Ovary Owners: Methods to track you period?

It depends why and how you're tracking - BIG difference between just wanting to predict when your period is due and wanting to use symptothermal fertility awareness method to avoid pregnancy and track mental acuity or health issues.

I used to use symptothermal fertility awareness method as birth control but there were no apps at the time, I just used BBT thermometer with pen and paper charts, like this: https://www.tcoyf.com/wp-content/uploads/charts/TC... which included my BBT, cervical position, cervical mucus, secondary fertility sign, when I had sex, but also anything else I was tracking at the time such libido, creativity, appetite, and headaches to see how they related to my cycles. Now I just just want to keep track of when I get my periods I just use Clue app and the only data I put in is when I start my periods.

a Pen and calendar has worked for over 100 years

but there is no 100% method

I use Women's log. There's all kinds of period calendar apps out there. Otherwise the old fashion way is just to use a Calendar. Using the paper wall calendar (or little calendar booklet or whatever) I use a red pen to put a large dot in the corner of the squares representing my bleeding days.

To me it always seemed like the period is the end of the cycle. However in order to have a definite point to start from...the bleeding kinda tells you where your at in the cycle without question...it has been decided by the whoever decides this stuff, that in period tracking we will all reference the first day of bleeding as the first day of the cycle.

Everyone's cycle is their own and as such will vary in length. Some people have shorter cycles while others have longer ones. To make explaining all the lady business easier we reference a 28days cycle.

[Note that your lady parts adhere to no calendar and don't give two shits if its leap year or not. The twelve month, four weeks in every month, calendar is a human construct. Its not real. Its a method of tracking time that humans created. It is based very loosely off cycles of the moon and some **** I can't remember that's about Roman emperors. Google is your friend.]

Recap: For example purposes we are using a 28day cycle and day one is the first bleeding day.

Ovulation occurs half way through the cycle. In a 28 day cycle, start with the first day of your period and count forward 14days to locate your date of ovulation. Typically we want to give ourselves about a 1-3days window for prime Egg action.

Ovulation is when the fertile egg cell is released. If sperm enter your reproductive parts at this time it is extremely likely that the egg will be fertilized. Then the magic starts. Cells start dividing & multiplying. The little fertilized thing floats through your tubes toward the uterus. If everything works how its supposed to then implantation occurs. Once embedded in your uterine lining...pregnancy is official. --If No sperm, then no baby. No baby = no pregnancy = eventual menstruation.

Without a new tiny tenant in your baby factory (no bun in the oven) we count forward another 14 days or so and mark that date on the calendar as the day we expect the next bleeding to occur.

Tracking the actual days that your bleeding starts will give you an idea of how long your individual cycle is. Once you know how long you can then divide by half and know roughly when you ovulate. This way you know when you are most fertile and when to wear a pad to avoid ruining perfectly good underwear.

Period apps are cool because many of them allow you to keep track of different symptoms and other changes you may notice in yourself throughout your cycle. Changes in weight, food cravings, moods, and even how oily your hair gets. Learning yourself helps you take care of yourself. Good luck with everything!

Do what we did when I was young and had periods and didn't have any apps, we kept a note in diary when period came and after a few months we knew how regular they were and then marked date on calendar so we knew when they were due again