Rose is a Fertility Awareness Educator and a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner (HRHP) who has trained and specialized in the Justisse Method of cycle charting, and who has been charting her own cycles and teaching women how to chart their cycles for 16 years now. Justisse HRHPs are trained to identify and manage a broad spectrum of… Read More »
A day in the life. What it’s really like to use Fertility Awareness
It can feel pretty daunting when you contemplate switching to a natural method of birth control. Going off the pill is probably one of the scariest decisions you can make. It shouldn’t be so scary, but after so many years of being told that we can get pregnant so easily many women won’t even consider going… Read More »
Got mucus?
Cervical mucus is the key to using and understanding the fertility awareness method. Without cervical mucus you can’t get pregnant (naturally). Cervical mucus is what keeps the sperm alive long enough to fertilize the egg, and without it sperm pretty much die on contact. Many women have seen or felt it before. On those days… Read More »
How To Check For Cervical Mucus
Cervical mucus is the single most challenging and also the most important aspect of the fertility awareness method. Cervical mucus tells you when you can get pregnant, and it also tells you a lot about your health. It can tell you whether or not you might have a cervical infection, and it can even serve… Read More »
5 Fertility Myths You Should Know When You’re Trying to Conceive
How many times have you heard that you’re supposed to ovulate on day 14 and if you’re trying to get pregnant that’s when you should be having the sex? This tip may seem helpful but it feeds into one of the most common myths about fertility! What you probably don’t know is that if you’re… Read More »