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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Is it possible to conceive a day or so before seeing EWCM?

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BathesInAssesMilk · 11/11/2010 13:01

Ummm, that's it really.

Asking for a friend, you understand Blush

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BathesInAssesMilk · 11/11/2010 14:45

Oh, I keep hearing about Mirena being the spawn of Satan. Depo might be worth a look.

Off to Google...

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buttonmoon78 · 11/11/2010 14:35

Oh - don't do that. Mirenas are the work of the devil.

Get a depo jab instead. I've had both and I reckon the jab's much better.

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BathesInAssesMilk · 11/11/2010 14:33

Five days is just about up. Only really started panicking after seeing the EWCM, utterly forgot about the five day thing, completely forgot when last period was - but looking, the timings are more and more ominous.

Oh yes temper, I see the clue as to where it's made is in the name! Grin

I promise if I get a BFN in a couple of weeks I'll sort myself out with a Mirena Blush

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buttonmoon78 · 11/11/2010 14:26

Some people never see any EWCM.

But they still manage to make babies effectively.

tempertemper · 11/11/2010 14:21

Egg white cervical mucus. Made at the cervix so takes some time to show on the outside!

You have 5 days for emergency contraception, from the unprotected sex.

(By the way, there is a new pill called ellaone which can be taken up to 5 days after so the coil is not your only option if you are worried!)

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BathesInAssesMilk · 11/11/2010 14:12

Good or bad news? Not sure. Really not sure. Missed the old emergency contraception window though I think - even the coil.

Can the sperm survive if there isn't EWCM present? Can it even get past the cervix?

I suppose the EWCM might be present higher up, and take a day or so to travel out of the vagina (so you wouldn't see it even though it was there, iykwim)

Where is it made, this EWCM stuff? Confused

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buttonmoon78 · 11/11/2010 14:10

Is that so solo?

I'm really not sure about all this gender choosing but we only managed to SWI before and over the first 2 days of EWCM this month.

Secretly I'd rather another little boy TBH - even out the numbers nicely!

But that's only if I could pick one up off a shelf so to speak. Obviously, what I really want is another healthy baby regardless of flavour.

solo · 11/11/2010 14:07

And it'll likely be a girl too! Wink

buttonmoon78 · 11/11/2010 14:05

I think it is one of the signs of ovulation. And being nice mechanical beings we don't do things exactly the same all the time.

Besides, sperm can live for several days inside you so it's possible to ov a couple of days after sex and still conceive.

But good question dotty - is it good new or bad news?

tempertemper · 11/11/2010 14:03

Sperm can sometimes live for up to 7 days. So yes.

sunface · 11/11/2010 14:02

oh good question BathesInAssesMilk... is it though? i thought that was a sign of ovulation? oh it's all so confusing!

dottyaboutstripes · 11/11/2010 13:47

Absolutely. Is this good or bad news?! (for your friend, of course)