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@lesonal I had the Nexplanon, which is also progestin only. I had a withdrawal bleed within a few days. That kicked off a 49 day anovulatory cycle, per my chart using TCOYF. I'm on my second cycle off of it now, CD14, and strongly suspect I'm about to ovulate based on the signs my body is...

@urbanglorycampaigns It sounds like you're a perfect candidate to use FAM! The wiki and pinned posts in the FAMnNFP subreddit are great.

@urbanglorycampaigns If you use an app to tell you when you're fertile you're using the rhythm method. That includes Natural Cycles. The length of your cycle can't tell you when you ovulate, and you can ovulate early or late compared to your own average. You need a solid marker that your fertile...

@lesonal Return to fertility doesn't depend on if you took the pill every day or how many years you took it. The only things that impact return to normal fertility are the method you used (progestin-only or combined, pills vs shots, etc) and how your body responds to it.

@cgstar4 There are different schools of thought on this, but I was taught that any temp taken after 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep is good enough. Temp tracking isn't a perfect science and I'd put more stock into cervical fluid tracking.

@ninaua Thorne and SmartyPants are two brands that are third party tested and use methylated b vitamins. I've taken both and think they're great. Taking vitamin C (or drinking or eating something rich in vit C like orange juice) with iron will help with iron absorption so you can take less of...

@ninaua My husband and I read The Baby Decision, which is a similar book that is aimed at a broader audience, and worked with a Family and Marriage Therapist who is very experienced with facilitating this choice. It was very helpful and I definitely recommend therapy and reading books for anyone...