An excerpt from Marilyn M. Shannon’s book, Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition. **** The experience of a nursing mother — as she follows a continuum from complete infertility to normal fertility — is instructive for non-nursing women with irregular cycles or unexplained infertility. At the . . . [Continue Reading]
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5 NFP myths debunked
If you’ve spent more than 10 minutes on social media, you’ve probably gotten the sense that everyone’s an expert on everything, but no one seems to actually know what they’re talking about. As the Information Age makes mistakes easier and easier to spread, it’s all the more important that we take . . . [Continue Reading]
Those Catholic women who use contraception
From the Family Foundations archives **** This article originally appeared as part of Jennifer’s blog for the National Catholic Register, available at www.ncregister.com. When I was giving a talk early last year, two women in the front row caught my eye. They were about my age, nicely . . . [Continue Reading]
Pregnancy is in
Something nearly unprecedented happened on Saturday at Fashion Week in New York. No, there weren’t any live goats on the runway (at least, not this year). No, PETA reps didn’t throw red paint on anyone and, no, nobody died. (All of these were actual events from years prior, believe it or . . . [Continue Reading]
Board of directors gains varied expertise
The CCL board of directors has gained several well-suited members in the last year, including its first-ever bishop. On July 1, Bishop Michael Sheridan of the Diocese of Colorado Springs began his service on the CCL Board. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Bishop Sheridan was ordained a priest in 1971. . . . [Continue Reading]
Mom’s hilariously relatable pregnancy posts go viral
Pregnancy is an exciting time! But in the throes of morning sickness, insatiable hunger and feeling like a beluga whale, all of those “Yay! Pregnancy is so great!” posts on social media can be more than a little annoying. Meet Maya Vorderstrasse, Instagram celebrity, Brazilian mom of Irish twins . . . [Continue Reading]
Expecting and nervous? There’s an app for that
Graphic courtesy of Life'n Stats via Google Play. Note: CCL is not associated with Life’n Stats and this is not an official endorsement; we just like supporting new moms! First-time mammas, rejoice! One of the best motherhood apps out there just got even better and now thousands of parents are . . . [Continue Reading]
Ten pieces of advice to prepare for labor & delivery
Editor's note: This article was originally published on Hillary Frost Photography's blog, to extend advice to a new mom and friend of the authors. 1. Pick a good nail paint color. Hillary told me when I went to get my nails done before having Lo, “You better pick a good color, you’re going to be . . . [Continue Reading]
NFP Uncensored: Surprise!
Natural Family Planning has been in my vocabulary since my junior year of high school, ever since we talked about Theology of the Body in my religion class. But for a while NFP was just this term, this magical thing that I would use to faithfully and lovingly plan for my future family. Throughout . . . [Continue Reading]
Petition: Get the facts
Natural Womanhood and Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to Teach the Science (FACTS) are two organizations in the fight to bring fertility-based awareness methods (FAM or FAMB) to the table as a viable option for women’s reproductive health in both the lay and medical communities, . . . [Continue Reading]
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