“You know, “ I called to my husband in the other room, “If I had
lived even a hundred years ago, I would have probably died because of
childbearing by now.” We were dealing with yet another health issue of
mine related to the wear and tear of pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing.
It is not that I am sick very often and pregnancies are mostly
comfortable for me, but I have had multiple hemorrhages, many
infections, and several miscarriages, which seem to have been caused by a
chronic health problem.
When we signed up for our Natural Family Planning courses and planned
ahead to when we would use it, this kind of stuff was not on our radar.
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Confessions of a Catholic Mom and Philosopher's Wife