Ovulation? Icky question ahoy......?

Question

So daft question, but would appreciate an answer. I know most women ovulate mid cycle, but my question is when do you know if ovulation has occured?
Is it at the first sign of your milky discharge, when you have (as I do, although not everybody does, I gather) stomach cramps or what?

I know I should be timing more precisely than that, just wanting more information. Hope you can help!

I didn't mean milky.... discharge as many described....... thanks for the answers so far.

Answer 1

Try charting your daily basal body temperatures. Check out fertilityfriend.com. Or, you can use ovulation predictor kits. The common signs of ovulation are ovulation pains (usually more like sharp pains on either side, rather than cramping) or egg white cervical mucus. EWCM looks like raw egg whites, so it is clear and stretchy. It appears just before and during ovulation. It helps to protect the sperm, so if you see this, you should have sex during this time. Sperm can live up to 5 days, but generally live 2. EWCM is not really a discharge because it doesn't flow like regular discharge. The best time to check for it is after a bowel movement because the pushing down there helps to move EWCM down as well. You can also check your cervix yourself.

Answer 2

The discharge you get around the time of ovulation is not milky - it's stretchy. If you can get some between your fingertips it should be clear and if you part your fingers, it should stretch a couple of cms before it breaks. This is different to other times, when it won't be as thick and will not stretch much at all. It will get gradually more stretchy for a few days before ovulation and then after that will become more watery.
Get used to monitoring it every day, and you will notice a change.
It really does resemble raw egg white, so take a look at that if you are not sure what you are looking for.

Monitoring discharge along with taking your daily temp is a very reliable way of seeing if you are ovulating.

Answer 3

Hi!

The best way of knowing when you ovulate is to chart you cycles.

Simply take your temperature every morning when you wake up. It will rise when you ovulate and will stay higher until your next period (about 14 days later). Once released you egg remains viable for fertilisation for just 12-24 hours.
Also keep an eye on your mucus. it will become stretchy like egg white as you approach ovulation. Sperm can survive for up to 5 days in this most fertile mucus.

The Couple to Couple League run classes and have a great home study course if you want to learn more about charting and interpreting your fertility signs.

If you are trying to conceive it is recommended that you have intercourse every other day during the week before you ovulate and then for a day or two after.

Make sure you are taking pre-natal vitamins and Good Luck!

Answer 4

Ovulation happens when your cervix is "SHOW."
You can check your cervix yourself. Have well-trimmed nails and clean hands. The best way to reach is usually sitting on the toilet or standing with one foot up on something (like the edge or the tub).

SOFT
Normally, your cervix will feel like the tip of your nose, kind of firm. When you are ovulating, it will feel softer, more like your cheek or your lips.

HIGH
This is obviously comparative. You need to be checking fairly regularly and when you're ovulating you'll notice that your cervix will be higher up and harder to reach than normal.

OPEN
Normally, your cervix is closed. You'll feel a little dimple, the os (opening), in the middle of it. When you are ovulating, this will open up some and you may be able to slightly insert your fingertip. Purse your lips like you're going to kiss someone. It will feel a bit like that when you're ovulating.

WET
When you are ovulating, you'll have an increase in cervical mucous. Fertile cervical mucous is referd to as "egg white cervical mucous." It is clear, stretchy and resembles the consistency of egg whites.

Answer 5

I am now and did last time when i was trying to get pregnant, took my temperature every morning. your temperature rises a few degrees when you are ovulating. you have to do it when resting (ie before you get out of bed) for an accurate reading. i find it helpful to keep a diary by the bed (they're cheap to come by at this time of year too!) and write the temperature down each day, this way i have a good record of what happened when.

good luck!

Answer 6

There are ovulation predictor kits that you can use after your period. Or, you can simply take your temperature every morning before you get out of bed, and record it. When it is a degree or two higher, you are ovulating. Viola! Good luck.

Answer 7

When you ovulate your temperature increases very slightly, and the discharge from your vagina changes. It changes form being creamy white to being clear and jelly like and sticky, it alters to allow sperm to swim more effectively towards the womb.

Answer 8

You'll have increased egg white discharge and an elevation in your body temperature. Try this great website for lots of info: www.fertilityfriend.com.

Answer 9

an ovulation testing kit would be the most accurate way to find out for sure.good luck

Answer 10

i imagine the lotiony cm is the lead in for your fertile time. It ability you've develop into fertile. possibly you basically do not note the ewcm because you're bd? My body oftentimes would not produce that a lot of it, so if I actually have ignored it earlier.