Regardless of why you're using Creighton Model, whether to achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy or learn more about your fertility, we want you to be successful in achieving those goals! We are here to walk alongside you. Through years of experience, your Creighton Practitioners have been able to identify key characteristics that we see in women and couples that tend to be the most successful in achieving their fertility goals. We can teach, guide, correct, advise and accompan

I am sure when you think of PMS you think of a time, you yourself or another woman you know, when you may possibly be at your worst....

As Karoline discussed last week, the Creighton Model System isn’t just a system that approaches human sexuality from a strictly genital...

I’ve clients get REALLY excited over the thought of learning about their cycles, or preparing for marriage, or just learning about their body. What they weren’t as ready or prepared for were mucus observations. Yes, I used that word in a blog. The Creighton Model FertilityCare system is a mucus based method, which means that women will check routinely for a mucus discharge. For the couples that come, that means that the men will also learn about mucus observations and disch

We've talked a lot about different aspects of charting, when to start charting, what to do if you see an unexpected pattern in your...

We reached out on social media asking what questions you have about Creighton Model, or Natural Family Planning more broadly. Below are your questions and our answers. As always, you can contact one of our Practitioners for more information! "What does using/practicing NFP really mean?" If you are "using" NFP in the most basic sense that means that you are not using any artificial means to regulate or control your fertility (whether physical or chemical ). Rather, you have a

In a previous blog post , I discussed how stress can cause double peaks. However, there are other ways that stress can affect your cycle. As I discussed previously, this stress doesn't have to be bad stress. It can be positive (like planning for a wedding) or negative (like being sick). Both physical and emotional stress can impact your cycle. In addition, stress can be either acute or chronic. But regardless of the type of stress, it can alter your cycle. The effects can b

But what if I don't get this right?! A question commonly asked among Creighton clients, especially as they are learning a new method is: "what if I don't get this right?!" Or, phrased differently "I didn't put x down because I wasn't sure it was right." Confidence. This is what we try to relay to our clients. Is there a learning curve with learning this method? Yes, with the Creighton Model System you will learn a new observational routine (which will be observed throughout

Isn’t NFP just for engaged and married couples? It’s just for avoiding and achieving pregnancy, right? While the Creighton model can reliably be used to avoid and achieve pregnancy, those are not the only reasons why women begin charting. There are many benefits to charting as a single woman . But how can this method help teenage girls specifically? Teenage girls have just begun cycling. When I was younger, I learned about my period, including how to manage the bleeding and

Years ago when I was first going through my Practitioner training, an educator said something very impactful to me that has become more...

Many new clients that practitioners see are engaged couples. These couples may have found the Creighton Model System on their own, or it...

One of the things that most people are most surprised to hear is that not all of my clients are married or engaged. And I am so happy...

Some may wonder what it’s like to be a FertilityCare Practitioner Intern (FCPI). As an FCPI, I have had the opportunity to learn so much...

Women who are on the birth control pill come to a Fertility Care Practitioner for a variety of reasons. The most common include: They are unhappy with the side effects of the pill and want to continue avoiding pregnancy without the artificial hormones They have been taking it to “manage” a health condition and need help For moral/ethical reasons To achieve pregnancy In our experience, women are very often prescribed the birth control pill as means to manage a health condit