Taking Charge of Your Fertility!

I think that every woman should read "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." Yes, it's a massive book, and the title is slightly scary, but I have learned more about my body from that book than from anywhere else. It's not just about getting pregnant- it's about understanding your body. After reading that book, I am in awe of the female body and just how perfectly God designed it! So many women are completely unaware of how their bodies work- all they know is that lovely little thing called a period, but often they don't even know their basic anatomy! Knowledge is power, and I think it is SO important to know how God designed your body and how it works!


I got made fun of last year when I read the book and started using charting as my means of birth control. I was told that it doesn't work, and that people are irresponsible to rely on charting as a means of birth control. Why do all that work when you can simply pop a pill everyday? I was on a birth control pill for a while, and it took me a while to find a pill that did not cause major side affects. I found one, but I still did not enjoy being a slave to my 4pm alarm every day, nor did I like injecting fake hormones into my body to trick it into being pregnant or the $35 monthly payment. There is also the question of the manner in which birth control works, which is threefold: 1. preventing ovulation, 2. thickening mucus so conception would be difficult, and 3. thinning the lining of the uterus so a fertilized egg cannot implant. Now, I won't go into the theology of birth control pills here, but #3 is something that everyone has to consider if they believe, like myself, that life begins at conception.


Any method of birth control can be labelled irresponsible if not used correctly, and charting is such a great method when used correctly!


When Cody and I first decided to try to get pregnant, I was discussing it with someone I knew who was also trying to get pregnant. She told me that "it was more difficult to get pregnant when you are charting." I'm living proof that that is simply not true, as Cody and I conceived on the very first try!