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TCOYF

Hi everyone

I got my TOCYF book yesterday in the mail and I read the first 10 pages and got VERY overwhelmed. Did this happen to you guys when you started reading about fertility?

I'm so confused and I haven't even got through the first chapter. I had to put the book down, it felt so clinical!!

Re: TCOYF

  • yeah it's pretty overwhelming.  Have you tried the tutorials on fertilityfriend.com  They break it down in about 13 lessons.  I did the tutorials first and then followed up with TCOYF.
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  • For me it was less overwhelming and more eye opening. But I was prepared for a lot of it before I started reading because I had been hearing all about it and charting on BOTB for a few months before I actually read the book and started charting. I can see how it could be a lot at once if you had no idea of so much of this stuff.
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  • I was also overwhelmed by it but just know that once you put it into practice, it will all seem really simple! I also recommend the fertility friend tutorials..
  • I didn't find it overwhelming, but I'm also in biological research. So it's kinda my area.

    I like the PP suggestion of doing the Fertility Friend tetorials. A lot less overwhelming than the whole book. Maybe start with that and then try the book again.

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  • I understand how it can seem daunting.  When I first starting reading it, I was a little confused.  However, they do break everything down throughout the book.  The FF tutorials are definitely helpful.  TCOYF is certainly eye opening, I recommend it to everyone.  Don't worry, once you start charting it will be like second nature.  
  • ditto others - it might seem overwhelming, but once you start charting, it's actually quite simple and will become second nature
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  • imagejCamsquared:
    For me it was less overwhelming and more eye opening. But I was prepared for a lot of it before I started reading because I had been hearing all about it and charting on BOTB for a few months before I actually read the book and started charting. I can see how it could be a lot at once if you had no idea of so much of this stuff.

     

    BOTB?????

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    imagejCamsquared:
    For me it was less overwhelming and more eye opening. But I was prepared for a lot of it before I started reading because I had been hearing all about it and charting on BOTB for a few months before I actually read the book and started charting. I can see how it could be a lot at once if you had no idea of so much of this stuff.

     

    BOTB?????

    Hahaha... Babies on the Brain, it's a message board on the bump.

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  • imagejCamsquared:
    For me it was less overwhelming and more eye opening. But I was prepared for a lot of it before I started reading because I had been hearing all about it and charting on BOTB for a few months before I actually read the book and started charting. I can see how it could be a lot at once if you had no idea of so much of this stuff.

    This.  BOTB definitely... umm.. numbed? me to what I was getting myself into.  once you get into it, it startes making more sense, and will be a great plethora of informtion for when you start charting.

    Also, as pp mentions, FertilityFriend's walkthrough is a big help as well, as another source of information. 

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