Sorry I’m just now getting back online - I’m swamped at work.
Definitely break out the CCL book and read through the sections on breastfeeding infertility again. You are going to want to concentrate on the mucous and cervical position signs primarily. If you’ve never kept track of your cervical position, it can be tricky to learn, but you can do it. I personally find it to be the MOST useful sign for detecting returning fertility during this phase, so definitely chart it as best you can. I usually check at least 2-3 times per day - almost every time I’m using the bathroom (it only takes a second). I tend to have lots of confusing mucous signs during this phase, but I still keep track of them on the chart. When you notice A LOT of fertile mucous along with a changing cervix that moves to open-soft-high position - THAT is your fertile sign. If you notice this fertility you’ll want to abstain up to 3-4 days AFTER the signs have disappeared.
I also recommend you get into the habit of taking your temperature daily. It’s a SECONDARY sign, so you can’t determine when you’re ovulating from that sign, but it’s a confirmation for when you actually do ovulate - when you eventually do see your temperature spike after your fertile mucous/cervix signs, then you can safely say you’re in that infertile luteal phase.
Here are some fabulous resources…
nfpandmore.com/nfphowto.shtml - FREE how-to guide on the sympto-thermal method. It’s nice to have a secondary source to read over. This site also has free charts you can print out at home.
tcoyf.com/ - this is not a Catholic book (so ignore the parts where is suggests using condoms during the fertile phase), but I highly recommend it from a medical perspective. It has some wonderfully detailed descriptions and yes, even pictures of cervical positions and mucous… VERY good book!
HTH a little… dive right in and do your best with charting. If you have any “questionable” days, then be conservative and abstain.
Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions!
