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Charting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility FriendUsing the Apple Watch Temperature Sensor with Fertility FriendThe Apple Watch temperature sensor, available with Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra, is an exciting development for all those using fertility charting. This sensor is easy to use and is integrated with Apple Health. Find out how to use it with Fertility Friend tracker and how to best integrate this new sensor in your fertility charting data.2022-10-2501 min
Embrace FertilityHow to step off of the crazy train while trying to conceiveEpisode 96: Does it feel like you’re hurtling along at 1,000,000 miles an hour desperately trying to find the answer, find the solution to why are you not getting pregnant?
Does it feel like the more you research the more you feel you NEED to research?
In this weeks episode I share a technique to allow you to assess all of the different things you’re doing to support your fertility to ensure you are making the most of your time, energy and resources.
For the image of the mind map I mentioned go to my Insta account @embracefertility. How to Impr...2022-10-0622 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility FriendImplantation dip: An early pregnancy sign?What is an implantation dip? How does an implantation dip looks like on a fertility chart? what are the possible explanations for this BBT pattern? When trying to conceive looking for early signs of pregnancy is difficult to avoid. One of the most common fertility chart pattern looked into is the elusive implantation dip.2021-03-2102 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility FriendWhen is the best time to take a pregnancy test?When should you take your pregnancy test? Is your negative test a false negative? Testing for pregnancy when trying to conceive is a sensitive issue. The emotional toll of repeated negative results is hard to imagine for those who have not experienced it. At the same time, waiting throughout the luteal phase to know the outcome of your cycle can be agony. For these reasons, knowing when to expect reliable results is extremely important, both to preserve your emotional state and to save money by not testing too early.2021-03-0604 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility FriendI just got an early negative pregnancy test, can I still be pregnant?When seeing an early negative pregnancy test result, most people wonder if they could still be pregnant and if they might test positive later on in the cycle. To explore the issue of the reliability of early pregnancy tests, we looked at just under 6,000 charts for which a negative pregnancy test was followed by a positive test and did not result in a very early miscarriage.2021-02-1603 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility FriendErratic Temperatures on your Fertility BBT ChartDoes your fertility chart looks like the rocky mountains?
Interpreting a Basal Body Temperature chart can be challenging when the pattern shows large variations of temperature or erratic patterns that seem random. We review the main factors and the way to minimize the effect on your fertility chart interpretations. In particular, we'll review tips and guidelines to make sure your BBT is as accurate as possible.2021-02-0202 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility FriendHow To Select a Wearable For FertilityChoosing a wearable for fertility is not an easy task depending on your goals. This is especially true if you plan to use your wearable data as Basal Body Temperature (BBT) replacement. Wearable technology for fertility is a exciting and evolving field. Our goal is to give you the criteria you need to select the right device for you in the context of Fertility Charting.2021-01-1404 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility FriendHow To Read an Ovulation Test (OPK)Learn how to read an ovulation test (OPK). Sometimes people charting their fertility signs struggle to read their OPKs, occasionally to the point of increasing their stress unduly. The purpose of this episode is to help alleviate this concern and to show how fertility charting can provide a great framework for this issue.2021-01-0604 min
The Morning Ish PodcastThe Sharks are Coming! - Rachel and Shannon talk about PeriodsFrom shark week to moon time, Aunt Flo to stabby uterus, in this weeks episode we are talking all about periods. What it was like when we first got ours, the shame surrounding a normal bodily function, and how we can change the course of things for younger generations by being more open about our bleeds. Resources mentioned in this episode:The Elephant in the Womb - https://www.instagram.com/theelephantinthewomb/Saalt Cup - https://saalt.com/Diva Cup - https://divacup.com/Put a Cup In It Quiz...2020-11-1037 min
Big Feed up HQMenstrual Cycle Phases Part 2 / Nutrition / Exercise / Lifestyle / With The Nutritional BeanThis is part 2 of my conversation with Harriet Bindloss a.k.a 'Thenutritionalbean.' Harriet is a Nutritional Therapist, Health Coach, Wife & Mother.
If you have not listened to part 1 then go back and tune in and then, come back and listen to this episode.
We dig into:
How Harriet became a Nutritional Therapist and why she wanted to focus on female health, in particular supporting the menstrual cycle, period pains and helping women thrive through each phase of their cycle.
Circadian rhythms and how things may fall out of sync, due to life load i.e. stress, stimulants like...2020-10-2014 min
Big Feed up HQMenstrual Cycle Phases Part 1 / Nutrition / Exercise / Lifestyle / With The Nutritional BeanHarriet Bindloss 'Thenutritionalbean' is a Nutritional Therapist, Health Coach, Wife & Mother.
We dig into:
How Harriet became a Nutritional Therapist and why she wanted to focus on female health, in particular supporting the menstrual cycle, period pains and helping women thrive through each phase of their cycle.
Circadian rhythms and how things may fall out of sync, due to life load i.e. stress, stimulants like caffeine, artificial light and irregular sleep patterns.
The menstrual cycle i.e. things to consider in each phase in terms of hormonal function, appetite regulation, mood and cognition, physically readiness for exercise and recovery...2020-10-2058 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend1-The Fertile WindowThis podcast discusses the concept of the “fertile window”- the days when intercourse can result in conception. Learn which days relative to ovulation are your most fertile days. See how fertility charting helps you find these most fertile days and increase your conception chances.2013-01-3104 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend2-Charting EssentialsLearn the basics of fertility charting so that you can get started charting and find your most fertile time and your ovulation date. Learn about your primary fertility signs so that you can find your ovulation date and your most fertile time.2013-01-3004 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend3-Your Menstrual Cycle PhasesThis episode describes the most significant events of the menstrual cycle. You’ll understand what is happening in your body during menstruation, the follicular phase, ovulation and the luteal phase of your cycle.2013-01-2905 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend4-Your Hormones and Your Fertility SignalsEach of your fertility signs relates to the presence of a hormone in your bloodstream. Learn how each sign relates to the presence of certain hormones and how you can use these observations to recognize your fertility status every day. Understand how your basal body temperature (BBT) and cervical fluid and the results of tests and devices and other observations relate to various hormones.2013-01-2807 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend5-All about Cervical FluidWhat are the different kinds of cervical fluid and what is their role in reproduction? What can your cervical fluid tell you about your fertility status? You might be surprised to find out that cervical fluid plays many important roles in reproduction.2013-01-2707 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend6-How to observe, chart, and record your cervical fluidThis episode outlines how to observe, identify and record the various types of cervical fluid you may see to best find your fertile time. Learn which cervical fluid types are most fertile and see how charting your cervical fluid observations can help you find the right time to get pregnant and increase your conception chances.2013-01-2609 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend7-All about Basal Body TemperatureYour basal body temperature is a primary fertility sign and the only sign that can pinpoint your ovulation date. You’ll learn how charting your BBT can help you find your ovulation date and why this is the only sign that can definitively tell you when and whether or not you have ovulated.2013-01-2505 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend8-How to Take and Record your Basal Body TemperatureLearn how to take and record your basal body temperature for best results. Understand the basic guidelines for BBT recording for fertility charting and which factors can influence your BBT sign.2013-01-2405 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend9-Cervix Observations as an Optional Fertility SignYour cervix position, texture and relative openness change in relation to the presence of estrogen during your menstrual cycles. Observing and recording this sign can offer a secondary fertility sign. In this podcast, you’ll learn how to identify these changes to offer added awareness about your fertility status and to cross-check your other fertility signs.2013-01-2309 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend10-Devices and Tests for Measuring Fertility StatusOPKs, Fertility Monitors, Saliva Microscopes and other commercial products can provide additional clues about your fertility status. If you use these products, Fertility Friend will take them into account. Learn how to observe and record results from these products and how to make the most of them when you chart your fertility signs.2013-01-2206 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend11-Additional Possible Fertility SignsSecondary fertility signs, such as ovulation pain, breast tenderness, spotting, changes in sex drive and other signs can also help you recognize your fertility pattern and find your fertile time. Listen to hear about the role of secondary fertility signs.2013-01-2105 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend12-All About OvulationWhat happens when you ovulate? What are the signs that you are about to ovulate? How can you tell that you have ovulated? When are you most fertile relative to ovulation? This podcast answers these questions and explains the process and signs of ovulation.2013-01-2007 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend13-Interpreting Your ChartThis podcast teaches you how to interpret fertility chart patterns. Learn how to identify ovulation and fertile days on a fertility chart and how to best make sense of fertility chart patterns. See how a variety of chart patterns can be perfectly normal and what your own chart pattern means.2013-01-1905 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend14-Typical or Ideal Fertility Chart PatternsTypical fertility chart patterns share several common elements. Learn how the signs all come together in typical fertility chart patterns.2013-01-1805 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend15-More Fertility Chart PatternsFertility charts don't always follow the same pattern and don't always match the ideal or textbook pattern. You can still find your fertile days and ovulation date. Learn how your chart may differ from the ideal and what this may mean for you.2013-01-1712 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend16-Pregnancy Patterns and Testing for PregnancyWhat signs might you see on your chart when you are pregnant? What patterns show up with greater frequency on fertility charts that result in pregnancy? Listen to learn how your fertility chart might show you signs of early pregnancy and how to determine when to take a pregnancy test.2013-01-1605 minCharting Your Way To Conception - Learn Fertility Charting With Fertility Friend17-Advanced Conception Tools to Maximize Your ChancesYour Fertility Friend App is more than a tracking app. Advanced analysis tools help you make the most of your data to increase your chances. Learn how to use advanced tools to make the most of fertility charting.2013-01-1507 min