As a woman, I spend 4 days out of every 28 just hating my body. Why would nature do this to me? The bloating, the cramps, the fatigue, the mood swings, it just seemed too cruel. But suddenly I realized that maybe if I got to know my body a little better things could be a little better. So that's what I did.
I've been reading "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Werschler. It is full of everything that every woman should know. So that's when we decided to throw out the birth control pills and do it that natural way. We have been charting my cycles and it has almost become fun, trying to guess what is going to happen when.
So between actually knowing what was going on and knowing what helps (I've been taking Vitex to regulate my cycles and Dong Quay to help ease the cramps) my periods have been much easier to handle.
I encourage all women to read this book, learn your cycles, test your cervical fluid (do you even know what your cervix feels like?) and see what happens!
Great book!
ReplyDeleteDo you use natural menstrual products? Lunapads is an online canadian company with an inspiring website, blog, etc... Many woman say they feel better when they give up synthetic products.
I have posted about natural pads on my blog.
http://permissiontomother.blogspot.com/search/label/natural%20menstrual%20products
I do actually! I use these great, soft cloth pads made by a lady local to BC. She sells on Etsy, http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5510619
ReplyDeleteSomeday I will brave enough to try the Diva cup but for now I'm still a little scared.