if you definitely don't want to get pregnant, then you should use other methods of contraception, rather than withdrawal.

What's an "acceptable" method of contraception? There are lots of criteria - effectiveness against pregnancy is only one of them. Is it also cheap/free to use? Easily accessible? Acceptable to both parties? Minimal side effects? Little or no forward planning required? Withdrawal ticks all those boxes for you except the effectiveness against pregnancy.

If (either of you) really don't want pregnancy to occur, you need to seriously look at alternative methods. If, on the other hand, you (both) would be happy to accept a pregnancy if it were to happen, then withdrawal is an acceptable method.

It also depends a lot on HOW you use withdrawal. If you have a regular cycle, and especially if you're able to tell when you've ovulated, it can work very well to use condoms in the first half of your cycle then switch to withdrawal 48 hours after you're sure ovulation is over. Sperm can survive in the female tract for up to a week before ovulation, but the egg dies 24 hours after being released at ovulation.

I'm not at all sure that having sex twice (I presume you mean in the same session?) would make much difference to any of the above.

From the Planned Parenthood site:
What we do know is that withdrawal works about 78% of the time overall. But the odds of pregnancy are always higher during the 5 days leading up to, and during, ovulation — these are called fertile days. If no semen gets on your vulva or in your vagina, pregnancy can't happen — whether or not you're ovulating.

I know, I know -- dry facts are never quite so much fun as people being preachy are they?!

sanityisamyth · 21/10/2022 20:42

@MsBombastic555 are you sure he's a grown man?! He wants unprotected sex but not the result of it.

BattenburgDonkey · 21/10/2022 21:10

MsBombastic555 · 21/10/2022 20:05

I'm really not. I think I'm just getting broody. If he wants to use the withdrawal method that's his decision, he's a grown man.

It’s your body, you are both responsible for contraception. Clearly you want to get pregnant so are happy with him not using contraception, but please remember that if you do want him to use condoms to protect you both, you can insist on it (and refuse sex if he won’t), it’s not just up to him.