 Hey Gems, welcome back to my channel. I hope y'all can hear me because the fan and the AC is on which is Just what I have to do down here because it'd be too hot However, my room be sounding like a damn warehouse. So there's that actually since in here is a little cool. It's nighttime I'm gonna turn off the fan so that when I'm editing this there's not too much background noise We'll see if that works Hopefully the baby don't get too hot. I'm gonna make this quick Because this is kind of just like an introduction to a series that I'm about to start so Quick disclaimer If you're a guy watching this and you're not comfortable Hearing about the menstrual cycle feel free to turn this off However, I do think is important for men to understand a woman's menstrual cycle. So Also, feel free to watch. Okay. I am about to get I wouldn't say TMI But we won't get into details. I got hurry up because I need to turn that fan back on But um, and I know y'all could still hear the AC in the background. My goodness. It's horrible. Where do I start? So as you know, I had a baby last year last year me I Breastfed I'm still breastfeeding So I have not had a cycle period not a cycle. I have not had a period since before I got pregnant with him up until this year July So he turned one in me and I got my first period again in July We're not going to why I didn't get my period and all that if you Understand the woman's body, you know that when you're breastfeeding it definitely takes you longer to get back your period after giving birth Anyways, that's neither here or there My point of this video is that Okay, so I got my first period in July and then I got it in August I did not get one in September and then I got one in October and then now November so today is actually the first day of my menstrual cycle for November and I'm recording this video today because what I'm about to do is actually intentionally track my cycle so Since I started getting back my period. It's been whack like very wacky and that happens after giving up giving birth Sometimes when you start back in your period and used to regulate again, you know Your hormones are actually still regulating up to two years after giving birth as well So things are gonna naturally be out of whack So that on top of the fact that sometimes I go through very stressful periods not periods, but like stressful times and I know that as well can affect my cycle also lately. I've been I Haven't been eating us. Okay. I eat very healthy But every now and then I while out and while it out for me may still be healthy for someone else But for me is still too much on my body. So all of that put together definitely affects my cycle So the period I got in July was okay. It was not heavy. Well, it wasn't too heavy it wasn't long like I think it lasted like four days and I don't get cramps and stuff anymore the peep my my period in August was 10 days late, I wouldn't say late, but what I've noticed is that it's been coming every 39 38 days so I'll get my So day one would start again after 38 days That is insanely. That's an insanely long cycle. So that is one alarm for me as To why I know I need to do what I'm about to do right now. I didn't realize that until October because remember I just started getting back my period in July So it took a few it took a few cycles for me to understand what was going on So and this is why it's very important to pay attention to your period a lot of women just look for Look forward to their period every month because it's the one sign to tell them that they're not pregnant But the health of your period is a clear indication on the health of your womb So it's very very important to look at all of the details like everything From how you feel before you get your period how you feel during your period you'll flow the color of the blood Everything you need to pay attention to it's all information. It is literally all information. So After my third period I was like, okay if my period is gonna be coming every 39 days That's a very long cycle. That's alarming for me. Even though I know that it's going to take time to regulate just After giving birth I still want to be proactive and keep you know start doing things intentionally to help Regulate my body regulate my cycle Naturally, I have my own steam schedule where I steam three days before my period and three days after my period Sometimes I steam a little longer depending on What may I take taking place that month but For the most part I steam regularly now So that's one thing I implemented that's how you find out that has been helping So right before I know my period is about to start. I try to withhold from eating too much starch too much gluten Too much and I wouldn't even say junk food because I do not eat junk food Like while it out to me would be eaten some roasted salted cashews. I know crazy, right? But that's why it out for me. I like salty stuff when I am When my period is coming So I am because I know that I try to make sure that okay because I I like salty stuff before my period is coming I'm not going to just indulge in a bunch of chips and junk I'll get some roasted salty cashews or some pistachios and That's good. I'm fine Why am I saying all of this? Okay? Let me let me bring it together. Let me bring it together right now I want to take care on my journey of How I regulate my cycle and hopefully this would help others So if you've noticed that your your period is completely irregular or you have a very long cycle meaning Your cycle is longer than 28 to 30 days. I would say 32 days tops Then you need to take that as information. You need to balance out something internally So for me Because I know that is multiple things. I just gave birth last year. I I'm now a Single mother of three small children. So there's times that I'm extremely stressed and overwhelmed. I Eat pretty clean like I eat very clean for the most part. So I know my eating isn't much Has it don't don't affect it too much But I also know that I Do be stressing sometimes and I know for sure that affects it What else I exercise regularly so like I know my main thing is the fact that My period is just now starting again after giving birth. That's my main thing But still I want to help it along its journey so that it doesn't take too long to regulate I want to know exactly what I'm ovulating. I want to know exactly when my period is coming every month I want to know everything because It's important. It's important whether you're trying to get pregnant or Or if you're trying not to get pregnant, it doesn't matter. You still should know exactly when you're ovulating Exactly when your fertile window is exactly when your period is about to start You need to know everything and a lot of times you should be able to just feel it in your body But if you're not there yet, we're gonna work towards that. So here's the thing the list of things that I'm going to be doing and If you want you can follow along So I'm sharing what I'm gonna do so that you know if you're watching this looking for insight to help regulate your own Own menstrual cycle you can do it as well. First thing first. I'm gonna continue steaming that's a given I Already steamed my three days before my menstrual cycle started now So I started what I'm about to share with you I started last month because remember I noticed my cycle was long by my third period Which was in October last month. So my herbal tea mix when I share some herbs that you can drink that's one to Having a steam cycle whether you choose to steam once a week or three days before your your period start and Three days after your period That's on you. I do the three and three but you can do once a week You do not steam while you're on your period while you're during your flow days. You do not steam at all. So the herbal teas steaming and I now do my basil My basil body temperature every morning. I keep my my thermometer underneath my pillow. I actually moved it cuz My baby was messing with it, but I bought this So I keep this under my pillow and every morning when my alarm go off I take my temperature and I jot it down into my period app now For period apps, here's my suggestion. Here's my suggestion because there's a lot of I'll say holistic herbalist or whatever out there telling women, you know Stop using the apps because you're just giving them all your information, which is true because It's true But if you're on social media, if you post on social media, if you have a phone at all they have a whole bunch of information on you and I'm not saying that as an excuse because there is also ways to protect yourself in those cases but how I fight the reason why I still use a period app is because I am I Make sure to only use the ones that do not share your your data with third parties and it would say that Once the data is staying local. I Find it. I I feel more comfortable using it So I found this one period app because a lot of them most of them, especially the popular ones They share your date they share your data with third parties. So the one that I use is called my calendar Let's see if I can show y'all how it looks on here You see that it's saying my calendar the red app right there. So that's the one I use right now I was using another one before this called equal or something like that and I didn't really like how it was set up. It was it was very secure Extremely secure, but it just wasn't giving me the options. I really wanted so As you can see here It says First day of period Right there. Yeah, mine started this morning when I woke up around I'll say like seven o'clock in the morning minutes to seven and I love this app because you can put everything in here And then they have when your cycle start they have the option to like show your Level of flow so you can put there how heavy or light your flow is Okay, this video is turning out to be longer than I wanted it to be but anyways So Let's recap real quick. Okay Herbal teas, Yoni steaming, basil body temperature Every morning at the same time the purpose of the basil body temperature is you've got to take a temperature before you come out To bed so set your alarm so that you do not forget. That's why I have an alarm Soon as that alarm come on. I take my temperature and Sometimes I just go back to sleep or if it's time to get up. I actually get up I Track everything on my app So I enter my temperature every day into my app and then the last thing I'm going to be doing I'm gonna be using Abulations Abulation sticks so that I can start Understanding exactly what I'm abulating because right now because my cycle is so long. I Can't just assume that I'm abulating before between day 14 and 21 of my cycle I can't make that assumption because my cycle is long a Healthy cycle usually lasts around 28 days and you would be abulating between day 14 and 21 and But if that's not your case, then you have to figure out exactly when in your cycle you are abulating So that's my goal right now as I work to bring in down the length of my cycle to a healthy 28 to 30 days. I am also Going to be using the ovulation stick so that I know exactly what I'm abulating so The basal body temperature and the ovulation sticks together is what's gonna help me figure that out Cuz your temperature if I'm not mistaking I'm Your temperature spiked Right after you ovulate Okay, not a finance back on I Hope y'all can hear me. Maybe I could turn it off again real quick Okay, I just want to explain the basal body temperature method a little more clearly so What happens is your temperature dips your temperature dips slightly right before Ovulation so right before the egg is released from the ovary your temperature dips and then once it's released Then your temperature spikes So taking your basal body temperature how that helps is and when you notice that dip in your temperature That's information to tell you that okay I'm about to ovulate and then when you see that spike in your temperature That's to tell you that okay. I've already ovulated So usually when women are trying to conceive They use that method to know exactly when to have sex in order to ensure that Their egg gets fertilized by the spur by their husband or partner sperm so Women who's not trying to concede use that information to tell them okay, don't have sex or use whatever safety precautions because You know, I could possibly Very likely get pregnant if I have sex right now So right now because I started last month remember I told y'all that my period was coming every 38 days so day one would start on The 39 day, I don't know if that's making sense to y'all But that's a very long cycle my period starting today. It actually started shorter So what I am doing already is working So it has already shortened by three days. Let me just make sure so It it has already shortened by three days. So it had it came on the 36th day If that makes sense. So date. This is day one of the cycle now. So my Cycle was 35 days instead of 38 That makes sense. I hope it makes sense to y'all So and that made me excited because like I said my goal is to bring it down to a 28 to 30 day cycle So I'm getting there. So I believe in the next three months. I will meet my goal So I'm just continue doing what I'm doing with the herbal tea that I'm drinking I'm gonna report a different video to get into the herbal teas Because this is already too long so stay tuned for that and The herbal teas the Yoni steaming. I'm a I have a video on my channel already showing you how I herbal steam Oh and the wool massages. That's the next thing I've been doing at least Two to three times a week. I do my wool massage with my wool massage oil and Although you can do your wool massage with any oil I specifically love my oil because it's actually infused with herbs and essential oils to help What's going on right now? So listen, I did my wool massage see all of this is in my app, which is why I track all of this So I don't have to try and remember So I steam for three days last week and I actually was gonna steam again three days this week But like I said, I'm steaming more than my normal three before and three after just because I am trying to shorten my cycle and regulate that So I steam three days last week and I was actually gonna steam Three days this week starting tomorrow, but it came today Which is perfectly fine because that means what I'm doing is working Hopefully it comes another three days or four days earlier next month So then it's giving me is bringing me closer to a 30 a 28 to 30 day cycle instead of a 38 day cycle, which is insane Anyways Let me stop rambling. I could talk about it shit all day because I just I love learning about stuff like this I love talking about stuff like this So and it all Coincide like it's literally the core of your room health your menstrual cycle. That's the core of your room health It tells you everything you need to know so We don't get into it We don't get into more details as I continue on my journey and recording these videos and sharing information But quick recap herbal teas yoni steaming wound massages basil body temperature Ovulation sticks those are the five things that I am using Anyways to all of my melanated women protect your wound by any means necessary and to everybody watch and protect your peace By any means necessary. I wish you all love light and prosperity and you'll see me in my next video No, you got that goddess in a cheese in your soul queen manifesting