The Church opposes contraception not out of rigidity, but as a protective mother safeguarding the good of individuals, women, and marriage.

The unity in marriage is a foretaste of heaven, where we will all be totally united with God forever. 

A little Advent encouragement for anyone suffering in their fertility journey

I went through the 13 month training process to become a Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner (FCP) back in 2017-2018. The training process for all FCPs involves an 8 day Education Phase, followed by a 6 month Supervised Practicum, another week long Education Phase, and a second 6 month Supervised Practicum which includes a site visit from your supervisor and a final exam. Phew! At the end of my second Education Phase, the director of the program approached me and sai

Embracing the rhythms and seasons in life can make your fertility journey more fruitful.

Read about the qualities that set Creighton apart from other methods

Yellow stamps can be key in managing difficult charts. You'll need the guidance of a FertilityCare Practitioner to use them.

Part 2 of 2 covering common misconceptions about ovulation.

Debunking 6 myths about ovulation, part 1 of 2

You can control the way you think about these things which means you can control your experience of these things. This changes everything.

Life is... kind of a lot right now, am I right? Things in the world are changing, shifting and intensifying at a breakneck pace. Meanwhile, in our homes, its cold and flu season, holidays are approaching (and everything that that entails), money is tight for everyone.... it seems that everyone has their own additional crosses they are carrying. And we're doing it all with less daylight every day. If you top all that off some fertility-related problems or stressors... Wow. If

We’ve talked a lot in our previous blogs about the birth control pill , and for good reason - there’s certainly lots to talk about ! However, there is an almost equally popular form of contraception - the IUD - that you may be wondering about.  What is an IUD? IUD stands for “intrauterine device”. It’s a small T shaped device that’s placed by a doctor in a woman’s cervix. The cervix is the opening from the vagina into the uterus. The device is made to stay in the cervix for u

As much as part of me would like to chuck my iPhone out the window, go off the grid and never look back, it seems like more and more tasks of modern day life "require" or are at least made exponentially easier by the use of an app on this handy little hunk of metal and plastic. In just the last few hours of my day yesterday I used it to pick up a curbside grocery order (probably my favorite modern invention of ALL TIME as a mom), navigate via GPS to a friend's house, RSVP to

A priest gave a talk during my Fertility Care Practitioner education on supporting Catholic marriages. As part of that talk, he read to us something called the "Exhortation before marriage". This beautiful reflection was part of the Catholic marriage liturgy in the pre-Vatican II era and some priests today still choose to incorporate it into wedding Masses because it's wisdom is inspiring, enduring and needed now as much as ever before. At the time of my training I had been

If you've used any method of NFP, particularly Creighton Model, for any length of time, I don't think you'll argue with me that there is a great deal of tenacity ( or grit ) involved. One of my favorite definitions of tenacity is: " a persistent pattern of behavior, and a fundamental bias in effort computations by which the costs of effort are devalued, and the value of long-term rewards is emphasized." ( source ) In other words: consistently and persistently making short te

Whether you're new to Creighton Model or an old pro, using this method of understanding your body is an investment of your time, energy, money and patience. We want you to get the most out of that investment and I'm sure you do too! Here are six ways to help you do that: Honesty Within the context of your follow up sessions, there are few things (if any) that are "too personal". Many aspects of your life effect your use of Creighton Model - your eating and drinking habits, y

When most people think of Creighton Model Fertility Care they think "NFP" and "family planning" and "marriage preparation". Those are all valid but one of the beautiful things about Fertility Care is that it goes far beyond these applications and is about true women's health for a reproductive lifetime . This begins with puberty and ends with menopause. There are so many varied seasons to a woman's reproductive healthcare. Each season comes with its own unique needs. One co

"Can we have sex" on such-and-such day? This question pops up in follow ups all the time. Spoiler alert: if you're married and you're both interested in intercourse on a particular day YES you are perfectly capable and you don't have to ask my permission. (Phew!) Our role as Fertility Care Practitioners is not to tell you when you are or are not "allowed" to have sex with your spouse. Our role is to help you gain a full understanding of your fertility so that you know which

If you're looking for the right "fit" Natural Family Planning method... here's a bunch of information all in one place about Creighton Model System to help you make the best decision for YOU! What does the term "Creighton Model System" (CrMS) or "Creighton Model Fertility Care " mean? CrMS is a method of Natural Family Planning. Different methods use different signs, symptoms and/or devices to help you track and understand your times of fertility and infertility. At a very ba

Using natural methods of fertility regulation (aka, "NFP", e.g., "Creighton") makes marriages stronger. You've probably even heard some people go so far as to say it's one way to "divorce proof" your marriage. That's a pretty extreme statement but statistically couples that use NFP do have a significantly lower divorce rate than the general population . It should follow then, that if you're using NFP, your marriage should be thriving, right? Dandy? Amazing? Passionate? Bette