Do you always get discharge around ovualtion?

[lovecloud]

Question for my sil who is ttc

Her periods are unpredictable but she is just having sex as much as poss and I also told her to keep an eye on her knickers as i know i would notice a clear jelly discharge around ovualtion.
she said she di dnot notive it this month but did notice a whitish chalky spotting in her pants.

do you always have this clear jellish discharge in your pants every month, can it be she did have it but it just didnt reach her pants?

sorry...

how embarrassing is this, but i do have a discharge but it never reaches my pants, i only notice it when i wipe and i can hardly see it

hth

me too sometimes but i dont think she noticed it on loo roll either

Mine is sometimes so bad I need a panty liner, but it isn't always like that. I think everyone is different, aren't they?

I think that once she starts paying attention she might notice it more. I never noticed anything one way or the other until I started ttc and now it is really clear to me that I do get this - the thing is, you do need to look at tissues as well as looking in your knick-knocks, or it might dry up.

i have to say, before i had children i didnt seem to have a discharge during ovulation. and my periods have only become regular since then too

yep i do.

Another way to tell if you are ovualating is to insert a finger up and feel . Days when you aren't your cervix will feel like the tip of your nose.When you are ovalating the cervix feels soft and further down.
Hope not to graphic

queue everyone touching their noses...

Knick-knocks haven't heard that in ages

i just touched mine hee hee... my nose that is!

you mean you actually go deep in enough to feel the actual cervix?

Not everyone can do that Lovecloud (I suspect you may have been trying!)

cheeky

I found this website helpful when we were ttc. Plus drinking a glass of grapefruit juice when you're on helps to make the mucus more obvious (sorry I know tmi)

love cloud We had a discussion about this on the BFP for Jan 06 thread the advice came from home mamma I've cut and pasted it for you

'It doesnt really matter how much / big / long / stretchy the cervical mucous is as long as its there as the cervix also acts as a sucker, slurping the sperm up the straw-like mucous when the time is right (yes our bodies really are amazing!). I dont think there is anything you can do to change your lot but dont worry, because everone has it to some degree whether you can see it externally or not!

If you have cycles of different lengths, then it generally means that you will probably be ovulating at different times of the month which does make things a bit tricky. You could try using one of those ovulation kits, although they are v expensive (about £25 i think ) and I think you should try for at least 6 -12 months first before resorting to that (unless you are loaded) as the average time to conceive is 6-12 months for the average, healthy couple.'

You can also look at
fertilityuk.org go to indicators and it will tell you about the different types of mucus at different stages of your cycle
hope this helps

If your happy and you know it touch your nose boom boom

sorry not funny huh

Lovecloud

If your SIL's periods are irregular then it is less likely she is ovulating every month or on a regular basis.

Cervical mucus is not an absolute indicator of ovulation; you can still get mucus secretions even if you do not ovulate.

My advice therefore to her would be to visit the docs to have a blood test done. Her hormone levels could be checked further. Irregular periods are often caused by hormonal problems.

Thats what I said to her but she said she does not want to think too heavy about it all at the mo and just see what happens for now and if nothing happens in a few months then she will start taking some action by getting the blood test done.