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"Pulling Out" vs. Condoms
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This topic came up at a recent moms night out. My friends were shocked to find out that DH and I use condoms as our method of birth control (we are not done with kids, just not ready for #2 yet.) They all agreed that condoms were "disgusting" and there was no way they they or their husbands would agree to use them. So I asked, "what do you do instead?" and I was shocked to find out that they all use "pulling out" as their method of birth control. To which I replied, "And you think condoms are disgusting?!?! At least it is contained!!" Not to mention that I would not feel protected from getting pregnant if my husband pulled out...
Does everyone feel this way about condoms but me? I mean DH doesn't love them, but he knows its the only way he's getting any right now... |
Anonymous
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On the pill, so we don't use condoms, but I am with you 100%. Pulling out is absolutely not a reliable birth control method by any measure.
Oh, and condoms aren't disgusting. Are your friends 15? Good grief... |
Anonymous
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TOTALLY with you. Can you say sticky mess?!?! DH doesn't like condoms, but he doesn't like celibacy either, kwim!? (other options wouldn't make sense for us right now)
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Anonymous
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We use condoms. Are your friends all 15 years old?
BTW, I'm the one who posted last spring about passing out during my IUD fitting...I never tried again. |
Anonymous
| We use condoms, too. Pulling out is ridiculous. |
Anonymous
| "Pulling out" is how many women get pregnant. |
Anonymous
| Pulling out has worked for us for about 10 years (knock wood) except for the month we decided to get pregnant. I personally would prefer condoms, though, and certainly don't think they're disgusting (???) but, um, they don't really work in our case. |
Anonymous
Can I ask why not? Is it a size issue?  (ok, maybe I'M the one here who's 15)
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Anonymous
| condoms seem a little college-y or like you're dating. Pulling out has been too effective for me bc I want another and DH doesn't. |
Anonymous
| We used condoms for the year or so between DD #1 and #2. I'm now have a Mirena though. I certainly would not be using the "pulling out" method. |
Anonymous
| Your friends are idiots! Or they want to get pregnant. This is Sex Ed 101 -- pulling out doesn't work as birth control!! |
Anonymous
| I had to go off the pill, so DH and I used a combo of pulling out and timing. We would use condoms during the middle of my cycle. Seemed to work fine........until I got PREGNANT!!! |
Anonymous
While "pulling out" seems a little high-school-y... 
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Anonymous
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There's some new info that pulling out isn't that much less effective than condoms in typical use. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/28/health/main5045514.shtml
That said, I'd go with 12% failure rate over 17% failure rate. DH and I used condoms for years with no problem. |
Anonymous
LOL! |