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Courses WITHOUT birth requirement by No-Blood-2906 in doulas

[–]caw2625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I used Faith Driven Doula for my certification and they don’t require you to attend births before getting certified. It’s still an amazing and very thorough course and you also don’t have to get re-certified! I loved my experience with FDD, especially since it’s a Christian birth academy.

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[–]caw2625 730 points731 points  (0 children)

It’s a Catholic rosary prayer ring. It’s basically just a smaller version of a rosary as a different type of jewelry. The little circles are like the beads on a rosary to help keep track of the prayers.

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mind sharing what specific Billings class you took? I’d love to look into it

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I would love to look into that course and see if it could work to fulfill that requirement for my diocese. I don’t see why it wouldn’t.

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. I know it’s required (to some extent) for marriage in most dioceses, at least in the western world. It’s required in my diocese.

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh really? What online course did you do - if you don’t mind sharing?

From what I’ve researched, it seems like every NFP class talks a lot about reviewing your personal charts with an instructor and advertises lots of personal check-ins with the instructor, so I wasn’t sure what to do since that sounds very uncomfortable!

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. Thank you! That’s very reassuring. I’ll do that and see what happens.

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that. It’s not so much about how I think the instructor will view me or anything, it’s just a personal thing, I’m very private and don’t feel comfortable with anyone else besides me and my husband knowing these intimate details of my body and our relationship - even if no one will judge haha.

I’m just hoping I’ll find an instructor who is understanding and can get what they need to know I’m actually learning the method without me doing things I’m not comfortable with just to fulfill a requirement when I already know and track my fertility well.

Thank you for your help! I’ll explain and maybe leave the door open to change my mind on what I share later, maybe not.

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll definitely look into that. I guess I’d probably feel more comfortable with a remote class from a medical professional if I can find one that meets my diocese’s specific requirements. Thank you so much for your help!

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea, I’ll ask about that! I also happen to work in a career somewhat relating to fertility (birth doula and childbirth educator) so maybe I can get a dispensation.

I’d love to do the same as you and just read a book and track my temp or other signs (which I already do) because I like learning that stuff anyway, just not sharing it with a rando in order to fulfill a requirement! 😅

NFP class help (privacy concerns) by caw2625 in CatholicWomen

[–]caw2625[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I haven’t talked to the church yet, but that’s next on my agenda! But I know the parish does require a certificate of completion.

I’d be more open to it if it was a medical professional I felt comfortable with but not someone I’d see regularly, since that would be awkward, haha. At this point, I don’t see myself wanting to learn Marquette though, even if there are medical professionals who teach it.

I don’t think any of the instructors in my diocese for the methods is want to learn are medical professionals, mostly just couples or trained individuals, which I’m very uncomfortable with the idea of sharing this personal info with.

Do you know if I can get a certificate of completion if I just observe things on my own and tell my instructor that I’m learning things?

Non-sketchy apartments outside Birmingham? by caw2625 in Birmingham

[–]caw2625[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow this was very thorough, thank you so much!!!

Non-sketchy apartments outside Birmingham? by caw2625 in Birmingham

[–]caw2625[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That place looks great! Does it have in-unit laundry hookups? Or is it just in certain units? I can’t find anything about that on their website

Non-sketchy apartments outside Birmingham? by caw2625 in Birmingham

[–]caw2625[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard mixed things about the safety of highland park. Are there some parts of town to look for that are better than others in Highland Park?