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
The Problem With Pregnancy Wheels
You may already know the drill, or if not you, certainly your sister, cousin, or friend does. Whenever a woman gets a positive pregnancy test at the doctor’s office, the first thing the clinician will usually do is grab a pregnancy wheel from the drawer while asking her the first day of her last menstrual period. Entering that one date gives women their due date. But how accurate are these wheels? The problem is, they are based on the assumption that women ovulate on Day 14, which may or may not be true for you personally, or may not have been the case for that particular cycle. In essence, the wheel measures the gestational age of your pregnancy. But a [...]
How Pilling My Kitty Reminded Me Why I don’t Have Children
I’ll be honest. I’m a weenie. Oh sure, I may seem like I have my act together, but if truth be told, there’s a valid reason I chose to not have children. Don’t get me wrong. I love, love, love kids. I love their pudgy little legs when they are just infants, and their Frankenstein gait when they are just learning to walk. I love their giggles and innocence when they are toddlers, and their curiosity about everything in the world as they get older. So why didn’t I choose to have children myself, then? Well, let’s just say that the universe is a better place for my not having had kids. For one thing, as I alluded to earlier, [...]
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.
