Boston: Trying to Get Pregnant - How to Tell If You Are Ovulating

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If you are trying to get pregnant right now, one thing that would be helpful to know is to know when you are ovulating. This is the time when an egg is released from the ovary, and it is your peak fertile time. Ovulation generally happens on the 14th day of your cycle, that is, 14 days from the start of your last period. Of course, each woman is different, and different factors can change things for women from month to month. However, for most women, this fertile time will happen between day 11 and day 17 of your cycle, again counting from when your period began.

Signs of ovulation are often subtle and hard to recognize unless you are looking for them. Just before ovulation begins, you may notice a clear or creamy white vaginal secretion, that is somewhat slippery and viscous. But it’s subtle enough that if you aren’t looking for them, you probably won’t notice. These secretions generally look like raw egg whites, or even a little like clear mucus. After your ovulation period is over, you are highly unlikely to become pregnant. When this happens, your vaginal secretions will become more solid and white, and will be sticky, until it disappears entirely.

Your basl body temperature (your temperature taken while you are completely at rest) also slightly increases during this time. This is another method for you to get a hint that your fertile time has begun. Using a digital or precise thermometer, specifically designed to measure your basal temperature, is also another way to determine when your ovulation begins. Take your temperature each morning right as you wake up, and before any physical activity. Keep track of the results on a pad of paper, and begin to look for a pattern. You will actually have the best chance of getting pregnant two or three days before your temperature rises.

In some women, there are physical symptoms of ovulation, such as cramping, itchiness or irritability. These kinds of symptoms can cause discomfort, but aren’t a consistent enough way for you to measure your ovulation cycle.

In conjunction with watching for signs and symptoms, you should consider buying an ovulation kit. These are available at most drugstores over the counter, and look like a pregnancy test. They measure the hormone levels in your urine as a way to determine when you are ovulating. During your fertile period, you experience a surge in hormones that is easily measurable.

Once you determine when your ovulation period is, you should focus your pregnancy activities at this point. Having sex for the three days before and a few days after will greatly increase your hopes of getting pregnant, and increase your chances of conception.

Source by Boston Reynolds

Trying to Get Pregnant - How to Tell If You Are Ovulating