Ovulation – Sisterhood CWA

Ecological breastfeeding: the secret weapon of Natural Family Planning by Martina Casey

Research suggests that the optimal wait time to conceive another baby is between 18 and 30 months after giving birth to your last. Too little time between pregnancies may increase the risk of premature birth...

Femininity, Birth Control, Women's Health, Ovulation, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Contraception June 14, 2019

3 ways the pill works to prevent pregnancy by Nicole Moore

The pill - we’ve all heard of it at some point in our lives. Whether from a doctor, a friend or a family member, it seems to be ingrained in the vocabulary of the twenty-first...

Femininity, Birth Control, Women's Health, Ovulation, Pro Life, Sexuality, Pregnancy, Contraception, Men's Reproductive Health May 9, 2019

3 Surprising Things that are Considered Contraceptives by Nicole Moore

Contraception broken down = "against (contra) conception" or more simply "against life". The term was first coined in the late 1800’s and in the 20th century gained considerable momentum. See the timeline below, which gives...

Ovulation, Menstrual Cycle, Natural Family Planning, Femininity, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health April 26, 2019

How General Fertility Awareness is different than Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABM’s) of Family Planning by Nicole Moore

1.) There are no sex rules There are no sex rules in Fertility Awareness, because it does not serve the same purpose as FABM’s of family planning, which is achieving/avoiding pregnancy. The goal of Fertility...

Femininity, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Ovulation, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Menstrual Cycle, Natural Family Planning March 26, 2019

Why it’s best to work with a trained teacher when learning a Fertility Awareness Based Method (FABM) for family planning by Allison Dreher

When you learned to drive, did someone just hand you a set of keys and say, ‘good luck?’ What a silly question right? Nobody would do that. Yet, when learning about the female body and...

Women's Health, Ovulation, The Virgin Mary, Spirituality, Sainthood, Breastfeeding, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Menstrual Cycle, Femininity February 26, 2019

The 3 Female Super Powers by Nicole Moore

Women are wonderfully created in that we have been given great gifts that are unique to our femininity. The first is menstruation (our period), the second is gestation (pregnancy) and the third is lactation (breastfeeding)....

Femininity, Birth Control, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Ovulation February 7, 2019

Why The Pill Falls Short by Weronika Janczuk

The use of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) is so widespread in today’s culture that it is difficult to imagine a landscape without it. One way in which OCPs are used is to ease the...

Spirituality, Sin, Uncategorized, Overcoming Sin, Natural Family Planning, Sainthood, Femininity, Sexuality, Birth Control, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Ovulation, Pro Life, Humility January 29, 2019

Lord remove the plank…a response to the new abortion law in New York by Allison Dreher

My newsfeed is filled with #Prolife comments and memes. People all over the country are rightly outraged by a bill signed into law on Jan 22 that permits late term abortions up to the day...

Prudence, Femininity, Temperance, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Ovulation, Humility, Spirituality, Sin, Temptation, Overcoming Sin, Sainthood January 10, 2019

With great power, comes great responsibility; Using our beauty as God intended by Nicole Moore

If you recall last week’s blog, we spoke about how a woman looks and feels different during the fertile time of her cycle. She is more interested in sex and also more attractive to the...

Natural Family Planning, Femininity, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Ovulation January 3, 2019

3 Benefits to charting, even if you’re not looking to get pregnant by Nicole Moore

Many women think fertility charting is for the sole purpose of beginning a family. But really, fertility charting is for much more than just pinpointing the best day to conceive. As a single woman myself,...

Natural Family Planning, Femininity, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Ovulation, Pro Life, Uncategorized December 20, 2018

3 Things To Know When You Begin Charting Your Menstrual Cycle by Nicole Moore

Charting your cycle for the first time is both exciting and overwhelming. Exciting, because you are about to take charge of your health and overwhelming because you realize just how complex the female reproductive system...

Natural Family Planning, Femininity, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Ovulation October 10, 2018

5 Common Reasons for Anovulation

Thyroid imbalance. Every cell in the body depends upon thyroid hormones for regulation of their metabolism, or the conversion of oxygen and calories to energy. Thyroid hormones also influence body temperature, growth and development, and...