[blparent] Update on me

[alyshaj at comcast.net]

Hi Amanda,
My husband and I are also getting ready to start trying to conceive. There's
no harm in just going with the flow at first, but if you're like me and want
to feel a little more in control of the process, there are resources you can
check out. I thought the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" on Bookshare
was interesting. It does talk a lot about charting your basal body
temperatures which is a challenge for us because I don't think the standard
talking thermometers are accurate enough to do this effectively, but the
book also has a lot of other great info about understanding and tracking
your cycles. I'm sure your doctor told you this, but it's important to take
prenatal vitamins, eat healthy, and stay active. It is definitely
frustrating to me that no accessible options exist for OPKs and pregnancy
tests. I've seen ads on Facebook for something called the Ava bracelet which
is a device you wear at night and pair with your phone that is supposed to
identify your most fertile days, but it's really expensive, and I'm not sure
how accessible the app is. I think I'd only get something like that if I had
been trying unsuccessfully for quite a while. Anyway, good luck, and have
fun!

Best,
Alysha

-----Original Message-----
From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amanda
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Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 2:43 PM
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Cc: Amanda Crouch <amanda.crouch2017 at gmail.com>
Subject: [blparent] Update on me

Hello. Went very well. Test was negative but we got the go ahead for me to
stop my birth control pills and start trying to get pregnant.
Yayayay!
Though I'm excited about this, how do I go about checking fertility? Right
now I can't go by periods cause back in September I was switched to a new
brand of pills and I haven't had a regular period since October 6, 2017.
I know theres ways to check BBT and I know there's OPK's.
How have you all done this if you're totally blind. My husband Jeff and I
are both totally blind. Sorry for the long winded message but we just want
this to all work out.
Thank you,
Amanda and Jeff Crouch


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