The Springer's had been trying to get pregnant since 1996 when they began using the Creighton Model in January 2000. They tried the traditional medical approach to infertility and even tried things that made them uncomfortable. None of these methods helped them achieve pregnancy and put a lot of stress on their marriage. They found the experience very frustrating.

The doctors were unable to detect the reason fortheir infertility and it wasn't until a friend told them about the Creighton Model that they were able to diagnose the problem. They enjoyed working with Dr. Stanford and were thrilled at how different this approach is compared to what they had experienced. The Creighton Model respects life and marriage. It united them as a couple rather than divided them. The philosophy of CrM helped their marriage by enhancing the role of intimacy in their relationship and improving their communication.

In just a few months after using CrM they achieved a pregnancy and their son Jeremiah was born in February 2002. They liked CrM so much that they wanted to share it with others especiallyother infertile couples. Jennifer has been teaching since February 2001 and will become a certified practitioner this year. They plan on using CrM for spacing and throughout their procreative life.

We have Children not choices! We have used the Creighton Model of NFP since the birth of our 4th child. We started because with her birth being a second c-section after a vaginal and also a VBAC, we knew it was a must that we not conceive before the baby was 9 - 12 months old. Here is our story! The Lord does provide!

We have experienced it! We could never afford the next child nor could we foresee how we would cope with it. But God in His goodness and love provided and still continues to provide all the help we need to raise these children, both physically and spiritually. Some of the help has come to me through a wonderful list of catholic mothers who have acted as the handmaidens of the Lord and who minister to each other's needs by their words and prayers. Years before my obedience to my faith I called the shots and controlled my own fertility. I am now terrified of telling God "no".

Now, I am a cradle Catholic but I let the world's view on artificial birth control become mine. My husband is the most devout, God-fearing man that I have ever known. He converted to Catholicism of his own free will. We leave everything to God. The Creighton Model of NFP which allows for avoiding or postponing birth by natural means, through having relations only during infertile times when trying not to achieve a pregnancy, can be a moral good if one is avoiding conception for the good of the family and not for selfish reasons.

Artificial contraception, even when practiced with the best of intentions, takes control of the procreative process. This is how one violates God's Natural Law. This procreative process is among the most sacred events in life. To artificially block it makes the sex act selfish and manipulative. With NFP, having relations becomes a personal decision and less a yielding to emotional impulses and desires.

"My husband and I started trying to conceive our first child in September 1999. I had been on birth control for five years and thought that when I came off of it that I would have no problem getting pregnant. Six months went by and we were still not pregnant. We decided to go see my doctor and have some tests done to see if there was a problem. They told my husband and I that we both had problems and needed to see a fertility specialist. We were told by the specialist that our problems were not that bad and he could help us to get pregnant.

We did clomid and insemination treatments for two months when I found out I was pregnant. We were so excited but our excitement was short lived. A week later I miscarried and was devastated. We waited a month and again started the treatments. We continued the treatments and more testing for 4 cycles. At that point they got back some test results and told us that our chances of getting pregnant on our own was very slim. They said our only hope was in-vitro fertilization. I had read a lot about this and knew I didn't want to go through that. We were devastated by this news that we would never have a child of our own.

We started to look a little into adoption when we saw a class in our church bulletin for the NFP program. It stated that they could help with infertility. My husband and I attend the NFP class and found ourselves having some hope again. We signed up with Kathy to start learning the NFP program. After our first session with her she recommended we see Dr. Stanford to see if he could help us also. I made an appointment to meet with Dr. Stanford after I had charted two full cycles. He said he would try his best to find what the problem was and to help us out. He ran some tests on me and found that my progesterone and estrogen was a little low during my cycles. He said he wanted to try HCG shots to boost my hormone levels.

So for the next cycle I took the shots after I ovulated and my husband and I continued to chart and try to get pregnant. On the second cycle I took the shots again after I ovulated & then found out that I was pregnant!! It only took two cycles of being on the hcg shots for us to get pregnant on our own. A couple of days after I found out I was pregnant I stopped having any pregnancy symptoms. I quickly called Dr. Stanford and told him that I had the same thing happen when I miscarried last time. He had me go to the hospital and get a progesterone level test and get a shot of progesterone. The test revealed that my progesterone level was low. I had to be on progesterone shots for all of my first trimester.

After that I didn't have any more problems and had a very good pregnancy. I loved every minute of being pregnant and when my daughter was born on March 1, 2002 we just thanked God for our wonderful precious gift. We are so thankful for finding NFP and Dr. Stanford. We will always use the NFP program in our lifes and recommend it to everyone."