Let's Talk CM!


If you have been charting your cycle as part of your ttc (trying to conceive) plan, you may also be keeping track of your CM (cervical mucus). Although it is not exactly dinner table conversation, it could be the key to figuring out your ovulation day each month!
 
You can check your CM by either using a piece of toilet paper or just looking at the inside of your underwear. What you will notice is that throughout your cycle, your CM changes in a couple of different ways. 
 
After your period, your CM tends to be dry or sticky. However the closer you get to ovulation, the wetter it will become. Eventually it will become VERY wet and stretchy, kind of like egg whites. This is your body's way of telling you that you are just about to ovulate. This is also when you are most fertile, so when this happens you want to take full advantage of this time!
 
As with everything, all women are different and so are their cycles. If you do not produce much CM, you may want to check with your doctor.
 
Happy charting!
 

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Well,
I have been keeping an eye on my CM. Yesterday it was very clear and wet, today it is still wet, but more cloudy like. Experiencing some cramping in lower stomach, feeling a little bloated. . .so when the CM stops. .that means you are done ovulating? If the CM continues, could that mean you may be pregnant?

Anonymous - Aug 13, 2009
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Note that you are most likely to get pregnant if you time your lovemaking to occur on the days right before - and on - your ovulation date. Keep in mind that the projected ovulation date above is simply a “best guess” estimate based on your cycle date information. The most accurate way to pinpoint your most fertile time is through the use of urine-based ovulation tests or with a fertility monitor. We have partnered with Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com, the Internet’s leading supplier of preconception products since 2001, to offer low-cost, FDA-approved pregnancy and ovulation tests – with free same-day shipping.

 

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