I have two questions: I’m almost 39 and have had pretty regular 28-day moon cycles for years, but when i recently started drinking nettle infusions, my period jumped ahead a full 2 weeks early. Then after adding red clover, it jumped ahead again a week early. Could this be an effect from the herbs, and is it a good sign? Also, my period has been reduced from 4 days of steady flow to only 2. Is a short period something to be concerned about if I’m trying to stay fertile?
Karen Joy’s response (apprentice to Susun Weed):
Nettle leaf and red clover blossom infusions are like deeply nourishing foods. They are unlikely to cause such a dramatic effect. I have never heard of this effect before, disruption of the menstrual cycle. I have heard of women entering menopause, with erratic bleeding cycles, returning to more regular cycles again with either of these infusions.
If the jump was once and returned to 28 days I would not be concerned. At 39, it is very possible you are showing signs of the change approaching, even if it has 10 years to go. In this case, for most people, these infusions will only aid you toward maintaining your feritlity and even cycles longer.
We are all unique however, and perhaps you have a unique response. If you feel well otherwise, and suspect nothing else to explore, I would suggest you work with only one infusion for six months, then add the next, to help you isolate which, if either, is having such the dramatic effect.
(apprentice to Susun Weed)
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