You can also get pregnant if you have never had a period before, during your first period, or after the first time you have sex. There's no "safe" time of the month when you can have sex without contraception and not risk becoming pregnant. But there are times in your menstrual cycle when you're at your most fertile, and this is when you're most likely to conceive.
Your menstrual cycle begins on the first day of your period and continues up to the first day of your next period. You're most fertile at the time of ovulation when an egg is released from your ovaries , which usually occurs 12 to 14 days before your next period starts. This is the time of the month when you're most likely to get pregnant. Some women ovulate on the same day in each menstrual cycle while others do not. For example, you might ovulate on the 14th day of one cycle and the 18th day of the next.
If tracking and charting your monthly cycles isn't cutting it when it comes to figuring out the best time to get pregnant, listen to what your body is telling you. Some women, especially those who don't have regular periods, may not be able to accurately track ovulation by counting the days. If this is the case, take note of the physical signs that accompany ovulation to determine the easiest time to conceive.
These signals may include a change in the amount and consistency of your cervical mucus, a rise in body temperature by 0. Getting pregnant is easiest 12 to 24 hours after the egg's release, according to the March of Dimes.
Sperm can live inside of a woman's reproductive tract for as many as 72 hours. Having intercourse as close to ovulation as possible makes it easier to get pregnant, raising the chance that the egg and sperm will actually meet up. Say, for example, that you have sex on Nov. Even though you have sex prior to the egg release, the sperm can survive long enough for conception to happen. Likewise, if you have sex on Nov.
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So not only will we have the items to make our life as parents of two easier, but we have a cheer squad that is rooting for us. And that always feels good. There are some differences when it comes to a baby shower for the second-time mom. But there are still plenty of gift ideas that can make a world of difference for the second-time mom.
For anyone shopping for a baby shower for a parent who is welcoming their second child and not their first, here are some gift ideas that will be very appreciated. They can take both kids out simultaneously and they're especially helpful if the kids are tired and need a rest. There are so many different styles that can be chosen based on what the expecting family may find most useful.
These allow any caregiver to be able to keep the baby close hands-free — which is vital when there's another kid that may need help with a snack or going to the bathroom. Parents can keep an eye on a sleeping baby while doing other stuff with their older kid in a different part of the house, which is kind of essential. Next, your CM may get sticky for a day or two. Then, on around day eight, it will amp up and turn creamy; it could be white or pale yellow. The next stage is the biggie: ovulation mucus.
Your discharge will not only be plentiful but slippery and stretchy so much so that if you pull it between two fingers, it will stretch up to a few inches!
This egg-white stage is a clue that you're ovulating — and you and your partner may want to skip dinner and a movie and get busy being intimate. Incidentally, that CM texture is nature's way of ensuring sperm make their way to the egg. Finally, after ovulation day, you may become drier down there. You can check your own cervix for signs of fertility no stirrups or speculum necessary.
The cervix changes over the course of a monthly cycle, going from firm, closed and low in the vagina to higher up, soft and open thanks to estrogen around ovulation. These changes make it more welcoming to swimming sperm. And you can actually feel the difference — if you're willing to get hands-on.
Here's how you feel yourself up. Sitting on the toilet or squatting, insert a clean finger with a short fingernail into your vagina. Record what you feel over the month. You can keep track on paper or — easier yet! Throughout the month, also pay attention to your vaginal lips.
You may notice they're more swollen or full when you're ovulating. Another clue that you're at your most fertile point is mid-cycle abdominal pain. Called mittelschmerz it means "middle pain" in German , this cramping may be mild or painful; it often happens on one side, by the ovary that's releasing an egg. But it also can be an allover ache. Don't worry if you never feel a thing, though — only about one in five women have mittelschmerz. Changes in your body temperature can be another heads-up that you're ready to roll.
As your hormones fluctuate over the month, your basal body temperature BBT — the reading you get right when you wake up after at least three to five hours of sleep — changes too. In the first part of your cycle up until the day you ovulate, estrogen is high and your morning baseline temperature is lower.
A day or two after you ovulate, though, your temperature ticks up by a half-degree. This happens as progesterone rises to prepare your uterus for conception. By this point, you're actually a little late to make a baby. But by knowing when your reading rises, you can time your sex going forward. Take a reading first thing each morning before you do anything, including sit up or talk , keeping track on paper or using a fertility app on your smartphone.
What you're aiming for is the overall pattern over at least two months. You may see that your BBT goes up on day 16 so you're likely releasing an egg on day 14 or 15, which means you'll want to plan your bedroom action for several days before then. If you're looking for a higher-tech method for knowing when you should have sex to get pregnant, pick up an ovulation tester online or at a drugstore. There are a few types to consider.
Ovulation predictor kits test your level of luteinizing hormone LH to suss out your O day. All you do is pee on a stick and wait for it to reveal if your level of luteinizing hormone LH is high, suggesting ovulation.
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