Some women rely on ovulation predictor kits (you can find them at the drugstore, near the pregnancy tests), look for changes in cervical mucus (it changes from dry to wetter and clearer when you’re about to ovulate) or chart their basal body temperature (BBT), which means taking their ...
The same hormones that control your menstrual cycle also affect the mucus that yourcervix(the lower part of your uterus) makes. Just before and during ovulation, the amount, color, and texture of the mucus change to make it easier for you to get pregnant. As your ovaries prepare to release...
Ovulation prediction kits, looking at previous months bbt charts, or watching for body cues will help you to determine when you ovulate.5. Charting may not be the best way to predict ovulation. Charting is great for tracking your cycle but it does have disadvantages. By the time you can ...
family member) you have to take into account your menstrual cycle, the insemination must be done within your fertility window, and in order to figure out when that is you have to pay attention and monitor different signs your body gives you, like LH concentration, BBT, and your menstrual ...
Take your temperature daily using a basal body thermometer first thing in the morning and keep a log of it. There is a subtle rise (about 1 degree) in your body temperature in the days following ovulation. Keeping track of your BBT over several cycles can give you a sense of when—and...
Out of curiosity, how much does your cycle length vary month to month? 11 replies Muddysocks1 · 11/10/2023 15:38 I always thought I had “regular” cycles until I started tracking properly with BBT, and have read online that irregular doesn’t just mean very short or...
To Be Read: this is a two-page spread for books I hear about that I want to read. I sometimes download a sample from the book into iBooks so I can try it out before buying or borrowing it. But these pages are for times when the book isn’t out yet and I don’t want to miss...
Right after Josh and I got married, we read a bunch of financial advice books (and then promptly ignored 50% of the advice because… hello… hard to invest when you live hand to mouth…). The one piece of advice that stuck with me was the concept of paying yourself first. I didn’...
Record basal body temperature (BBT) This method uses the fact that your basal body temperature rises by 0.4-1.0°C after ovulation by which time it is too late to optimize the chances of conception in that menstrual cycle2. To use this method accurately, you have to take your basal body ...
I read this to Josh before posting and he wants me to add that I am terrible with keeping gift secrets, though fine with all other sorts of information. He claims that when I get him something, I immediately start taunting him with hints about it, and when he doesn’t take the bait,...