Using cervical mucus as an indicator when having sex - EWCM or semen?!

[Muddysocks1]

I’ve tracked CM for a few years as a way to avoid pregnancy (with BBT etc) so quite familiar with it, but I’m stumped on how to tell the different between semen/lube and CM! Eg.
Yesterday we had sex in the morning (used a small amount of pressed), this morning there’s clear, slightly stretchy, slippy stuff on the tissue. But I don’t know if it’s just from yesterday morning or if it’s EWCM?
It’s CD11 for me and I tend to ovulate between CD13-17 so it’s the right time for EWCM.
I guess it doesn’t really matter now in terms of timing, but it does make it an unreliable indicator?

Ah I’ve wondered this so many times. I concluded last time that it must be EWCM as I don’t think semen would be stretchy?

I've been wondering this too!!
Why does no-one teach us these things😆

Semen becomes watery after a while - it doesn't remain stretchy.

That's how I knew I messed up and fell pregnant. We had sex. Following day I had EWCM which meant my fertile window made an appearance earlier than expected. Here I am 17+ weeks pregnant. 😆

Oops!!!

That’s a good point! I feel like this more had the properties of EWCM but then was it just semen mixed with pre-seed. But then wouldn’t imagine it’s still coming out 24 hours later 🫣

My theory is the semen and lube would flush out the ewcm that’s sitting at the cervix 🤷🏼‍♀️ so I assume it’s ewcm- when I catch left over semen in my fertility cup it’s always runny, sorry tmi!!

It seems to have disappeared so I think this was just semen lingering annoyingly! Very confusing 🙈