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
Can a Woman Get Pregnant During Her Period?
There are a certain number of questions that seem to get recycled over and over again, either amongst friends or on the internet. One that seems to get a lot traction is the issue of whether or not a woman can get pregnant while menstruating. As with so many things in life, the explanation is not that intuitive. The best way to explain it is that the answer lies in the wording of the question. More precisely, it’s essentially impossible for a woman to conceive during her period, but on rare occasions it’s possible for a woman to get pregnant from intercourse during her period. Huh? Isn’t that the same thing? No, no it isn’t. Since sperm can live for up to five days inside a [...]
Learning to Self-Advocate (Part 2)
I’m not going to lie. My first year in Seattle over 30 years ago was hell. I arrived not knowing a soul, with no job and no prospects, and oh yeah, no housing or transportation. But I somehow convinced myself that my passion for disseminating the incredible value of the Fertility Awareness Method would be enough to sustain me. Back then, of course, the internet didn’t exist, and even computers were not that common among the little people. My attempts at educating doctors and clinics proved futile as I found myself feeling more and more like a snake-oil salesman. I started spiraling down a long tunnel of despair, and couldn’t seem to find a way out. When I got to my lowest, I asked my new doctor [...]
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.
