Keep Track of Your Period with Monthly Info
If you've ever tried to keep track of your period and failed because you forgot the obscure code you used on your calendar, lost your calendar completely, or just plain forgot, Monthly Info might be the website that helps you get it right. Here's a list of the important features at Monthly Info.
Calendar
The calendar feature at Monthly Info is pretty self-explanatory. You can click on the days to mark when your period begins and ends. Over time, you build up a history on your calendar so that you can see trends and predict when your next period will start. You can also use the calendar to record your basal temperature every day if you're trying to predict when your best chances at conception will fall.
Chart
The chart feature is pretty cool. To help you keep track of your period visually, the chart feature shows you the length of your cycle by month. It's a pretty quick way to see how regular your cycles really are.
Notes
The notes feature at Monthly Info is somewhat new, but it's a great way to use the calendar to do more than just keep track of your period. You can leave yourself notes about your flow on different days, and you can even leave yourself notes about when you had sex. (This is useful whether you're trying to conceive, or you're trying very hard not to conceive.)
Reminders
You can set up your profile on Monthly Info to send you an email or a text message reminder when you're about to start your period and when you're ovulating. Women who are trying to get pregnant will find the ovulation reminders helpful, and it's a great way to keep track of your period without putting any effort into it.
Because it's a good idea to give yourself a self-breast exam at the same point in your menstrual cycle every month, you can also send yourself a reminder to do that through Monthly Info.
No Social Networking
When I first heard about Monthly Info through a friend, I thought it would be weird to keep an online profile about my period. But when I went to check out the site, I realized that it's completely private. The information you store at Monthly Info really is only to help you keep track of your period and nothing else. You don't "friend" people or follow their period updates, and unless you really want to share your information, no one will ever know it's there.
Published by Esther November
Esther November is the pen name of a short fiction writer who has also written over 300 non-fiction articles for web and print media. She also teaches writing online for Ashford University. View profile
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2 Comments
Post a Comment@A.J.Kramer, that doesn't work for those of us who don't have cycles that follow the 29 day moon cycle.
Interesting. What I do, though, is pay attention to the moon's phases. I like this technique because it also keeps me in touch with nature outside myself. And I like to try listening to my body rather than an electronic reminder.