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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.

TTC: Maximising chances

13 replies

morningpaper · 18/11/2004 21:40

Now I don't want to get too graphic but ...

What are you doing to maximise your chances while ttc? I'm talking ... procedurally.

OP posts:
jeddah · 18/11/2004 22:07

Morningpaper......
having sex before and during abs after ovulation.

Arse on the pillow and legs up against the wall for at least 20mins.

Going a bit deeper than usual!!!!

morningpaper · 18/11/2004 22:10

during abs

What does this mean?

I'm doing the other stuff.

Just wanted to make sure it was right.

BTW who - um - hits the jackpot first?

OP posts:
jeddah · 18/11/2004 22:20

sorry morningpaper
'abs'......should have read 'and' !!! miss type!

what do you mean who hits the jackpot first?????

Moomin · 18/11/2004 22:28

i think she means who should come first...!
they say that it should be him followed by her, so that the contractions of the uterus caused by orgasm help the little swimmers who have already disembarked on their way

jeddah · 18/11/2004 22:36

sorry bit slow tonight!

I think it is the other way around.....her first...as her secretions act as a transport medium!

ShouldKnowByFriday · 18/11/2004 22:39

Nooooo, Moomin is right. Saw Prof Winston's programme ages ago which filmed the inside where you saw ejaculation and then her cervix scooping up the sperm. Facinating.

ShouldKnowByFriday · 18/11/2004 22:41

PS Jeddah. Her sperm friendly secretions are not from being aroused, the friendly secretions are those which are produced according to her cycle. There is no point in producing the friendly secretions all month long when there is 36-48 hours of fertile time.

Moomin · 18/11/2004 23:15

oh yes, morning paper, that's reminded me. start looking out for changes in your cervical mucus, when you wipe yourself. in the middle of your cycle it will resemble egg white, in looks and texture - clear and stretchy - and this shows that you are ready to help the little sperm along, as it means you are at your most fertile. in most women it's around 14 -17 days after the start of your period.
sorry if this is TMI, but if your trying to conceive you soon stop being squeamish about stuff like this!

berolina · 19/11/2004 14:06

On the egg white stuff - it can come either side of ovulation as well, but particularly up to a few days before. As Moomin said, it helps the sperm along, plus in this kind of CM they can survive for up to several (some say five, some seven) days.

greenbug · 19/11/2004 21:51

On the egg-white-stuff as well, is it normal to come couple of days before ovulation and than be almost absent during ovulation? I was doing the OPK's this month and when I noticed the egg white mucus the tests were negative, but when they were positive there was not much of it.
Is this normal?

greenbug

munnzieb · 19/11/2004 22:13

when do you normally ge the milky CM and what does it mean?+

Hulababy · 20/11/2004 19:58

Milky or creamy is less fertile from what I remember reading.

Let me find the info on FF about it...here we are:

Dry: Record your cervical fluid as "dry" if you have no cervical fluid present at all; if you notice no cervical fluid in your underwear; and if the outside of your vagina feels dry. You can expect to see dry days both before ovulation after your period and after ovulation. Record "dry" if you are not able to gather or see any cervical fluid, even if your vagina feels slightly moist inside.

Sticky: Record your cervical fluid as "sticky" if it is glue-like, gummy, stiff or crumbly and if it breaks easily and quickly and if it is not easily stretched. It will probably be yellowish or white, but could also be cloudy/clear. You may or may not see some sticky cervical fluid before and after ovulation.

Creamy: Record your cervical fluid as "creamy" if it is like hand lotion, white or yellow or cloudy/clear, like milk or cream, mayonnaise or like a flour/water solution. It may stretch slightly but not very much and break easily.

Watery: Enter "watery" if your cervical fluid is clear and most resembles water. It may be stretchy also. This cervical fluid is considered fertile and this may be your most fertile cervical fluid or you may get it before you get eggwhite cervical fluid or you may not get this type of fluid at all.

Eggwhite: This is your most fertile cervical fluid. Record "eggwhite" if your cervical fluid looks at all like real eggwhite, is stretchy and clear, or clear tinged with white, or even clear tinged with pink. It also resembles semen (and has a lot of the same physical properties to allow the sperm to travel and be nourished). You should be able to stretch it between your thumb and index finger.

Spotting: Record "spotting" when you have any pink or dark red/brown spots that leave a small mark on your underwear or pantyliner or that you only see when you wipe. If it does not require a pad or tampon, record it as spotting rather than menses. You may see spotting before or after your period, around the time of ovulation or around the time of implantation if you conceive. Do not start a new chart until you have red flow.

Menses: When you record "menses" you can choose light, normal and heavy. Always start a new chart on your first day of menses. That is the first day that you have red blood flow that requires a pad or tampon. This is cycle day one. Fertility Friend will automatically start a new chart for you when you enter menses.

HTH

munnzieb · 21/11/2004 10:46

Thanks Hula, i'm taking the starflower as well, which thins CM and well as the angus catus to balance hormones, but is it possible to have thing EWCM but only as a result of the tablets, instead of actually having OV?

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