How to know you’re OVULATING | Part 2

*This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.*

If you missed Part 1, I did a post on your chance of getting pregnant based on where you are in your cycle. In this post I’m going to talk about how you know when you’re ovulating so you can pinpoint where you are in your cycle and either, increase or decrease, your chances of pregnancy!

Ovulation typically occurs in the middle of your cycle, if you have a classic 30 day cycle. If you have a longer or shorter cycle but it is consistent then it will be easier to figure out when you’re ovulating based on your cycle alone.

Not everyone has a consistent cycle though and ovulation can vary by a week or more!

You can use an at home ovulation test to find out when your hormones peak before ovulation. There’s a surge in LH and that triggers the release of the egg.

Monitoring your cervical mucus can also tell you when you’re in your fertile window. As estrogen rises and you approach the LH surge, your discharge turns into an egg-white, stretchy mucus that is sperm friendly.

Mittelschmerz is a lower pelvic pain, associated with ovulation. Some women can swear they know when they release an egg, and they probably do.

Which ways do you know when you’re ovulating?

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