I talk a lot about fertility awareness as a tool for birth control, but there is a lot more to it than just birth control. One of my favorite things about it is the overall body awareness you get from the practice. And one of the biggest benefits is for those trying to conceive. Since… Read More
How can you confirm ovulation if you can’t get good temperatures?
While temperatures aren’t the very most important part of the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness, they are very very useful in confirming ovulation did indeed happen. However, there are times when temperatures aren’t quite as easy to get consistently. The big one that comes to mind for me is during the post-partum time if you… Read More
6 facts about every horrible fertility awareness article I’ve ever read
Fertility awareness is more popular than it ever has been. That’s not saying much, considering use levels are still so low, but the combination of popularity + such a small use population (and therefore not a lot of understanding) makes for some horrible media. I’ll admit it, I’m the kind of rage-y individual who might, on… Read More
Considering FAM? Here are 6 beginner tips.
You might be clicking on this article wanting some tips about cervical fluid or tempertures or some specifics of the sympto thermal method of fertility awareness or other fertility awareness based methods. That isn’t this article. There are other articles I’ve written with tips going into more detail on those types of things. This article… Read More
The white house memo leaked that fertility awareness is going to be taught to teens?!
There is a good chance you have seen a bit of news floating around this past week about fertility awareness. WHAT?! There is never news about fertility awareness! Hallelujah! However, you may have also noticed that it was pretty negative news. Many articles stated that a memo that was leaked from the White House was… Read More
Why do the rules exist? (period rules)
Disclaimer: As with any time I write about the specifics of fertility awareness, I’ve gotta remind you that you MUST take a class or AT LEAST read a full book on the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness to practice it properly. Reading blog posts and downloading an app does not cut it, kapish? This post is part of a series: Why… Read More
Post-partum fertility awareness charting – challenges and options
I recently asked in the FAM for all genders facebook group what people would like me to write about and one of the topics that came up was post-partum. Post-partum is allllllways something that comes up and that is because it’s a weird time. What makes it so weird/hard? You will likely be anovulatory for… Read More
Health share instead of insurance? My review of Liberty Health Share.
UPDATE 11/2021: I plan on cancelling my membership to Liberty Health Share soon because their prices have continued to increase, almost every medical bill has an issue that I have to call about for one reason or another, and reimbursement time is soooooo long. So, in short, their service has gotten progressively worse and they… Read More
How I am approaching post-partum charting
I am so frequently asked about charting post-baby that I am sharing with you my own individual process when it comes to charting post-partum and why I am doing what I am doing. To see general tips about post-partum charting, see my post here. Let me first tell you what my general trying to avoid… Read More
What you should know about using a birth control app
Back when I started this blog there was no such thing as a birth control app. Yes yes, there were tracking apps and technology such as the lady comp but stand alone apps intended for use as birth control by themselves weren’t quite a thing. The fact that these apps are now quickly coming onto… Read More
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