The importance of knowledge.

As I continue on this fertility journey, I find myself extremely grateful for my Catholic faith and Young Living Essential Oils. Let me explain. I have come to truly believe that knowledge is power. When you know your body, supplements, herbs, and oils, and your diagnosis, you can truly take charge of your own health. Now its pretty obvious that being a part of Young Living Essential Oils has given me some knowledge of oils and supplements, but what does my Catholic faith have to do with any of this. Well, if it weren't for my desire to get married in the Catholic Church, I never would have learned about charting my cycles. Through my frustrations with Natural Family Planning (NFP), I was actually able to identify that there was something going on with my body before I ever got pregnant or started trying for a baby. Since I was using Natural Family Planning, I looked for an NFP doctor and found a wonderful woman named April Lind (she's at the Maple Grove Park Nicollet Clinic and only takes new NFP patients). Through working with her, I was able to look at my chart and identify that I likely did have PCOS. Unfortunately, the Park Nicollet system was working against her and we could only go so far with natural treatments. However, Dr. Lind did recommend a few books that I have found extremely helpful in learning more about my body and how to treat my issues naturally.
I quickly read through Making Babies by Sami David and Taking Charge of your Fertility by Toni Weschler. These books have become go to resources for me along with Fertility, Cycles, and Nutrition which was published by the Couple to Couple League. These books have taught me about the types of food I need to be eating and the supplements I should be taking to aid in fertility. I have also learned from these books all the important obvious signs and the more subtle signs of ovulation. This knowledge empowers me to not only help myself through the process of trying to conceive, but also to help others find what they need to do as well. Knowledge really is power and without my Catholic Faith and Young Living Essential Oils, I would not have the knowledge I have now.