Fertility Nitty Gritty: WINK by Kindara

Hello!!!

I feel like it's been a HUNDRED years since I blogged last, and since my last post was in April, it has been a while.
But the good news is that I am on summer break, so bring on projects and blogging and all the good stuff in life!

I've been dying to tell you about what I FINALLY received in the mail, after a year and a half of waiting:

My WINK by Kindara!!!

For those of you who may not know, Hubster and I have been using Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) in our quest to get pregnant.

People mistake FAM for the rhythm method, which are not the same thing--rhythm is all about counting days and approximating when you will ovulate. And since most people assume a 28 day cycle, the rhythm method leaves A LOT of room for mistakes.

FAM is all about using data to understand your cycle, and therefore hone in on when you are able to conceive.

A key piece of information in FAM is your Basal Body Temperature (BBT), and that's what WINK is all about.

Kindara is an app that tracks your fertility signs in your cycle: BBT and cervical fluid. The awesome people at Kindara decided a few years ago to make a BBT thermometer that is friendly to real women.

I've had several BBT thermometers since we started using FAM, and they were all SO IMPRACTICAL.

The first thermometer's screen wasn't backlit, so when you take your temperature early in the morning in the dark, you can't read it without turning on the light. Then I found one with a backlight, but the stupid thing beeped every three seconds until it registered a reading. Not the kind of thing I (or Hubster) appreciated while still sleepy in the morning.

But WINK solves those problems. WINK is a blue-tooth compatible thermometer, so it automatically sends my temperature reading to my phone when I take it in the morning. How sweet is that??

Plus, WINK has an LED screen that shows the temperature reading, so I can read it in the dark, and no more annoying beeping: when it's done taking my temperature, it vibrates gently.

Now that I've had it for a few weeks, I absolutely LOVE it.

It makes my morning just a little easier, and makes using FAM just a little bit better.

And in regards to FAM: it's an awesome and reliable form of pregnancy achievement or birth control, without having to take hormones.

If you're interested in FAM, check out the "bible" of FAM, Toni Weschler's Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and Kindara's website, which has some great graphs for explaining how FAM can work for you.

And if you already use FAM, check out WINK. It's an investment that's totally worth it! Leave me questions in comments, if you have any :-)