pull out method, how effective is it?

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Hi girls, I get the implant out next week due to it leaving me riddled in anxiety & other stuff i’m super nervous as I don't really want to be pregnant yet although it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, i just don't feel ready.... i don't want to go on any other contraception as it just leaves my hormones & weight gain crazy!! also don't like condoms. so really my only option is pull & pray LOL. So have any of you got pregnant from the pull out game? I’m just a lil nervous

Not very.

😅

What do you call people who use the withdrawal method?

Parents

A quick Google says 1 in 5 people get pregnant with this method. Doesn't seem reliable to me 🤷🏻‍♀️

(I also can't understand why a man would choose a method that means he has to pull out of the thing that's making him orgasm at the crucial point. I certainly wouldn't be very good at it)

Why not just track your cycles and not have sex in your fertile week.

Pull out method is not a form of contraception

It’s called ‘Catholic roulette’ for a reason, OP…

It doesn't work. My son is now 19 😂

It worked for us for 7 years. Now have a 4 week old 😂

We were either extremely good at it, borderline infertile to have lasted that long, super fertile to have got pregnant without ‘’trying’ or extremely lucky/unlucky - depending on which way you want to look at it 🤷‍♀️

Basically it might work - it might not

Why not get a copper coil?

My daughter is 20 :)

I have a cheeky 3 year old as a result of the pull out method. Although he’s the best thing ever to happen to me - he’s evidently proof the method doesn’t always work 😂

Nobody likes condoms. They're a bit crap. But reliable.

Pull out works for couples when they're extremely discipled and the man has no sperm in his pre-ejaculatory fluid. Since you don't know if your dp does, it's a huge gamble.

also don't like condoms. so really my only option is pull & pray LOL
The option is use a condom, you might not like them but if you don’t want a child like you claim, then surely putting up with “not liking” a condom is way better than having a child?

Pull out is not effective and not classed as birth control.

(Healthcare professional here). Definitely not reliable! Unless you're open to the idea of either being pregnant or opting for termination please don't rely on it as it's not a form of contraception.

Hahaha ds is almost 5.

Only use withdrawal method if you are actually happy to have a baby.

Its fine if you don't mind a pregnancy, but absolutely not if its the wrong time for you.

If you have a DH who forgets to withdraw at the crucial time then not effective at all. I had to go and get the MAP at 5 weeks post partum

Don't be ridiculous. Just use a condom. It's incredible irresponsible not to.

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buy condoms.

If pregnancy prevention is your only concern, some of the alternate materials are much more pleasant. They are also expensive, but much cheaper than a baby.

It doesn't work I have a son as proof 😂

My eldest, I wanted to be off hormonal contraceptives for a few months before we started trying. By the second month I was pregnant ( not intentionally, a few months earlier then we had planned)

Looks like the consensus here is you'll get pregnant so I guess be very careful unless you are ready to have a baby.

However, the withdrawal method worked for us for 20 years without any unwanted pregnancies. Prior to that we had 4 children, very easily conceived, we would have been happy to have more although medically it wouldn't have been ideal for me. We started this method when I was 33 and continued until 53.

It works for us, but I have never fallen pregnant naturally and conceived via ivf.

If I were able to get pregnant naturally, I wouldn’t use it as a contraception method unless I was happy to have a baby!

Worked for us for 9 years and the first time we didn't - intentionally to start a family - I got pregnant with twins!

(We wouldn't have minded a pregnancy in between then - not advocating it if that's not what you're prepared for)