Regardless of whether a pregnancy ends in a birth, loss, or miscarriage, we recommend you log when the pregnancy ends. There are several reasons why giving the app this information is helpful:
- The NC° algorithm will take your recent pregnancy into account and will expect cycle irregularities in your first few cycles. You will, therefore, receive more Red Days (for NC° Birth Control and NC° Postpartum) or Brown Days (for NC° Plan Pregnancy).
- For pregnancies that end in a birth, the app will give you the option of entering NC° Postpartum which is designed to provide guidance on the physical and mental recovery of childbirth.
- For pregnancies that end in miscarriage, the app will give you the option of entering NC° Recovery which is designed specifically for NC° Plan Pregnancy users who may be going through physical and/or emotional symptoms after a pregnancy loss and wish to take some time to recover.
- Regardless of how the pregnancy ends, you will have the option of switching to NC° Birth Control or NC° Plan Pregnancy depending on your needs.
To let the app know your pregnancy ended, you can either:
- Navigate to the top menu > Settings > Mode, where you can select the mode you want to use. Switching modes will prompt the app to ask whether the pregnancy ended.
- Go to your Add Data page, scroll all the way down to Pregnancy Options, and select No longer pregnant or log a negative pregnancy test, which will end the pregnancy.
Note: If you are 38+ weeks pregnant, the No longer pregnant button will be accessible at the top of the Add Data page. You’ll also be able to switch to NC° Postpartum from the Today page.
What to expect from the app once you’ve logged the end of a pregnancy
Once you notify the app that you are no longer pregnant, you will be prompted to answer a few questions (for instance, to confirm the date the pregnancy ended). This will help the algorithm to better understand your current situation and adjust accordingly.
Once you have answered all the questions, you will be switched to your new mode and the app will then start calculating your fertility again.
The end of a pregnancy marks the start of a new cycle for your body, which is why the day your pregnancy ended will show as Cycle Day 1.