How To: Accurately Predict Your Period
Did you know you CAN predict when your period will arrive!?
That’s probably hard to believe especially if, like me you’ve always had irregular periods and when the apps that promise to predict your period are always wrong. You may have given up trying to tame your unpredictable body but I’m here to tell you, no matter how unpredictable your period is YOU can predict when the next one will arrive. To . The. Day.
That means you never again need to worry about being caught off guard. You don't need to freak out that it will come when you're wearing white pants. And you'll never again need to worry or freak the f out that you're pregnant if your period is just 'late'.
What I’m about to share with you goes beyond the prediction of your app or the guessing game you've been living your whole adult life. I’m about to tell you how your body works. Information that would have been really bloody useful to have in high school.
Dum roll pleasse…..
In order to predict when your period will arrive you need to know 2 things:
When you ovulate.
How many days your luteal phase lasts.
Ovulation is the main event of your cycle, it’s when 4 out of your 5 female sex hormones peak and it’s this peak that causes your most mature egg to be pushed out of your ovary into your fallopian tube. Aka, ovulation.
Your luteal phase is the time between ovulation and when your period arrives. Everyone’s body has its own set number of days that the luteal phase lasts for. It’s very individual and when your hormones are mostly happy, it’s very consistent. The normal range is between 11 days and 16 days for the luteal phase. My luteal phase is 13 days every single cycle.
When you can accurately confirm when you ovulate, you can accurately predict when your next period will arrive.
It's this one simple piece of information that can have a massive impact on your anxiety levels and help you feel more in control of your life.
How do you confirm ovulation?
By noticing a rise in you basal body temperature, this is your bodies temperature first thing in the morning and it rises the day after ovulation. BTW ovulation is the main even of your cycle, without it your hormones fall into chaos which equals PMS. No thank you. You deserve more!
The formula is: notice the day your temperature rises, then add the number of days your luteal phase is and boom ⚡️ predict the day you'll start your flow.
How do you measure your basal body temperature?
First up your basal body temperature (BBT) is your bodies waking temperature. This temperature can only be measured before you get up in the morning. Before you sit up, before you go to the bathroom, before you let the dog out to pee. I measure my temperature every morning, I wake up and roll over, place my thermometer in my mouth and wait for the beeps.
Many things affect your BBT; if you’re a shift worker, if you get less than 5 consecutive hours sleep, if you’re sick, if you’re hungover and if you wake up at vastly different times each day. So measuring your BBT regularly can be challenging for some. There are wearable products, like rings and arm bands that can be helpful if any of these things affect you.
So there you have it. This one simple equation can take the stress out of periods.
Would predicting the day your period is due to arrive help you feel more confident in yourself? Are your periods out of control?
I help women fix their Period Problems and feel more confident in their bodies. If you need help I'm here for you, book a call with me here and we can get you on the path to Pain & PMS free periods in less than 3 months.
