How to Know When You Ovulate
Do you know when you are ovulating? Knowing or at least being able to predict when you ovulate is the key to getting pregnant when you are ready to conceive. As long as everything is in working order with both partners, timing sex during your ovulation period is bound to get you pregnant.
Things You'll Need
- calendar
- thermometer
Instructions
Chart you periods to determine ovulation. Every time you get your period, mark it on your calendar. If you have regular periods, this will give you an idea of how long your cycle is, which is how many days from the start of one period to the start of the next period. Ovulation occurs midway through your cycle. The typical menstrual cycle is 28-days so ovulation should occur on day 14 (counting day 1 as the day your last period started). But due to different cycle lengths, you could be ovulating anywhere between day 10-17 of your cycle. Once you determine the average length of your menstrual cycle, you can find the midway point and predict when you are ovulating. Pay attention to what's going on "down there". During ovulation, women tend to have more and thicker vaginal discharge than normal. This is to help the sperm swim better. If you have a round about date on the calendar of your predicted ovulation, paying attention to vaginal secretions can further help you know when you are ovulating. A higher basal body temperature can let you know when you are ovulating. Use a predictor kit. If all these other tracking methods are too much work or just not working for you, then you can purchase an ovulation predictor kit to increase your chances of conception.
Some women use a charting method or BBT (Basal Body Temperature) method to determine when they are ovulating. If the first two ways of predicting ovulation haven't been successful, than you might want to try this method. Your basal body temperature is the temperature of your body, first thing in the morning before you get out of bed. So you will want to be tracking your body temp every morning with a thermometer. Midway through your cycle, you may notice an increase in your basal body temperature, which is an indication of ovulation. You would ideally want to be able to have sex as soon as you notice your basal body temp. rise.
