Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Anniversary)

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Anniversary) | Toni Weschler

so-so

Another unpopular opinion tonight.
The information about periods and how they‘re not at all what we‘ve all been lead to believe is great. I wish someone like this were in charge of teaching girls about their bodies instead of religious nuts.
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GingerAntics On the other hand, it‘s been proven time and again that dieting harms hormones (especially in woman of childbearing age) and BMI has been so badly debunked, I have no idea why anyone is still using it. Neither of these is good advice. Also, this book seems to do some diet shaming. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 3y

GingerAntics “Yeah it‘s hard to lose weight, but if you choose to think of it as nurturing your body, it will be fine.” The underlying message being, if you‘re hungry or having cravings, it‘s your fault; if you don‘t lose weight, it‘s your fault. This is where she lost me. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 (edited) 3y

GingerAntics I find it interesting that so many women call diet culture “empowering.” It‘s like diet culture hijacked words to make people, especially women, buy in more. Oh wait, they did. #ToniWeschler #TakingChargeOfYourFertility #heregoesnothing #UnpopularOpinion 3y

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Traci1 This reminds me of when I was in my twenties. My oldest was about 2, and I had been having a period that had lasted 6 months...not kidding. I ended up in the er one day because it got so bad I couldn't feel my fingers and toes. I was carrying a towel around the house so I didn't ruin the furniture. My regular ob said he could prescribe birth control to stop it but we wanted another baby. He said he "could" help me but wouldn't because it would ⬇️ 3y

Traci1 Be unethical to help a woman who was 25 pounds overweight get pregnant. Just like he wouldn't help someone who admitted to smoking. I mean you can lie about that, but there's no lying about the extra 25 pounds you gained from the first baby. I switched docs. Today I'd have stood up for myself and told that MALE doctor where he could shove his birth control. But in my 20s it devastated me and left me feeling worthless. 3y

GingerAntics @Traci1 WHAT?! 🤬 That is SO wrong!!! It would be “unethical”? I call BS. Women way more “overweight” than 25 pounds get pregnant and deliver perfectly healthy babies every bloody day. What. An. 🤬 I am so sorry you had to go through that. This is why so many women just don‘t seek medical treatment. You‘re fat so I can‘t stop you from bleeding out? FFS 🙄🤬 If someone smokes and wants to get pregnant, you help them quit first you lazy jerk. 3y

Traci1 @GingerAntics women have such a long history of being discounted when it comes to their own health. It's unfortunate that in this day and age we still haven't progressed to the point where we are treated equally when it comes to medical decisions. Heaven forbid a man can't get an erection, but if a woman has a valid medical need, she's often written off as anxious or overemotional. Or just fat. 🙄 3y

GingerAntics @Traci1 right? 🙄 It‘s so ridiculous. It seems for every medical professional attempting to change things and treat women as people, there is someone kicking their chauvinism up a notch. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Sadly, some of the worst perpetrators I‘ve known, were female doctors. I don‘t get it. 3y

GingerAntics @Traci1 sometimes I think it would be better if we went back to the women take care of the women and the men take care of the men model, just with modern medical science of course. Men stepped into childbirth and women‘s health and suddenly all these illnesses women were well aware of and knew what to do about were just those crazy hysterical women. The men had never heard of these things before, so they much be mental. 🙄 3y

GingerAntics @Traci1 I swear we‘ve lost so much knowledge and wisdom about female health because men took over and didn‘t believe women knew anything. They prevented women from helping other women at all, turned them against each other, refused to even ask the experts on childbirth about it. 🙄 Ugh. I swear. 3y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Sounds like it isn't fully revised or updated enough. So many male doctors out there I'd like to punch in the dick for mistreating women and thinking they don't know their own body. For the women, an extra special treat of punting them. 3y

GingerAntics @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick right? Then every now and again you find a male doctor that is the complete opposite of that. It‘s mind numbing. This book was revised in 2015, and its still full of weight stigma. It‘s disgusting. I just really hope her book for teen girls doesn‘t have anything about weight in it. 3y

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GingerAntics

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Anniversary) | Toni Weschler

I knew this about being born with all the eggs you‘ll ever have, but I never thought of it this way. Mind blown. 🤯
#ToniWeschler #TakingChargeOfYourFertility #heregoesnothing

Butterfinger Whoa!! 4y

GingerAntics @Butterfinger right? 4y

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GingerAntics

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Anniversary) | Toni Weschler

Who learned this in school?! I sure didn‘t. I was literally told to ask my mother about pads and tampons (thus the only mention of anything to deal with periods). I literally still don‘t know the vast majority of what is mentioned here. Tampons I learned by using them.
#ToniWeschler #TakingChargeOfYourFertility #heregoesnothing

Butterfinger I'm really proud of our school nurse. It is part of the curriculum, but she still alerts parents. 4y

GingerAntics @Butterfinger I‘m all for alerting parents. It lets them know their kids might have questions when they get home or want to walk about it or whatever. I‘m so glad someone is teaching this stuff. Getting there and not knowing what to do with yourself is it acceptable. 4y

julesG We learned about the body part in school, the feminine hygiene part was left to our mothers. 4y

GingerAntics @julesG that‘s what it was like for me. The problem came in when some mother‘s weren‘t willing to have that conversation, so some of us were totally unprepared beyond what we‘d figured out for ourselves. The lesson on the body part wasn‘t all that clear either. I tried for figure out for almost a year how a tampon would going to fit where I though it was supposed to go. I realised the confusion only when I‘d gotten my first period. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣 4y

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Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Anniversary) | Toni Weschler

Finally reading this after @RvnclawWhovian suggested it ages ago, after talking to @TheBookHippie yesterday. I totally forgot I had this on my iPad. I guess it‘s time to suck it up and read this thing. Here goes nothing.
#ToniWeschler #TakingChargeOfYourFertility #heregoesnothing

TheBookHippie ❤️ 4y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I‘ve already had a “I didn‘t know that” moment and I‘m only on chapter 2. 4y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics get a notebook is my advice when acquiring a ton of new knowledge by reading. 4y

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GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I was thinking of that. I‘ve highlighted stuff, I think I‘m gonna to have to go back and actually turn those highlights into proper notes. 4y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics Lesson I re-learned recently it‘s so helpful 4y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I may have to send for a notebook when I get paid next week. I‘m not sure I have one at the moment. 4y

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Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Anniversary) | Toni Weschler

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While reading this book I learned, as a 30 year old, things I had never been told about my body. I went into the book thinking this method would be too time consuming or complicated and learned to my happy surprise that neither were true. Whether you‘re interested in utilizing fertility awareness or not, this is a must read for all uterus havers. I only wish I had found this book sooner and perhaps saved myself from more invasive, harmful methods.

sherryvdh This book changed so much for me! It gave me such a new understanding of my body. I also felt I found it way too late. And I agree, it is a must read. It drives me crazy that we aren't taught the basic functions of female bodies. 4y

GingerAntics I‘m a little skeptical. I grew up catholic and saw all the large families compliments of “natural birth control.” 4y

RvnclawWhovian @GingerAntics lol I grew up catholic too and trust me, this isn‘t the rhythm method 😉 4y

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RvnclawWhovian @sherryvdh so happy you found it, knowing one‘s body is so liberating 4y

GingerAntics Hm. I‘m going to have to check this out. If nothing else, apparently there‘s info about my body I‘m missing. Clearly the catholic school sex ed didn‘t cover ANYTHING useful. 4y

RvnclawWhovian @GingerAntics yea catholic school sex Ed is kind of a joke, although mine was a little more progressive in the sense that they didn‘t teach abstinence only. A lot of people think fertility awareness and the rhythm method are the same thing and they‘re not, like at all. Highly recommend giving this a read 4y

GingerAntics Oh wow. Yeah, mine was in no way progressive. “God made women to have babies.” My favourite was “God doesn‘t like sex, so he turns his back when you‘re having it, so you should do it as quickly as possible and get it over with so God‘s back is turned to you for the least amount of time possible.” 🤦🏼‍♀️ That was totally written by a man. Lord knows that was written by a man. (edited) 4y

GingerAntics Then I broke the # 1 rule of 5th grade sex ed survival, I raised my hand and asked a question. The answer to which required my question being passed on to the priest in the building, the priest at the other campus, some one at the local office, then on to the archbishop, who happened to be a family friend, who guess I was the one who asked the question, simply by finding out which school it came from. 🤣😂🤣 4y

GingerAntics 😇 Nearly made the teacher swallow his tongue. It was awesome!!! 🤣😂🤣 4y

RvnclawWhovian @GingerAntics 😂😂😂😂 most definitely written by a man. Good lord that‘s some terrible advice lol. No wonder there were so many unplanned pregnancies 🤦‍♀️ like I said in the review, even if you have no intention of using FAM as a method of birth control, I still think it‘s valuable info that every person with a uterus should know. FWIW, I‘ve been doing it for 1.5 years and have been very happy and successfully childless 4y

GingerAntics Hm. So it does seem to actually work. I‘m always up for learning more about the wonders of the human body. I read “She Comes First” for my NaNo project last year and I actually learned stuff about my own anatomy. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I‘ll give this a go! 4y

GingerAntics SNAP CRACKLE POP MY LIBRARY HAS A DIGITAL COPY WITH NO WAIT LINE!!! Here we go!!! 4y

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Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Anniversary) | Toni Weschler

Switching up my morning routine a little. I usually read whatever book I‘m currently reading, but I‘m going to start reading more non-fiction in the morning. Think self-help, biographical, educational, just something different. This one has been on my TBR for quite a while and it‘s a chunker. I just feel like post yoga while sipping coffee is the perfect time for some non-fiction 😊 What are some of your morning routines? Do they involve reading?

jb72 I have no morning routine (really no routines at all). At some point feed all the animals, but that‘s about it. Plus I don‘t drink coffee which I think sets up a lot for routine. I do love nonfiction books. I read at least one a month. 5y

LibrarianJen During working months I have a routine to get me and the kids out the door on time to go to our respective schools (daycare, elementary and I teach high school). This summer my routine seems to be coffee, breakfast, Litsy and something relaxing until 8:30, then I do yard work until about 9:30. Then I have pilates at 10 and alternate that with swimming. Then it‘s writing and catering to the kids. Most of my reading is in the evening. 5y

Redwritinghood I always do a little reading with my morning cup of tea. 5y

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Avanders 😂 oh man, I would *love* time to read in the morning!! Most mornings, I wake, get the bubs (just over 2), feed him, get him dressed, then start to get ready myself and rush out as soon as possible to arrive at work between 730 and 830 ... this will all have to be tightened up so I can be ready to leave by 715 starting next month! 🤭 But most evenings are a little slower.... 😉 5y

minkyb Must read in bed before going to sleep! 5y

RaimeyGallant Reading hasn't been a big part of my mornings in recent history, but will be again soon hopefully! Once I'm feeling better. 5y

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