NATURAL BIRTH CONTROL | Fertility Awareness + How I Track My Cycle

Today's video is all about Fertility Awareness and the various methods I use to track my cycle. Be sure to reach out to your healthcare provider if you have any questions + check out the resources below ↓

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Be sure to research the type of birth control method that's best for you. Reach out to your healthcare practitioner or Planned Parenthood if you have any questions, or parent/guardian if you're a teen.

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Meghan Livingstone, CNP
Certified Holistic Nutritionist

[talita.novais]

Meghan, I loved this video. Some years ago I decided stopping the pill and started understanding my menstrual cycle too. I started paying attention to my body and this was very important to me. Then I planned to get pregnant and everything got right! My baby will born next month! I think everything gets easear when we understand and respect our body. Congrats for your channel! PS: I’m from Brazil and my English is a work in progress.. sorry for some mistakes.

[happyhormonesummit]

Fertility Awareness has totally changed my life! Thank you for saying it’s NOT the rhythm method.

[jesstinamcfarland]

Oh my god THANK YOU!!!! There really is not enough good, comprehensive information out there about women’s health, fertility, cycle changes, etc. I truly appreciate that you put together such a well rounded video. It includes so much valuable information in a very easy to understand format. FINALLY!! ❤️ thank you!

[ruthacuna]

Thank you, as females it is so important that we understand our bodies. Loved the fertility awareness info!

[nightowlgaming]

I learnt more in this video that I did at school, thanks for this! Never thought talking about 'the period' could be so interesting :D

[samantha-janekatz]

Meghan is such a mom figure, so gentle lol. She totally gave me my first birds and bees talk via YouTube 😂

[madisonrenee]

This was great, thank you!
Also, you were made for curly hair! You literally look like a princess. :)

[momplus]

We have been able to successfully track our fertility for the last 25 years using mucous observations. Our (4) children were all intended. Preventing pregnancy without any other method (barrier or anything else) for the last 16 years because of the very high risk of rupture of the uterus. The new advances in technology are so great! Ladies, you can do this and it is so worthwhile!!

[Ari-brrd]

I recently learned the effects of birth control and I made the decision to stop taking the pill. I have decided to use the fertility awareness method and this was a GREAT video to start with! Thank you!

[leahathome]

I have downloaded and uninstalled so many cycle tracking apps. I downloaded clue as soon as you mentioned it. It's the best one yet!

[kierstenlian]

I just got off of the pill about 2 months ago and have been dealing with symptoms from it... I have been doing a lot of research on a more holistic way to track my cycle. Thanks so much for this video (:

[carolinek]

I was on hormonal birth control for about 7 years. I used to become very anxious every time there was a stressful period in my life and I finally figured that this could be from my birth control. I've now been off of birth control for 1.5 years and I just finished writing my Master's thesis and I was not on the verge of a nervous breakdown like when writing my Bachelor's thesis. My partner really wants us to stop using condoms so I figured that I would try out the fertility awareness method. Even if I somehow get pregnant, it wouldn't really matter because we've been discussing about starting to try for a baby a year from now. Thanks for the information 👍

[auxtas]

Glad to see a video like this. Thanks for this.
I learned this method in a Catholic seminary under a class called "Sex and Marriage in Catholic Understanding." The class opened my eyes to the beauty of NFP and the billing method. Unfortunately, the only time a well-functioning hormone is shut down is in women's health under contraceptives and they still call it Healthcare. Most medical students are not thought this. We often talk about green energy but never green health when it comes to avoiding pregnancy. Also, the pharmaceutical industry doesn't talk about the terrible side effects of these pills. Many women are going through hell. And that lives the power to the man who cares less about his sexual discipline while the woman takes the burden of going on a pill. No woman wants to be on a pill. Why isn't society exposing this method to our girls from an early age?

[averynmitchell]

Wow, I did not know our cervix changes angles throughout our cycle! That's so cool and surreal.

[scovianathon]

This video is so educational, I’m learning to understand my body and how it works

[le_kariuki]

One of the most informative videos I have watched on YouTube. You are amazing

[karinsmith]

I learned a lot! Great job having courage to create a video that discusses awkward yet helpful points of this topic. 😄

[jaimezuniga]

I have not used hormonal birth control since I was first married and I didn’t like the affects of it and got off it. I have had success just tracking things and being aware. By the way, I absolutely love your hair curly. It’s so very pretty.

[jennasorenson]

I’m about to sue YouTube for these terrifying ads before the video. The hell.. it’s 10 pm and I’m home alone why you gotta do that.. 😭

[evievella]

Thank you!! I just got off the pill and moved to the copper IUD! So no more synthetic hormones, and even though it’s not necessary I’m definitely going to start tracking my cycle! It’s so interesting to know what my own body is doing naturally and how to compliment it