In the 28 day cycle of a women do you start counting from the 1st day of your last period or the last?

Question

I cant remember if its from the first or last day of your last period that you start counting from, I always thought it was the first but I just can't remember so I want to be sure.

Thanks guys, the reason I ask is cos I most definatly think Im pregnant, i better go buy a test now!

Answer 1

You count from the last day of the regular length of your cycle. The best thing to do is determine how long your periods usually are.

Here is some information for you to read.

The first day of each fertility chart begins on the first day of your menstrual period. It will end on (but not include) the first day of your next period. Your temperature will be taken each morning, upon waking, at approximately the same time each morning. All other body changes can be noted as the day progresses, but for accuracy, I suggest that you try to set a regular time for each test. Morning is best, before you urinate, for most things, except the OPK test. Remember your fertility chart is to predict ovulation trends based on past menstrual patterns, but close observation of your cervix and cervical fluids can be used to predict impending ovulation, specially when combined with an OPK. It is extremely important that you remember that your predictions have limited accuracy, the care you put into your monitoring, and documenting, will have a major impact on your results. There is always going to be a certain degree of error both as a result of outside factors and human error. Your fertility chart is a calendar used to show the patterns of your fertility cycles, the more regular your cycles are, the more effective the calendar method is for predicting your ovulation patterns. The more careful you are, with monitoring and documenting, the more accurately you can predict ovulation, the higher the chance is that you will become pregnant sooner.

You should find that your menstrual cycle is made up of three phases. The first stage is the beginning on your cycle and is known as menses. Charting begins on day one of menses. The second phase is the follicular phase and occurs after menses and before ovulation. The length of the follicular phase may vary from cycle to cycle and from woman to woman. The follicular phase length determines your cycle length. Ovulation divides the follicular phase from the luteal phase. The luteal phase occurs after ovulation and lasts from 12 to 14 days, but may last from 10 to 15 days. The luteal phase length is usually fairly consistent rarely changing, more than a day or two, from cycle to cycle in an individual woman. You may have been told that most ‘regular’ cycles last from 29 to 30 days, as you are probably aware, we are all different and so are the lengths of our cycles. A typical menstrual cycle may be anywhere from 21 to 35 days, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Our cycles are all individual and different things can affect each cycle, but hopefully yours will show the hormone patterns that you seek. Life happens and things affect our bodies differently. You will probably find that no two cycles are exactly the same, but they should be similar. Charting will help you to realize when the three phases occur in your cycle so you can determine when you are most likely to conceive. You probably grew up believing that you ovulate, or are most fertile, on day 14 of your menstrual cycle, mid cycle or 14 days before your period is expected. This time frame is known as the cover line, but the assumption is based on broad averages and they may not be true for you, even if your cycles are regular. When cycles are irregular, it is usually a result of ovulation occurring earlier or later than expected. Knowing when you ovulate allows you to have a good idea if intercourse was well timed for conception and lets you determine your luteal phase length. Knowing your luteal phase length tells you when to expect your period or a positive pregnancy test result. Though not accurate either, the luteal phase is supposed to be 10 to 17 days long. By using this, you count back the length of your longest luteal phase from the length of your average cycle. It is suggested that you mark and ‘O’ on your chart to signify the earliest that you may ovulate. If you have a ‘regular’ length cycle, this means you should mark you ‘O’ at, or around, day 11 in your upcoming cycle. You can use this ‘O’ as a warning point for you to be a bit more observant in your monitoring.

This information is out of my soon to be released fertility workbook

Answer 2

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In the 28 day cycle of a women do you start counting from the 1st day of your last period or the last?
I cant remember if its from the first or last day of your last period that you start counting from, I always thought it was the first but I just can't remember so I want to be sure.

Answer 3

Hi Hannah (very pretty name by the way!)
The first day that you start bleeding is day one of your cycle. Most women have something pretty close to a 28 day cycle althought there is some variation in that. You will ovulate and be fertile half way between the period that you just had and the one that you are expecting. So, you can see that if you are pretty regular and can pinpoint when your next period is going to start, you can tell when you will be ovulating.
Good luck with your pregnancy test and I hope that you get the answer that you want!
Love and Blessings
Lady Trinity~

Answer 4

28 Day Cycle Chart

Answer 5

You start counting from the first day of your period.

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count from the first day of your cycle

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the 1st

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1st

Answer 9

I believe it is from the first day.