THE FIRST DAY YOU CHART USING THE BILLING’S OVULATION METHOD IS MARKED AS DAY 1 ON YOUR NEWLY ESTABLISHED FERTILITY CHART.

AS YOU CONTINUE CHARTING, THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR NEXT MENSTRUAL BLEED WILL BE LABELED DAY 1 ON A NEW CHART.

FOR A BLEED TO BE CALLED MENSTRUATION, IT MUST BE PRECEDED BY PEAK AND OVULATION.

THE NEXT TIME YOU BLEED, IF YOU EXPERIENCE PEAK/OVULATION BEFORE THE BLEED, THAT BLEED CAN BE CALLED MENSTRUATION. THIS MEANS YOU ARE BEGINNING A NEW CYCLE. CREATE A NEW CHART, MARKING THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR MENSTRUAL BLEED AS DAY 1.

-STARTS AND STOPS LIKE A FAUCET

-FRESH, BRIGHT RED BLOOD

-PLEASURABLE, PLEASANT EXPERIENCE- NO TO MINIMAL PAIN OR CRAMPING

-CONSISTENCY OF MAPLE SYRUP- NO TO MINIMAL CLOTTING

-OCCURS EVERY 35 DAYS OR LESS

THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY NOTICE THE SENSATION AT YOUR VULVA

EXPAND YOUR CHARTING TO 10 STAMPS:

-RED: BLEEDING

-RED WITH DOTS: SPOTTING

-GREEN: DRY/NOTHING

-WHITE WITH A BABY: EVERYTHING ELSE/POSSIBLY FERTILE

-YELLOW: DISCHARGE

IN YOUR PRE-OVULATORY PHASE, TO ESTABLISH A BIP WITH DISCHARGE THAT’S CONSIDERED NORMAL FOR YOU, YOU NEED 2 WEEKS OF THE SAME PATTERN IN CYCLES WITH DELAYED OVULATION (CYCLES >35 DAYS) AND IN REGULAR CYCLES (<35 DAYS), A BIP WITH DISCHARGE IS ESTABLISHED AFTER THE SAME PATTERN IS SEEN FOR 3 CYCLES OF AVERAGE LENGTH.

UNTIL A BIP WITH DISCHARGE IS ESTABLISHED AS YOUR PATTERN, USE THE WHITE STAMP WITH THE BABY.

POST-PEAK, AFTER OVULATON, IF YOU FEEL OR SEE DISCHARGE, USE THE YELLOW DISCHARGE STAMP.

-DAY 1: THE 1, 2, 3 STAMPS ARE UTILIZED IN THE PRE-OVULATORY PHASE WHEN YOU NEED TO “WAIT AND SEE” AND APPLIED IN THE 1, 2, 3 DAYS AFTER PEAK.

-DAY 2: THE 1, 2, 3 STAMPS ARE UTILIZED IN THE PRE-OVULATORY PHASE WHEN YOU NEED TO “WAIT AND SEE” AND APPLIED IN THE 1, 2, 3 DAYS AFTER PEAK.

-DAY 3: THE 1, 2, 3 STAMPS ARE UTILIZED IN THE PRE-OVULATORY PHASE WHEN YOU NEED TO “WAIT AND SEE” AND APPLIED IN THE 1, 2, 3 DAYS AFTER PEAK.

-X: PEAK

-I: INTERCOURSE

AT THE END OF EACH DAY CHART YOUR MOST FERTILE CHARACTERISTIC.

-WHAT IS FELT (SENSATION)

-WHAT IS SEEN (OBSERVATION)

THE BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ANY FORM OF CONTRACEPTION

WITH THE BILLING’S OVULATION METHOD YOU RELY ON ABSTINENCE AS YOUR BIRTH CONTROL METHOD. WHEN ONE OF THE RULES CALLS FOR YOU TO ABSTAIN, REFRAIN FROM INTERCOURSE WHICH INCLUDES ALL GENITAL CONTACT.

REVIEW THE 4 RULES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD.

THE 4 RULES ALLOW YOU TO POSTPONE, AVOID, OR ACHIEVE PREGNANCY