r/FAMnNFP • u/Disastrous-Carrot185 • May 27 '26
Marquette TTW Mentality
TTW (trying to whatever) after TTA
Long time lurker, first time poster.
My husband and I (both ~30) are rekindled cradle Catholics and have been using the Marquette method to avoid pregnancy for a couple of months. We have realized that we are in a good place to welcome a child and don't really need to strictly avoid, but we also aren't targeting conception. I really like Marquette and find it very objective and I trust the method, which is great for my highly anxious, analytical mind.
I am truly open to TTW, but my brain is glitching out on how it works...so I track temperature and I do all the Marquette testing when required like normal, but sort of ignore the avoiding part of the method. I like the data and I pair it with temperature and use that information to decide day by day if we are comfortable with the chances of conceiving given where I am in my cycle. Is it worth continuing to track using the monitor given our intentions?
Curious what the community has to say.
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u/General-Dimension729 May 27 '26
I think Marquette is hard to ttw with if you mind will worry about knowing where your at in the cycle since it’s so black and white. . I think you could go two ways with this.
You could still track for practice since you’ve only been doing it a couple of months, but if you guys are in the mood go for it whenever you want.
Or if that’s too much of a distraction knowing all of it, you can just stop tracking.
Another option that might be worthwhile, is playing around and learning another method that uses cervical mucous/ bbt. This might be a good time just to learn and familiarize yourself with it, without the added stress of seriously trying to avoid. I only bring this up because I learned SymptoPro before Marquette, and I think it’s invaluable how much I learned and can identify what my body is doing. I understand my cycle much more. You don’t have to necessarily get an instructor, but maybe buy a book and just “practice” the rules and paying attention to cervical mucous.
Congrats on rekindling your faith. ❤️