What’s the difference between Fertility Awareness and charting apps?

If you’ve been searching for information about fertility awareness, I can guarantee you’ve come across information about cycle charting apps. Enter a temperature into your app every morning, and there you go - you’ve got an FDA approved method of contraception! So if this is the case, why would you bother to learn a self interpreted method?

“The biggest piece that felt different to me is that you’re relying on prediction versus actually getting to know your body and your individual signs of various parts of your cycle.”
- O.O. former student

Here are some of the most common issues I see when people are relying on apps:

❌ They’re relying on the app to tell them what’s happening rather than understanding for themselves

❌ When the app makes a mistake it leads to panic

❌ They’re not understanding the why behind the “red days” and “green days”

❌ They’re not learning information specific to their body

❌ The apps reinforce the belief that our bodies are “too complicated” and we need complex technology to understand them

Instead picture this:

✅ You are able to identify your fertile window using information directly through your body

✅ If there are variations in your cycle you can see it before the missed period and make decisions accordingly

✅ You have a deep understanding of your cycle based on facts plus your lived experience

✅ You are learning to speak your body’s language

✅ You are able to trust your body

Who wouldn’t want that?

If you’re looking for a deeper understanding of your cycle, hoping to dive into your cycle health, and are tired of one size fits all solutions then learning a fertility awareness method is what you’ve been searching for! Learn more about what fertility awareness here.