NFP and Birth Control: Worth Talking About
Elizabeth Timpe is passionate about a few things. Postpartum fertility is one. Helping women understand their charts is another. And then there is the one she recently took to the pages of Denver Catholic: Can we please stop calling Natural Family Planning “contraceptive”? Elizabeth is not afraid to speak about this topic. After years of…
Read MoreFish Oil and Fertility
Diets rich in healthy fish, such as the Mediterranean diet, have long been known to have a wide range of health benefits. Now these polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found in fish oil and krill oil, are also being studied for their effects on human fertility. Endometriosis The omega-3…
Read MoreA Father Teaches Sacrifice
“If there is one thing I could stress to young couples, it’s to learn to love sacrifice.” This comment, coming from Daniel West in a recent PeakDay Podcast with Martha Haenni, got in my head. Daniel continued. “Our broken reaction to any kind of discomfort, misunderstanding, any kind of pain is to say, ‘No, get…
Read MoreHealing Fertility Naturally
In the 1960s the popular use of the hormonal birth control pill prompted the Catholic Church to respond with the encyclical of Humanae Vitae. It explained the moral stance and alternatives for family planning. Over 60 years later, couples and families are faced with the moral question about IVF and fertility treatments. Considering recent government…
Read MoreA Strong Marriage Is Where Fatherhood Begins
When does a man become a father? Most people would say the day his child is born. But in many ways, fatherhood begins much earlier. It begins when a man chooses to love his wife faithfully, embraces the vocation of marriage, and opens his heart to God’s plan for their family. That is one of…
Read More10 Things I Learned About My Menstrual Cycle That Changed Everything
For years, I thought my cycle was random and unpredictable, just something I had to deal with every month. I relied on calendar predictions and period apps, assuming ovulation always happened on day 14. The moment I began paying attention to my body’s real signals, everything started to make sense. Understanding fertility and hormones turned…
Read MoreFamily-Friendly Nutrition: A Guide to Feeding Kids Well
Raise your hand if you struggle with mealtime and figuring out how to feed your kids well. I see you! The goal here is to take some of the guesswork and stress out of feeding your kids with some simple guidelines, helpful tips, and age-appropriate portion sizes. Let’s focus on the good over the perfect.…
Read MorePerimenopause and the PeakDay App
Women often wonder when their fertility will begin to change and what symptoms and charting changes they will experience. Many women have very regular cycles and predicable charts that they have relied upon for years, so they become nervous when they start experiencing different cycles and observations during their perimenopause years. In the image below,…
Read MorePeakDay Syncs with Your Life
Tracking your fertility shouldn’t feel like another chore at the start of every day. That’s why PeakDay, CCL’s premier cycle tracking app rooted in science-based fertility education, now syncs with popular wearable devices to make temperature tracking easier and more consistent than ever. Device Syncing PeakDay pairs seamlessly with Apple Watch, Fitbit, and the Oura…
Read MoreCharting Questions from New PeakDay STMethod Users
In the PeakDay STMethod course couples begin charting and building the daily habits of taking temperatures and recording fertility observations on their chart. When couples live out charting day-by-day, most couples feel confident navigating fertile and non-fertile days using the PeakDay App or offline, on paper. As coaches and teachers, we walk alongside couples and…
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