how do i know when i ovulate?

Answer 1

There are about three obvious signs that you can use to tell:

1) You get a ton of thick, white, mucusy stuff in your underwear that is heavier than normal and makes you feel like your on your period. Also it lasts for a short time.

2) You are getting those pretty little cramps, maybe some nausea

3) You are the #1 PMS girl. If your emotions are outa wack and/or your a little grumpier (of course this is a few weeks before your period... around 2 weeks before) then chances are that even if the other symptoms aren't particularly extreme you are ovulating.

Answer 2

Go to http://www.mymonthlycycles.com and put in your period info and it will calculate when you will be fertile and ovulating. It is a free and very helpful site to use.
Ovulation Symptoms
Mittelschmerz
Mittelschmerz is one of the more common ovulation symptoms. It is the name given to a pain in the pelvic area that is associated with ovulation. The German word is derived from "mid-cycle pain". It is a sharp pain lasting usually minutes or hours, typically not treated with pain relievers.
Sometimes, doctors like to perform an ultrasound to rule out any other possible causes of pain. If you do not feel any sharp pain when ovulating, it is not a problem. If you do feel pain, the good news is that the prognosis of possible pregnancy is good.
Cervical Mucus
Cervical mucus is often evaluated during the monitoring of a basal temperature chart. It helps determine if the mucus environment is good for sperm survival and swimming. The mucus changes throughout the cycle. Sometimes it is described as dry, milky, egg white or sticky. Around the time of ovulation, it is clear and sometimes stretchy. This is often referred to as spinbarkeit.

Temperature Increase
As the result of ovulation, progesterone levels increase which help prepare the lining of the uterus, where a possible pregnancy will survive. Progesterone is a hormone that increases basal body temperature. Most women cannot detect the increase in temperature.
http://www.fertilitynetwork.com/ovulation/ovulation-symptoms

Answer 3

Figure out when your next period is due to begin and count back 12 to 16 days. This will give you a range of days when you will probably be ovulating. For women with a 28-day cycle, the 14th day is often the day of ovulation. To use this method, you must know how long your cycle usually lasts. Try BabyCenter's ovulation calculator if you want us to do the math for you.

The best way to determine your most fertile time, though, is to pay attention to your body and learn to spot the signs that ovulation is imminent.

Change in cervical mucus. As your cycle progresses, your cervical mucus increases in volume and changes texture. The changes reflect your body's rising levels of estrogen. You are considered most fertile when the mucus becomes clear, slippery, and stretchy. Many women compare mucus at this stage to raw egg whites.

Normally the mucous is a protective barrier, but during the most fertile time of your cycle, it allows sperm to get through the cervix, up to the uterus, and then to the fallopian tubes for a rendezvous with your egg.

A rise in body temperature. Following ovulation, your temperature can increase by 0.4 to 1.0 degrees. You won't feel the shift, but you can detect it by using a basal body temperature (BBT) thermometer. This temperature spike indicates that you've ovulated, because releasing an egg stimulates the production of the hormone progesterone, which raises body temperature.

You're most fertile in the two or three days before your temperature hits its high point. A few experts think you may have an additional 12- to 24-hour window of fertility after you first notice the temperature creep up, but most say that at that point, it's too late to make a baby.

"It can take one to two days after ovulation for progesterone to build up enough to raise your body temperature. But since the egg can only survive for about 24 hours, at that point, it's too late for fertilization," says Tracy Telles, an ob-gyn at the Permanente Medical Group in Walnut Creek, California. That's why experts recommend that you chart your temperature by taking it each morning for a few months to detect a pattern and pinpoint your likely ovulatory date. Then you can plan to have sex during the two to three days preceding the day your temperature normally rises.

Lower abdominal discomfort. About one-fifth of women actually feel ovulatory activity, which can range from mild achiness to twinges of pain. The condition, called mittelschmerz, may last a few minutes to a few hours.

Answer 4

Normally you don't feel anything, although you might experience a slight tenderness in your lower abdomen, or even a spot of blood on your underwear. You might measure your basal temperature (maybe this is the most secure way to know).

Answer 5

usually ovulation occurs a week before your period.

Answer 6

If you have any questions concerning your body it is always good to ask a pro.
Talk to the school nurse or doctor.

Answer 7

pay attention to your body!!!! when you notice that you become more eager for sex at a certain time a month, that's your body trying to procreate (get pregnant.)

Answer 8

take a test