My review of the new NC° Band: Iona’s story

Disclaimer: This is one Natural Cycles user’s experience coming off hormonal birth control. Everyone's experience is different, and we encourage you to talk to your healthcare provider when considering switching birth control.

My journey with Natural Cycles

While I was on a six-month hike in New Zealand, I ran out of birth control and didn’t have access to buy more. But after a couple of months, I realised how much I preferred no longer putting hormones into my body! I felt lighter, more in tune with my cycle, and enjoyed knowing my emotions weren’t being swayed by medication. 

Being in a relationship, I still wanted some form of birth control, and stumbled across Natural Cycles online. It was the perfect solution: FDA-cleared, hormone-free, and well-supported by science. I didn’t realise how empowering this journey would be, and I haven’t looked back once!

Moving to the NC° Band

The NC° Band is a wearable device that records body temperature, heart rate, and motion to measure your resting body temperature while you are asleep. The readings can then be synced with the Natural Cycles app upon waking. 

I am not the best sleeper, and regularly wake up throughout the night. Because you need to have 3-4 hours of consecutive sleep to take your basal body temperature with the thermometer, I often wouldn’t be able to take a reliable reading in the morning, or would need to spend time calculating if I had enough sleep or not. 

The best part of moving to the NC° Band is that the device takes my temperature without my input, and it knows if I haven’t slept enough for an accurate reading. Because of this, the NC° Band has improved my sleeping habits. Now, if I wake up in the night, I can let myself fall back asleep without doing calculations or worrying that it will affect my temperature readings. 

All I need to remember is to put the device on each night and sync in the morning. I leave the NC° Band on my nightstand as a reminder, and pop it on before I read my book for the evening. I have to admit, I can be a bit forgetful in the mornings. So it helps to know the device can store up to 2-3 weeks of temperature readings for you to sync when you get the chance. (Try to sync the app daily, or as often as you can, so the algorithm has access to your most recent data!) The charge on the band lasts a long time, too. It says it lasts for 14 days, but I’ve only needed to charge it, at most, once per month, and the app shows me the battery status, so it is easy to keep on top of.

The NC° Band itself is very comfortable to wear. I have sensitive skin, and the fabric doesn’t irritate my skin at all. The adjustable sliding strap makes it easy to get the right fit and uses a non-snag fastener, which is very appreciated when you have long hair that catches easily! 

Already using Natural Cycles and want to try the new NC° Band? Go to the main menu in the NC° app and select “Buy extra supplies” to purchase your new device at a discount price.

Join me on the Natural Cycles journey

Thanks for reading my review of the new NC° Band. I am forever grateful for choosing Natural Cycles. It is an incredibly powerful experience to know so much about my own body and cycle, and I learn more every day. If you’re ready to join the Natural Cycles community, you can use my referral link for 20% off an annual subscription plus a FREE NC° Band of your own!