October 2015 – Leilani Navar

Cervical Mucus on Light Days of Your Period

By Leilani Navar | October 17, 2015

Charting tip: On your “Light” and “Very Light” days of true menstruation*, you can check for and chart cervical mucus the same as any other time of your cycle. During days of “Heavy” or “Moderate” flow, you won’t be able to tell whether cervical mucus is being discharged. But on those days when your menstrual…

Beware of Methods that Claim to Predict Your Fertile Window

By Leilani Navar | October 5, 2015

Fact: On most days of every cycle, you can’t get pregnant. Myth: You can predict which days these are ahead of time. Beware of methods that tell you which cycle days will be fertile and infertile ahead of time. This includes the Rhythm Method, the Standard Days Method, and some of the Fertility Awareness apps…