Today's episide is brought to you by Tempdrop! Our first ever podcast sponsors!

Today we have a very special guest - Mel Angus from Tempdrop on to talk about all things fertility awareness, cycle charting and basal body temperature (BBT) monitoring.

Mel is a Fertility Awareness Educator and she provides SO MANY insights into all things cycle.

In this ep we cover:

- What exactly BBT is and how to track it accurately

- Misconceptions around cycle tracking and fertility awareness

- What we can discover about our hormones and cycle health from charting and tracking BBT

- How to use fertility monitoring postpartum

- Why ovulation tests aren't always accurate for people with PCOS

- How Tempdrop can make cycle charting and BBT tracking way easier and how it addresses some of the key issues people with PCOS face when tracking their cycle.

Tempdrop have given us the code PCOSGIRLS for 10% off their all-in-one wearable fertility monitor. Go to https://www.tempdrop.com/discount/PCOSGIRLS to check it out and follow them on Instagram @tempdrop

Find us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

We're back!! We've had a nice big break whilst Brig's family has grown and we are so happy to be back on the mic talking all things hormones, fertility and LIFE.

In today's episode we do a big catch up and get to hear all about Brig's birth story for little Willa and what postpartum life has been like. 

We also get an update on where Mel is at with her thyroid and mental health journey. 

Plus we answer some listener questions!

So happy to be back!!

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

We’re back! Couldn’t help ourselves.

We’ve spent the entire season talking about Brig’s pregnancy and it felt wrong to not have one final catch up before the precious little bundle arrives.

So today we hear all about where Brig is up to –

- Birth plans

- All about home birth

- Where the baby is positioned

- All of the “boy or girl” speculation!

- How Brig plans to manage balancing her businesses and having a newborn

- And most importantly – NAME HINTS!

We also do a quick catch up on where Mel is at but her response is about as messy as her life right now. Definitely going to do a deep dive episode/mini series next year on thyroid health and the whole new journey Mel is now on.

Pretty sure this is actually us for the year now – enjoy the holiday season!! p.s. make sure you're following us on Instagram so you can see when Brig announces the birth of her little bundle!! Eeeeeee BOY OR GIRL???!!!!!!

Gahhhh - it's the final episode of season 2!

Officially, anyway. It's very likely a bonus episode may come your way at some point!

Today we get deep answering all of your questions and as usual, it's a real mixed bag!

We cover:

- How we regulated our cycle

- How to stay positive when everyone around you is falling pregnant

- What to do to prepare to ttc in a year

- How our partners have helped on our fertility and PCOS journeys

- Tips for low progesterone

- How long to stick with a practitioner before trying someone new

- How/if we addressed stretch marks

Plus a whole bunch more.

It's been such a great year with you guys! Stay in touch with us in our facebook group - The PCOS Girls Podcast Community and let us know how your journeys are going!

AND - let us know what you'd love to see from us - deep dive mini-series? Live podcast events? Workshops? Online workshops? What do you need?

Mel and Brig xo

This has been a long standing and repeatedly requested episode that we have quite frankly, been hesitant to do. We really wanted to do it right and given neither of us have much experience with this symptom - we wanted to make sure we'd really looked into things.

But we are so happy the episode is finally here!

In it we cover:

- What hirsutism is and the various causes of it

- How to treat hirsutism from the inside out

- How to reduce hirsutism topically

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

Today we breakdown the different "types" of PCOS!

We look at what the types are, the symptoms of each, how to use testing to figure out your type and the many treatments for each type.

It's a big one!

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

Before PCOS Awareness Month comes to a close, we wanted to share an episode all about the things we wish people were aware of when it comes to PCOS. These are things we wish the general public knew, things we wish our doctors knew and things we wish all women with PCOS knew.

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

Given how prevalent it is in the PCOS community and given our own journeys with it - this week’s episode is all about anxiety.

In it we cover:

- Our personal journeys with anxiety

- How miscarriage affected our mental health

- How having PCOS affected our mental health

- Pregnancy anxiety

- Signs and symptoms of anxiety

- Lifestyle practices for anxiety

- Natural medicines for anxiety

- The different types of therapy for anxiety

- What on earth EMDR is

- Food/nutrients for anxiety

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

This week we have naturopath Dr Samina Mitha on to talk all about tests!

We get asked about PCOS tests and how to interpret them all the time so we are so excited to bring you Samina's expertise. We also talk about treating insulin resistance.

You can find Samina on instagram @dr.saminamitha.nd and her website is www.saminamitha.com

In this episode we cover:

- How to determine what tests someone with PCOS needs

- What on earth functional tests are and when to get them

- How to interpret the test results

- Optimal test result ranges

- How to use test results to determine the root cause of PCOS

- How to treat insulin resistance

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

Welcome to one of our fave episodes ever!

We love a good Q + A and hope you love it as much as we enjoyed making it.

In this ep we answer a whole bunch of listener questions including:

- Breakfast ideas to keep you full

- Best advice for someone starting their fertility journey

- How we started our businesses

- How to manage low iodine

- How to know how your PCOS is going

- Tips for breastfeeding with PCOS

- Keto vs Vegan

- Skincare products for breakouts

- Fave herb to lower androgens

- Is vitex good for PCOS

- Books we recommend for PCOS

- Workouts to keep stress levels low

Plus a whole bunch of other random bits and pieces!

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo