Fat Fertility 101: What They Didn't Teach You About Your Cycle

This is the first episode in a new mini-series I'm calling Fat Fertility 101, where we're going back to basics about fertility, but not the basics you learned in school. We're talking about real, practical information for understanding your body when you live in a bigger body and want to get pregnant.In this episode, we're breaking down the menstrual cycle, and I promise it won't look like those textbook diagrams. Because that "perfect" 28-day cycle with ovulation on day 14? That's actually quite rare, and if your cycle doesn't look like that, nothing is wrong with you.In this episode, we cover:Why the textbook 28-day cycle is a myth and what's actually normal for most folksThe two phases of your menstrual cycle and what hormones are doing in each phaseHow to identify your fertile window (it's only about six days, not the whole month)Signs of ovulation you can start noticing in your own body, from cervical mucus to energy shiftsWhy the second half of your cycle usually stays consistent even with irregular periods, and how that helps you understand your patternsUseful Links:Download: Fat Person's Guide to Getting PregnantBook a Fat Positive Fertility Roadmap CallFollow me on InstagramEmail me a question for a future episode Get full access to Fat and Fertile at fatpositivefertility.substack.com/subscribe