Cervical mucus… Weird to talk about in daily life, totally normal to talk about with TTC-friends. So let’s talk about Cervical Mucus (CM); as we’re all friends here anyway 😊 First of all; if you’re trying to find your Fertile Window because you want to get pregnant, you want your cervical mucus to be […]
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Have you ever bought a Clearblue digital OPK because you thought regular paper OPK strips were too confusing, only to find out that these digital tests are confusing on many other levels too? Well listen up, because I’ll tell you exactly how they work (and how they’re different than paper OPKs)…. If you go on
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When do you Ovulate? Do you have delayed ovulation? The first part of your cycle varies a lot. Some women ovulate just 10 days after their period started, while others take 30 days. It doesn’t just vary between women, but also between your own cycles. So it’s possible you ovulate on CD15 this month, but
After days of testing, you finally got your positive ovulation test (also known as OPK). But does this really mean you’ll ovulate in the next 12-36 hours? First, ask yourself the following questions: Was your OPK really positive? The test line should be as dark, or DARKER than the control line. As you probably
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No matter how bad your guy’s sense of direction is, there’s a good chance his sperm knows exactly where to go and how to get there in a short matter of time. Sperm is Fast… With a Bit of Help Several studies have found it only takes between 1 and 5 minutes for sperm to
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Have you ever tried using your cervical position to track ovulation? If you’re planning on having babies, you better get comfortable talking about your cervix. That’s because the cervix will become one of the most talked-about things right before being ready to give birth. The cervix will be thinning and dilating, all the way
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Can Your Heart Rate Predict Ovulation? Predicting your fertile window is pretty much one of the easiest things you can do to increase your chances of getting pregnant. I’m sure you’re familiar with using ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) or your cervical mucus to predict ovulation, and charting your basal body temperature (BBT) to
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Ovulating multiple eggs at once? Yes! Ovulating twice in one cycle? Nope! We’re not talking about ovulating multiple eggs at once. Fraternal twins are all the proof you need for that ;). We’re talking about ovulating on a certain day in your cycle, and ovulating AGAIN a couple of days later. This is such a
OPKs can be confusing… but they don’t have to be! OPKs measure the hormone called LH which is always present in our bodies. That means that you’ll always see a bit of a line regardless of when you test. But right before ovulation, your LH levels start to surge. It’s the final step needed for
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Most women think the average day of ovulation is 14 days after the start of your cycle. But that would be wrong! Days until ovulation is probably a lot longer than you think! A recent study of over 100,000 women (and >600,000 cycles tracked) showed that the average number of days until ovulation was close
