As someone who has experienced an early miscarriage, I can say that the loss was more than anything I’ve ever experienced. Not only did I have to work through the feeling of loss and sadness, but I also had to recognize my resentment towards anyone enjoying pregnancy or having kids – bleh – those were tough emotions to work through! …
Birth Control is indeed a prescription written by a doctor, so before you make any decisions, please consult with your doctor! If you’ve spoken with your doctor, here are some of the basic things you may want to consider BEFORE / DURING you come off hormonal BC (information paraphrased from “Period Repair Manual” and “Hormone Cure”): You can stop the …
Miscarriage. # It doesn’t matter if it happens at 4 weeks or 20. It’s one of the most heart wrenching thing a mother-to-be can go through. # When I announced that we were pregnant so early, I knew there was a risk to that – I wasn’t being naive. # Anything could go wrong that early, nothing is certain. Hell …
No hormonal birth control? No Babies? Is it possible?! YES Probably the most common question we’ve been asked in the last day is “Did you guys plan your pregnancy or was it an accident?” If you know anything about me, you know I’m not big on hormonal birth control for my personal use. I have no qualms if you choose …
OK Seriously, what’s with all the hype?! # If you saw my IG story this morning, you’ve been waiting for an exciting announcement… # Well…you can see for yourself here that I have a little baby brewing inside me <3 # If you asked me 4 months ago, I would have told you that I am in no place to …
Assuming that we have nutrition, training, and stress management locked down What are some of the things we can do to ensure optimal fertility? First thing’s first…we need to track our cycles accurately. Downloading an app is your most convenient option – I personally use GLOW. Not only do we need to track the start and finish of our periods, …
So I’ve been doing a lot of talk on how to PREVENT pregnancy through various methods of birth control, but what if you’re trying to ACHIEVE pregnancy? Now, I recognize that less and less women want to become a mother these days – in fact, there isn’t a right or wrong answer to this, BUT we should still pay attention …
When your significant other is a total babe, but you feel no spark? Bummer! Before you do something crazy, let’s rule out any hormonal issues you might be experiencing, shall we? We’re seeing an epidemic of low testosterone levels prevalent among relatively healthy individuals which is the leading cause of low sex drive. The correlation can be attributed to high …
More and more women are saying NO to the pill and YES to their own natural monthly cycles. By inviting our periods into our daily lives, we make them seem less threatening, less dreadful, and more NORMAL. Because DUH they are normal. But, do you know what’s happening with YOUR period? Does it come every month? Or skip around? How …
Ladies, you deserve better! Would you love to know more about birth control pills and IUDs, what they do to your hormones, and how to successfully come off of them?! If so, stay tuned for my women’s health series this week! Ask yourself if you have ever had a conversation with your doctor about the following: what birth control does, …