OVUVIEW.
If you're an Android user practicing NFP, download this app. It's kick-ass. I've been using it for several weeks and I can honestly say that I'm really happy with it. I've yet to find any major flaws, and I find it super-helpful to be able to record symptoms when my paper chart isn't handy. I've been trying to go back and fill in my paper charts periodically as a back-up, but the app also backs up to your phone's SD card for an extra measure of safety. My friend had to put that handy little feature to the test when her phone ended up in the toilet one day, and her chart was right there on her SD card when she popped it into the new phone! Data entry is quick and easy, there are several different views, you can add lots of different symptoms if you want to track more subtle things like mood, headaches, etc., you can enter in your own cycle history (longest and shortest cycles, earliest first day of temp rise, etc), and it has a whole library of different rules and lets you know which phase you're in based on each of those rules and your cycle history... it's pretty darn cool. I really like that last feature - it also rates how conservative each of those rules is so you can be extra-educated in your decision-making.
As an aside, I tried the Fertility Friend app for about two days and HATED IT. Not nearly customizable enough, and it immediately started making wacky, incorrect predictions. Now, in the app's defense, I'll admit that my cycle is rather wacky right now what with all the postpartumness and breastfeeding. I just disliked far too many things about Fertility Friend. You have to go through far too many clicks just to enter your temp! Download both... I bet you'll pick Ovuview :-)
In other news, there are three hulking dudes out in my kitchen working some magic... Squeeeee!!!
Nice! I'll have to look into this. We did our NFP training through Couple to Couple League and I've just been using their resources, but this looks pretty spiffy.
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