Predicting Ovulation With An Ovulation Calculator
When you and your partner have decided to begin trying for a baby, it's sometimes difficult to remember that even completely healthy couples can take 12 months or even much longer to get pregnant, so try to relax.
A year can seem like forever after trying for just 2 or 3 months without results.
Learning when you will ovulate can be the single best thing you can do to increase your odds of getting pregnant.
Sperm can survive for 3-5 days inside the woman's body.
A woman has the highest chance of getting pregnant if she has intercourse just prior and just after ovulating.
The problem lies in identifying this crucial moment.
Most women are led to believe they ovulate 14 days after the first day of their last menstrual cycle.
Ovulation actually occurs 12-16 days before the first day of your next cycle.
So, ovulation on day 14 may hold true for the "average" woman who maintains a regular 28 day cycle - but for anyone who has shorter, longer or irregular cycles, finding your day of ovulation can be much more difficult.
Some women know when they are about to ovulate based on signs their body gives them.
Cervical mucus will tend to change in amount and consistency around ovulation to create a friendlier environment for the expected sperm.
The cervix softens and opens a little and can sometimes feel sensitive or tender if bumped during intercourse.
Some women, whether they are trying to get pregnant, or trying to avoid it, chart their basal body temperature daily.
When ovulation occurs, your basal body temperature will rise.
Some other physical signs of ovulation that some women report during ovulation are having a small amount of spotting, increased sexual desire, tender breasts or sometimes pain coming from the ovaries.
Learning to recognise the signals your body gives us is often referred to as "Fertility Awareness".
Some health centres, hospitals and even churches sometimes offer classes to help identify the signs easier.
Another option when trying to pinpoint your day of ovulation is to use an online ovulation calculator.
If you have a fairly regular cycle each month, this can be the easiest and most inexpensive method, although maybe not most accurate.
By entering the first day of your last period and how long your cycle lasts, the program can then tell you your most fertile time.
Most results will usually be a range of 5-7 days.
Some will actually give you the most fertile range for the next several months, as well as a potential due dates if you were to get pregnant during that fertile period.
The last at-home method of predicting ovulation is an ovulation predictor kit.
Just prior to ovulation the body releases luteinising hormone (LH).
This surge of LH is what tells your ovaries to release an egg.
Know when your body has that LH surge and you will know when you are about to ovulate.
A woman begins by testing a few days prior to when she thinks she could ovulate, right through until she detects the surge.
If you begin having intercourse on the day you detect the surge and the following 2 days, you should have had intercourse 1 day prior to and the day of ovulation.
Becoming more aware of the signals your body may be sending, using an ovulation calculator, or an over-the-counter ovulation predictor kit can all help pinpoint that important time easier.
A year can seem like forever after trying for just 2 or 3 months without results.
Learning when you will ovulate can be the single best thing you can do to increase your odds of getting pregnant.
Sperm can survive for 3-5 days inside the woman's body.
A woman has the highest chance of getting pregnant if she has intercourse just prior and just after ovulating.
The problem lies in identifying this crucial moment.
Most women are led to believe they ovulate 14 days after the first day of their last menstrual cycle.
Ovulation actually occurs 12-16 days before the first day of your next cycle.
So, ovulation on day 14 may hold true for the "average" woman who maintains a regular 28 day cycle - but for anyone who has shorter, longer or irregular cycles, finding your day of ovulation can be much more difficult.
Some women know when they are about to ovulate based on signs their body gives them.
Cervical mucus will tend to change in amount and consistency around ovulation to create a friendlier environment for the expected sperm.
The cervix softens and opens a little and can sometimes feel sensitive or tender if bumped during intercourse.
Some women, whether they are trying to get pregnant, or trying to avoid it, chart their basal body temperature daily.
When ovulation occurs, your basal body temperature will rise.
Some other physical signs of ovulation that some women report during ovulation are having a small amount of spotting, increased sexual desire, tender breasts or sometimes pain coming from the ovaries.
Learning to recognise the signals your body gives us is often referred to as "Fertility Awareness".
Some health centres, hospitals and even churches sometimes offer classes to help identify the signs easier.
Another option when trying to pinpoint your day of ovulation is to use an online ovulation calculator.
If you have a fairly regular cycle each month, this can be the easiest and most inexpensive method, although maybe not most accurate.
By entering the first day of your last period and how long your cycle lasts, the program can then tell you your most fertile time.
Most results will usually be a range of 5-7 days.
Some will actually give you the most fertile range for the next several months, as well as a potential due dates if you were to get pregnant during that fertile period.
The last at-home method of predicting ovulation is an ovulation predictor kit.
Just prior to ovulation the body releases luteinising hormone (LH).
This surge of LH is what tells your ovaries to release an egg.
Know when your body has that LH surge and you will know when you are about to ovulate.
A woman begins by testing a few days prior to when she thinks she could ovulate, right through until she detects the surge.
If you begin having intercourse on the day you detect the surge and the following 2 days, you should have had intercourse 1 day prior to and the day of ovulation.
Becoming more aware of the signals your body may be sending, using an ovulation calculator, or an over-the-counter ovulation predictor kit can all help pinpoint that important time easier.
