Ovulation day?

Question

My husband and I BD on ovulation day in the evening. Do we still have a chance or does bd have to be the day before ovulation. How long does the egg live?

Answer 1

Once the egg is released it can live 6-24 hours. Also, it takes on average about 2 hours for the sperm to swim through your cervix, through the uterus, and into the fallopian tube where the egg is. So, that means after you had sex it took another 2 hours for the sperm to get where they need to be and it's possible the egg was still there.

Answer 2

You have better chances of conceiving if you have sex the day before ovulation(as well as the day before that) AND the day you ovulate, especially if you aren't exactly sure when you ovulate. The egg only lives 12-24 hours after it is released. That being said, you most certainly can still conceive---it only takes one sperm to meet the one egg! Good luck!

Answer 3

I am going to give you my standard answer.......go get a book called "taking charge of your fertility" by Toni Weschler. It will help you truly understand your body and cycle and erase all the myths that women believe about their bodies. It will help you chart and find your best days for conception - or not! It will also help you learn if you are pregnant or not faster than any pregnancy test can tell you. I believe every woman - whether they want to conceive or not should read this book. I believed all the ovulation & conception myths that are floating around here until we tried for a year with no luck. My doctor recommended the book and it worked the very next month! It turned out my timing was wrong and that I don't ovulate in the middle of my cycle like most women.
I turned 40 in Nov....and I am due to have my 4th in March!

Answer 4

I think you did OK, but usually the day before and the day after.
Good luck