How We Flourish

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

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Postpartum Fitness – How I am Getting My Health Back

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.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 […]

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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 […]

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Cycle 8 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 7 analysis here. Cycle 8 Stats: 35 Days Ovulation on Day 24 Ovulation 2 days before new moon Luteal Phase 11 days long Cycle 8 Analysis Looking at this cycle, the first things I notice are the huge expanse of fertile mucus (my poor […]

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Cycle 7 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 6 analysis here. Cycle 7 Stats: 72 Days Ovulation on Day 62 (estimated) Ovulation 9 days after full moon Luteal Phase 10 days long (estimated) Cycle 7 Analysis Here we had another long cycle, but with a happy ending! And no surprise really that […]

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Cycle 6 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 5 analysis here. Cycle 6 Stats: 34 Days Ovulation on Day 22-25 Ovulation 1-4 days before full moon Luteal Phase 9+ days long Cycle 6 Analysis On day 15 of this cycle, I got married! Then a couple days later we left for our […]

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Cycle 5 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 4 analysis here. Cycle 5 Stats: 117 Days No ovulation Cycle 5 Analysis After 3 cycles of about the same length, I had another very long cycle. This one lasted from mid-February to mid-June. Once again I didn’t ovulate at all. I struggled a […]

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Cycle 4 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 3 analysis here. Cycle 4 Stats: 40 Days No ovulation Cycle 4 Analysis After 2 good cycles, here I had an anovulatory one. But I didn’t let that get me down. I spend the entire month of January studying abroad, traveling extensively in 2 […]

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My Natural Birth Story

My natural birth story is not a fairy tale. I look down at the beautiful boy wrapped against my chest, and I am filled with love as he sleeps peacefully. Last night was a good night and I had a mom and baby breastfeeding support group this morning, so I feel better than I have […]

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Cycle 3 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 2 analysis here. Cycle 3 Stats: 38 days Ovulation on Day 27 or 28 Ovulation 4-5 days before New Moon Luteal Phase 10-11 days long Cycle 3 Analysis Lasting from the beginning of December to early January, I was elated to have yet another […]

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Cycle 2 – NFP Charting Series

Read about why I am sharing my cycles here. See Cycle 1 analysis here. Cycle 2 Stats: 39 days Ovulation on Day 27 or 28 Ovulation 1-2 days after full moon Luteal Phase 11-12 days long Cycle 2 Analysis This cycle was a time for stress and a time for rejoicing. And in particular it […]