ascorbic acid - vit c powder/dissolvable tablets  is a spermicide.  there have been successful studies, the key is ensuring it gets in everywhere, especially around cervix. 

what i have not found out yet, is whether it affects the latex of diaphragms - if not, this would be a perfect combination.  (it's fine with condoms as these are single use, but over time some products may affect diaphragm (can be re-used for 3 years).

some women successfully use small, squeezed lemon halves, over cervix - if u can

i used sympto-thermal-lunar-rhythm, for 8yrs - successfully at times - but also with 3 pregnancies   it gets trickier when you have young children as the thermal method requires regular sleep patterns, and periods of uninterrupted sleep (ROFL) 

frequent, on demand breastfeeding works, but can be overrided by increase in sexual desire/activity (the hormones involved with each work against each other)

I totally respect and understand that every woman's experience and body and needs are different.

Physiologically full time breastfeeding is designed to delay fertility.  However this mechanism is frequently overrided (in western society, at least) by behaviours such as sexual activity/desire; stress; social/cultural practises; feeding & mothering techniques; subconscious patterning and probably many other things!   

If a woman is well experienced with the sympto-thermal method she should be able to detect the return of ovulation, whether it is 1month or 2 years post-birth.  Otherwise it can be tricky as ovulation generally occurs before menstruation.

For me, fertility (ie ovulation) returned after 18 months after my first child's birth, and about 14 months after my second.  It coincided with definite big changes in my life/routine/emotional state.  I used no other contraception asides from abstinence during my lunar-ovulation days.  I also fell pregnant 2x while b/f, but it was after the return of ovulation.  Tracey I didn't mean to negate your experience, only to provide some explanation as to why that happens.

I have met a couple of women who (successfully) used as contraception using only mental/spiritual intention (both partners).  I am in awe of that, and would love to experiment if i had the chance but i think i'd end up with a large tribe of bubs very quickly     i was born in the year of the rabbit & fall pregnant very easily (not all have worked out).  I LOVE pregnancy and birth and i think my mental programming desires conception & would be tricky to override. 

 

You can practice the art of sex without intercourse! lol

Here ladies buy in boxes from here http://www.amazon.com/Glyde-Vegan-Friendly-SLIMFIT-Condoms/dp/B000UEAU5G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1198892297&sr=8-2

Are you talking about sexual yoja?

Oh there also a chinese version of it for kung fu master! All the masters say it produce amazing concentrated power. lol

You're a very lucky lady to have such a smart husband Neet!

I'm sure women all over Australia would love it if he could pass his 'talent' on to other men... he could run workshops, demonstrations... well maybe not demonstrations
 

Neet, you have a smart husband indeed.  Chinese Taoism and ancient teachings of many other cultures all claim that practising not ejaculating is the way to health and longetive because it saves a lot of energy.  It is also believed that this is the way of opening the hearts of partners and build deep connection between the two hearts.   It can get serious hehe...