Hi lady!

What do you do when you've got a new baby and a jealous older kid or kiddos? Here's what my family of origin did when I was growing up to create a culture of 'unconditional positive regard' about babies, plus what James and I are doing now to help our kids grow in age-appropriate independence and self-soothing.

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Hey lady!

In this episode, I shared:

+The modern, evidence-based methods of fertility awareness/natural family planning and what biomarkers they track (and how those relate to your fertility)

+My experience (highs and lows) with the Creighton Method for postpartum charting after 3 births and with the Marquette Method after 1

+What I plan to do next time (!) instead, including utilizing the Lactational Amenorrhea Method

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Hey lady!

Today, I talked about

-the 3 specific concerns I have with hormonal birth control use during postpartum, plus the health benefits you miss out on if you're not ovulating regularly

-why I prefer modern, evidence-based methods of natnral family planning or fertility awareness

-what you need to know about NFP or FAM use specifically during postpartum, aka Can you actually use them to prevent pregnancy?

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