A Message from Toni Weschler
Welcome to TCOYF.com, the official companion site of my book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility. Here you’ll have access to a full-featured charting app, our vibrant TTC community, informative articles, and helpful tips and interesting tangents like the one below from yours truly!
Toni's Tips and Tangents
Returning to the Site of the Crime
Years ago, when I was in the midst of writing my book for teen girls called Cycle Savvy, I had an experience exactly like one of the principles that I was illuminatng in the book. But more on that in a sec. Ask any person with a uterus, and they will tell you that we’ve all been there. Yes, folks, what I’m referring to is the requisite humiliation of the menstrual accident. But one day in my late 20s, I decided that I was done being mortified and resolved never again to melt into a puddle of utter humiliation whenever I had yet another accident involving my period. I vowed to change my attitude — have a paradigm shift, as [...]
Clarifying Two Extremes of the Cervical Fluid Continuum
DO WOMEN EVER HAVE TRULY “DRY” DAYS? As a woman approaches ovulation, her cervical fluid becomes progressively wetter. When a woman charts, in the evening, she records what she has observed throughout the day. So if she didn’t feel or observe anything at her vaginal opening, that day is considered dry. But lest there be any confusion, women always have internal vaginal moisture, even on the days when they feel bone dry. This is completely normal and should still be recorded as dry. It’s easy to distinguish between cervical fluid and vaginal moisture. Cervical fluid on your finger will stay moist for minutes or longer, whereas vaginal moisture, like that inside your mouth, will dissipate from your finger within seconds. [...]
Taking Charge of Your Fertility
Are you unhappy with your current method of birth control? Or are you demoralized by your quest to have a baby? Do you also experience confusing signs and symptoms at various times in your cycle, but are frustrated by a lack of simple explanations?
This invaluable resource will help you find the answer to your questions while giving you amazing insights into your own body.
