Hard To Stay Motivated?

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When it comes to fertility awareness and charting your cycles, there will be times that you feel like you just can’t be bothered.

You will have different motivations for charting at different times in your life, and your interest in it will wax and wane over the years.

Sometimes that can lead to guilt and worry, but I’m here to tell you that it’s okay!

Why I No Longer Teach The Rules Of Fertility Awareness

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You must be thinking I’ve lost my mind, right? Not teaching the rules?! Won’t that lead to a ton of unwanted pregnancies? I admit, the title is there to shock, but in no way would I ever compromise the efficacy of the method.

I’ve always talked about the “rules” of fertility awareness, but a client recently made me aware that the “rules” could be off-putting for some folks. Read on to see why and how I have changed the language I use around this.

All About Sensation

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Identifying the sensation when you wipe your vulva is incredibly important for fertility awareness to be effective.

Unfortunately, a lot of popular fertility awareness apps don’t have space to record this, so people who have only learned from a book or an app may be misinterpreting their fertile days.

Read on to see why it’s so important and how to improve your charting.

What The Heck Is Vaginal Cell Slough?

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One of the most common confusions when first learning the Fertility Awareness Method is figuring out what the heck vaginal cell slough is and how it differentiates from mucus.

This often leads to people over-interpreting mucus and thinking they are fertile for many more days than they really are and having inaccurate charts. Read on to find out how to distinguish these two – it’s actually really easy!