Family Planning Counseling for You – Start Smart, Plan Ahead

Family planning counseling entails an evaluation of the family history, medical conditions, and risk factors associated with pregnancy planning.The doctor informs families of the advantages and disadvantages of spacing out pregnancies either closely or widely. Families are able to examine their unique situations with medical advice and make an educated decision regarding whether to plan or avoid getting pregnant.

Families can talk about their concerns about contraception and choose the technique that is most appropriate for them based on their health circumstances, desire for convenience, and the length of time they plan to use contraception.

Counselling sessions for family planning counseling can be conducted individually or in a couple's setting. Due to a better sense of privacy and secrecy between the patient and their doctor or counsellor, some people may prefer receiving counselling on an individual basis.

Those in a relationship may decide to go together for Relationship counselling for Rebuilding Bridges. This is especially advised for conversations about permanent contraception.

Why should I choose LyfSmile Family Planning Counseling?

At Lyfsmile Family Planning Counseling, we place high importance on lengthy counselling sessions that allow for plenty of one-on-one time.

Our staff is accessible to address any worries or inquiries and gives thorough information. Our kind and perceptive doctors take their time with each patient in order to make them feel at ease and confident.

At Lyfsmile Family Planning Counseling, we place a strong emphasis on continuity of care, in which the client works with the same person in lead from family planning through pregnancy, labour, and postpartum.

Choosing Lyfsmile Family Planning Counseling services guarantees that this continuity is established and upheld, allowing each person to feel secure and at ease with her dependable counselling team throughout her pregnancy and delivery.

Why is family planning important to the family?

 

Family planning counselling is described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the capacity of individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births."

According to the working definition provided by the WHO Department of Reproductive Health and Research, it is accomplished through the use of contraceptive techniques and the management of involuntary infertility.

The advantages of Family planning counseling for individuals, families, communities, and societies as a whole make it apparent why it is important. Family planning counseling addresses three crucial needs:

• It aids couples in preventing unplanned births

• It lessens the spread of STDs

• By addressing the issue of STDs, it aids in lowering infertility rates.

• It encourages birth spacing (ESB), which is important.

• For the purpose of encouraging non-scalpel vasectomy and increasing male participation.

• It raises the degree of peripheral facilities' supply management of contraceptives.

• It delivers contraception at home through ASHA staff.

• It advocates for fresh initiatives to enhance contraception access.

• It enhances family planning services that are delivered with assurance.

• It emphasises the services for postpartum family planning (PPFP) more.

• It emphasises the use of contraceptives such as the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) for spacing.

• It provides beneficiaries with compensation for sterilisation issues, including death, in public and nonprofit facilities under the Family Planning Insurance Scheme.

What are the objectives of family planning Counseling?

The following are among the key objectives of family planning counseling: 

• Make each client feel comfortable and respect their individuality.

• Maintain the secrecy and privacy of both the audio and the visual.

• Promote the client's explanation of wants, expression of worries, and question-asking.

• Adjust your approach to the client's requirements, situation, and concerns. 

• Keep an eye out for associated requirements including support for condom usage, STI/HIV prevention, and protection against gender-based violence.

• Pay close attention. Just as crucial as providing accurate information is listening.

• Demonstrate concern for the client's needs.

• Don't pass judgement on those who hold different ideals, behaviours, or decisions than you.

• With the client, be patient and show interest.

• Give only the most important details and directives. Refrain from information overload. Use words that your client is familiar with. 

What is the value of family planning Counseling for you?

By providing information, counselling, and birth control options, family planning services assist people in making decisions about when or if they want to start a family.

Pregnant women experience fewer medical issues and have healthier babies when their pregnancies are spaced two or more years apart.

You can avoid the social, health, and financial issues you would experience if an unanticipated pregnancy occurred by making plans for a family.

There are numerous birth control options accessible nowadays. For each stage of life, there isn't a single approach that works best. You can select a birth control method based on your unique requirements.

It is crucial to consider which approach will work best for you. In family planning counseling, a counsellor offers assistance to both couples by talking to them about their future family plans, their needs and wants, how they want to carry them out, etc.

• Family planning counselling helps by allowing both parties to intentionally and honestly discuss their plans.

• Counsellors provide couples with a range of tailored solutions to address their specific needs and goals in family planning.

• Counsellors assist by reducing any misunderstanding that could come while making the right choices.

• A counsellor aids in thought clarification.

• Counsellors can help partners who are experiencing postpartum depression or abortion, and they can also talk about their future requirements.

What is included in preconception counselling?

Preconception counselling entails discussing potential pregnancies with the doctor. It includes practically all of the knowledge a person could require before beginning IVF.

Preconception counselling often consists of three parts:

• Prior to planning a pregnancy, it is important to be aware of any risk factors and medical history, as well as to make sure the couple is in good health.

• To promote speedy and simple conception, one must be aware of the biochemical mechanisms underlying menstruation and ovulation.

• supplying the woman and her partner with psychological and emotional assistance during the conception process. 

Who can use family planning Counseling?

Family planning counselling is available to everyone. To choose family planning counseling, you must be aware of when to do so.

• Having a medical problem, such as heart disease or high blood pressure that is dangerously uncontrolled, makes getting pregnant risky.

• If you have a drug or alcohol addiction or are taking birth defect-causing medications.

• If you have irregular periods, forecasting your fertile period may be difficult or impossible.

• You would need to wait until the problem clears up before utilising natural family planning if you had a transitory condition that was interfering with your ability to conceive, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a STI, or bacterial vaginosis.

• Or If a chronic illness (or other underlying causes) such as liver disease, an overactive or underactive thyroid gland, cervical cancer, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is impairing your ability to conceive,

• If you use a drug like lithium, which is used to treat a number of significant mental health issues like bipolar disorder, or some older antidepressants, using fertility awareness techniques may be challenging for you.

• If you had several sexual partners or otherwise have a higher chance of contracting an STI, for instance.

FAQs.

Can I take family counseling alone or this session is taken in the presence of the partner only?

If due to some reason both the partners are not able to attend the session together then one of them can take sessions and later on they can plan accordingly and discuss their planning together.

"I am suffering from depression due to the recent abortion I had, will this counselling help me and my partner plan our future?"

Feeling anxious and depressed can be very painful and traumatic during these time.one can feel the roller coaster of emotions and very mixed kind of feelings as well. and in that situation a counsellor can help you by providing different kinds of therapies based on the severity and demand of  the situation. Therapies like solution focused brief therapy can help the client to deal with situation effectively.

Do we have to invest a lot of time for this counseling,or will a few sessions be enough?

Depending upon the questions, approaches or ways you want to explore or you want to know, time duration can vary.As soon as you feel that you both are able to understand or able to get a clarified idea regarding the planning, you can complete the counselling in the number of sessions you want.

It is not just about the number of sessions, it is more about getting a good understanding of your future perspective.
Every individual faces different issues, and every one has their own pace of working out on things. when we consider the number of sessions required , it completely depends upon the need and seriousness of  the issue and ways of approaching both by the psychologist as well as the couples.
A good amount time should be invested in order to get long term benefits of counselling and family planning.

I am occupied with my studies and career but my partner is not willing to provide me an appropriate time duration due to family pressure. What should we do?

If you both share a great amount of mutual understanding then things will be more beneficial or easier as this is about you both more and less about the family.By talking to a counsellor you can choose a better action plan that will help you sort this out.

We want to adopt a child but we are confused and unaware of all the options that we can have. We often observe a large amount of differences in opinions on this decision .How can we get over this?

Differences in opinions lead to an increased number of arguments and distress which can affect the overall relationship.

You can first talk about the mutual needs and wants and then you can find the suitable organization that can help you adopt a child.

If you feel that you are unable to reach a mutual conclusion then you can consult a counsellor that will help you clear the doubts and can help by filling the communication gap that might be occurring in between.