[bostoncreampie]

Just wondering if it's necessary to have obvious EWCM to conceive? I have always known when I was ovulating prebaby because I always had TONS of EWCM then.

I had some sort of CM a few days ago and then it stopped, dunno if it was quite EW though. We DTD yesterday which was CD 14. But I didn't notice any CM then or the day before. Part of me thinks maybe I'll ovulate later than CD 14 and have a short LP, but since I had EWish CM a few days ago, part of me thinks I already ovulated. Confused! Maybe this cycle is anovulatory and I'm not even going to have a period this month.

If there was no EWCM yesterday, odds are I wasn't fertile, right? We aren't actively TTC this month so it's not a huge deal either way.

[Mommy2Dakota]

I have seen on ttc forums people saying they concieved despite having a dry cycle, or no EWCM.

(ps, sorry if any of my postings repeat - the site seems to be acting up a bit!)

[frgsonmysox]

According to "taking charge of your fertility" even checking CM while breastfeeding can give you false hope. Your CM changes because your breastfeeding.

[2Reasons2Smile]

I have also heard that CM can be a bit wacky and make no sense or be non existent and someone still become pg. So IMO CM and Breastfeeding do not like one another and are unreliable when combined

[Kisses-4-Baby]

Well it's certainly possible to be fertile without the EW. Thats where checking cervix, O tests, ferning etc come in handy I guess? I myself have been tempted a few times to buy some O tests but they're so expensive in the stores. And I am scared to check my cervix

[bostoncreampie]

Okay, I might just relax and see what happens in 2 weeks. I really don't want to temp or do any of that. I wish it could be as easy as it was pre-baby but it doesn't look like it will be.

[Mommy2Dakota]

Originally Posted by frgsonmysox

According to "taking charge of your fertility" even checking CM while breastfeeding can give you false hope. Your CM changes because your breastfeeding.

Ah, well mine certainly is confusing! I had no noticable cm (but wasn't paying much attention) for a long long time, until I started taking Vitex and Red Raspberry then I started getting yellow stretchy stuff (EWCM?) but just as I thought I was getting a 'pattern' last cycle I had no EWCM before ovulation then creamy cm EVERY day after...it was weird! And it got my hopes up that it was a sign and I was so sure I was going to get a BFP......so now I am not going to look for cm signs. Too much can be falsely read into it.