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Ovulation - My Infertility Friend
It is not uncommon to hear “timing is everything” and when it comes to ovulation and pregnancy it is especially true. Women typically ovulate only one time per month and if ovulation is misjudged or absent, the chances of successfully getting pregnant are little to none.
Ovulation can be difficult to calculate, but for many women it happens approximately at day 14 (Day 1 being the first day of your period). I attached an ovulation calculator to this post so you can try to get an estimate of when your most fertile days are. Even though ovulation happens only once per month, most women often have a few days before ovulation and about 24 hours after ovulation when they are able to become pregnant since sperm can live inside the female body for anywhere between 3 to 5 days. This means that if you have unprotected sex three days before you ovulate you may still become pregnant if sperm has traveled to the fallopian tubes.
In addition to just calculating ovulation, it is important to make sure that ovulation is actually happening. Without ovulation you cannot get pregnant. I used a special ovulation test to help identify my most fertile times, the tests I used can be found by going to my blog below. Ovulation kits in the stores can get really expensive and these strips are very inexpensive, easy to use and were very accurate for me. During my estimated ovulation time from about day 10 of my cycle to day 20, I would do an ovulation test to check for ovulation. Some months I used anywhere from 6 to 10 tests but it was worth it. Once the test reads that ovulation has occurred, there is no need to test anymore for that month because ovulation has occurred for the month. The use of ovulation tests has really been a big help towards getting pregnant. Some months I would ovulate as early as day 11 and other months I would ovulate as late as day 19 and I never would have known that without the tests. I never really had a very regular cycle anyway but these tests really helped me to figure it out.
Feel free to check my blog at http://www.myinfertilityfriend.com for more infertility posts,
As always, I am not a doctor – I am just a very educated infertility friend.
Happy ovulating!
About the Author
My name is April Anderson and I am married with one daughter. I enjoy spending time with my family, cooking, gardening, and traveling. I have my teaching license to teach elementary education, but right now I stay at home raising my beautiful daughter. I started this blog as a way to help others achieve pregnancy. I struggled for many years with infertility and was finally able to conceive my daughter. I want to be a beacon of hope to any woman who experiences difficulty with trying to conceive.
