Ovulation?

[ellenblue]

Hi all, just following on from a question below titled Quest to conceive, one of the answers said that discharge around the time of ovulation was different, could someone please explain this?  Does it mean that when you have slightly more discharge mid cycle, does this mean that you are ovulating at this time?  Many thanks in advance

[ratbag66]

Around the time of ovulation the body produces cervical mucus that looks and feels very much like egg white (often referred to as egg white cervical mucus, surprisingly enough!). This type of discharge is usually seen for only a day or two and does not mean that ovulation has definitely taken place, only that the body has attempted to ovulate.

Throughout the menstrual cycle cervical mucus changes in amount and consistency and these changes can be helpful in pinpointing fertile times.

[calleach]

changes in cervical and vaginal mucous can predict ovulation and thus fertility. The changes are subtle and vary from woman to woman but each woman with careful observation can through time begin to predict relative fertile times of the cycle. It is  used in a form of contraception called the billings method.Fertile times are classically when the vaginal mucous is slippery rather than sticky.

[gingerflaps]

yes i get that aswell. its very thick and kind of like a phlem ball but its see through with bits of white in it.(I AM SO SORRY TO HAVE TO BE SO VIVID!) I  think its a great way of knowing when is the most likly time to get pregnant

[secretspirit]

Just to add to that, not everybody gets that type of egg white mucus. I never had it and conceived the first month of trying so not having it doesn't mean you're not ovulating. Good luck.