How We Flourish

Creating healthier people and a healthier planet, one step at a time

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10 Things No One Told Me About Postpartum

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.Postpartum is no joke. Your life has completely changed, you just went through something fairly traumatic to your body, and you aren’t allowed to sleep on top of it. But there is surprisingly little information there about postpartum. There […]

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Cycle 11 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 10 analysis here. Cycle 11 Stats: 46 Days No Ovulation Cycle 11 Analysis This cycle confused me and I kinda gave up trying to figure it out. I switched charting methods to Justisse this cycle. For reference, green indicates dry, yellow indicates non-fertile mucus, […]

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Cycle 10 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 9 analysis here. Cycle 10 Stats: 37 Days Ovulation on Day 30 (estimated) Ovulation 2 days after full moon Luteal Phase 7 days long (estimated) Cycle 10 Analysis Although the temp on Day 30 is above all my previous temps, it is only .1 […]

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Postpartum Fitness – How I am Getting My Health Back

Pregnancy is not kind to the female body. That can be hard to be okay with at times. Very few women are immediately okay when they are covered in stretch marks and left with more fat and flab than they started with. That’s okay to admit. I’m not comfortable with my body right now. I […]

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Cycle 9 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 8 analysis here. Cycle 9 Stats: 36 Days Ovulation on Day 25 Ovulation 5 days after new moon Luteal Phase 11 days long Cycle 9 Analysis Another relatively uneventful cycle. My cramps were almost nonexistent, as was the breast tenderness I often got around […]