ovulating advice

[AddictedtoGreys]

Hi everyone, TTC#2, only our first month trying. With DC1 it happened so quickly I didn't even have a chance to think about ovulation, etc. But I am now, everywhere I read says something different about it. It's 6 days from start of period, 14 days, etc. Does anyone know when it actually is? also how soon does implantation happen after ovulation? I had some cramping last night and this morning and period not due for 11 days! TIA

[Junosmum]

Depends on the length of your cycle but as an average it occurs 14 days BEFORE your next period is due, so for a 28 day cycle it would occur on day 14 counting from the first day of your last period and in a 36 day cycle would occur on day 22 of your cycle.

As a guide it is suggested that you start getting jiggy with it on count day 8 (where day 1 is the first day of your period) until you know you've ovulated.

I found my cervical mucus the most reliable indicator of ovulation. I'd get egg white cervical mucus on day 11 of a 28 day cycle, go 'dry' on day 14, have one more day of egg white on day 15 then dry until my period arrived. Except the month I conceived, where I went dry for a week before my cm became like Niagara falls (sorry!) and got a bfp. I think I ovulated on day 14 as I should but we DTD on day 11 and I got pregnant.

[Junosmum]

Also implantation happened 6 - 12 days after ovulation. Mine happened on count day 24 (I had implantation bleeding which is how I know).

[AddictedtoGreys]

Thank you junosmum hat makes more sense. So I will have ovulated 3 days ago and dtd last night and 3 days ago so fingers crossed!

And getting jiggly with it made me

[Junosmum]

Yep, you need to get jiggy with it BEFORE ovulation, the day of ovulation and the days after are pretty worthless TBH. Good luck.

Great user name by the way.

[AddictedtoGreys]

Thank you we dtd a couple of times before as well but so long to wait to test!