When do you ovulate? The idea that women ovulate on Cycle Day 14 is outdated, most of us know that by now. But what makes some women ovulate on Cycle Day 12 and others on Cycle Day 20? It mostly has to do with how our bodies respond to certain hormones. But beyond that, what […]
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When Can You Start Trying Again After a Loss? Do you NEED to wait even if you’re physically and emotionally ready to try again? This is a subject that comes up a lot. Some doctors advise you to wait for a few cycles while others tell you to try again whenever you feel ready. The
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Does Cervical Mucus Change After Ovulation? Okay here’s a question; what does your cervical mucus look/feel like after you ovulate? To answer that, we need to look at what changes your cervical mucus in the first place… and it’s all due to the wonderful hormone estrogen. Estrogen rises during the first part of your cycle
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This is an important one ladies! Please read and spread awareness because douching may not be as harmless as you think. For those who don’t know; douches are squirt bottles filled with water (and often some kind of cleansing solution) and an attached tube. They’re used to “clean” the inside of the vagina. I’ve heard
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How to Tell Apart Cervical Mucus From Semen TMI alert, but hey… there’s no such thing as TMI in our wonderful Trying To Conceive community, so why not 😂? So if you’ve been (secretly?) wondering about it, let me assure you that you’re not alone! It can be really hard to distinguish fertile cervical mucus
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Does Obesity Reduce the Odds of Success After a Frozen IVF transfer? Yes, another post about fertility and weight! But luckily, I bring some good news this time. Studies have shown that in FRESH IVF cycles obese women have a lower success rate which is thought to be due to uterine receptivity issues. Researchers
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I’ve gotten so many questions about basal body temperature (BBT) charting recently, that I felt a post about it was way overdue! And luckily, it’s one of my favorite topics 😄. Take a look at the chart below… Let’s start with the chart on the left. This is your typical ovulatory chart with a biphasic
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Ovulating twice in the same cycle is a pretty common myth. But, the evidence tells us that you simply can not ovulate multiple times in once cycle. I’m not talking about ovulating multiple eggs at once, as fraternal twins are all the proof you need to know that that is not a myth 😉. But
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Wondering what’s the cheapest way to track your ovulation…? Without a doubt, it’s tracking your cervical mucus. You don’t need thermometers or pee sticks! And if you know what you’re looking for, it’s going to be one of the easiest ways to track your ovulation too! So cheap + easy = win/win in my book!
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When someone asks me if their app knows exactly when her period is do, my answer is usually… “No, nope, still no, and hell no!” That app doesn’t KNOW anything unless you give it A LOT of valuable information first. Information that goes way beyond inputting the day of your last period. Most fertility
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