Achy ovary preparing to ovulate?

bellabri287 · #1 November 8th, 2011, 01:41 PM

Can you have an achy ovary that is preparing to ovulate? My CM switched from dry/damp/sticky to milky/creamy today (more of a change than I have seen before) and last night and today I have had a on/off dull ache on my right side about the level of my hip joint. I am just curious?

It is probably all in my head, because I am hoping I ovulate this month but not surprises if I don't.

junie22 · #2 November 8th, 2011, 01:57 PM

Not all women get O pain, but I always get dull cramps in my ovary a few days leading up to O and usually more of a pinching feeling on the actual day of O. Good luck!

rlh27 · #3 November 8th, 2011, 02:30 PM

I always get a dull pain the few days before O and a sharp pain the day of. Not everybody does, but for me it's a great sign to go with my other symptoms.

LifesGood · #4 November 9th, 2011, 09:16 AM

some do and some people dont... and some people that do, dont always every cycle... Glad that your CM is changing.... what is your vaginal sensation like? do you feel wet or slippery between your legs when you walk?

kristiemarie518 · #5 November 9th, 2011, 09:18 AM

I get a bad cramping the day before o, on just one side and then the day of o I cramp all over.

What I should say it, it varies with every woman, every month!

bellabri287 · #6 November 9th, 2011, 12:34 PM

no slippery CM but I have notices a more we feeling down there, but my CM went back to dry this AM, what gives!? i'm going to check it next time i go potty... at work which is weird to me but hey i need to know!

I am having some light cramping all over, similar to period cramps but much more dull. maybe it's my body trying to o? I am wondering if I will have some sort of breakthrough bleeding soon, or maybe this is normal for my body. 5 years on the pill, my body may behave differently than when I was younger.

ShawnaCAN · #7 November 9th, 2011, 10:02 PM

Yes, your ovaries can ache when the follicles are being stimulated - in case one of them is chosen for ovulation. But the pain doesn't guarantee the attempt at ovulation will be successful. You can only confirm that after the fact.

If you notice feeling wet, that's the CM! Even if there's nothing to see in the bathroom, don't ignore how you feel down there as you go about your day.

LifesGood · #8 November 10th, 2011, 05:42 AM

are you waiting for your first cycle off BC?

bellabri287 · #9 November 10th, 2011, 07:41 AM

Here's where I get annoying, you all have such a wealth of info!

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Originally Posted by ShawnaCAN

If you notice feeling wet, that's the CM! Even if there's nothing to see in the bathroom, don't ignore how you feel down there as you go about your day.

So even if I don't see anything I could be having fertile CM that I don't see. If it feels more moist or slippery down there I should note that? I guess that's where I get confused because I can't see anything and think my mind is tricking me. I don't have anything close to EWCM BUT yesterday and today I have a more moist and slippery feeling than I did any previous day.

What about CM changing over the day? Like right when I get up past 2 days its dry. Then a little milky in the middle of the day and a more milky and creamy or sticky at the end of the day. In that case, what do you put?

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Originally Posted by LifesGood

are you waiting for your first cycle off BC?

This is my first cycle off BCP... I started AF right as I came off so I guess its not a true cycle but eh...

We are WTTC until June 2012, but I gotta make sure my body is doing what it is supposed to first. I was 18 when I got on the pill so, I wasn't thinking about ovulating and whatnot.

ShawnaCAN · #10 November 10th, 2011, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by bellabri287

So even if I don't see anything I could be having fertile CM that I don't see. If it feels more moist or slippery down there I should note that?

YES YES YES! The nerve endings down there so sensitive that you can feel the presence of CM as a wetness or slippery feeling even if there isn't enough to see with the naked eye. This is called vaginal sensation - there's box for recording it on your TCOYF chart. What your genital area can feel, it takes 10 times the amount of CM to be able to see something on toilet paper or underwear. Usually a change in how you feel is the first sign of fertiltiy and the more visible CM shows up a day or two later. Don't worry about how it feels on your fingers, what I'm talking about is how you feel down there when you're walking around.

The Pill shrivels up the crypts in your cervix where good quality CM is produced. The cervix is very delicate and this can take some time to heal. So it's not unusual not to see much very fertile CM for awhile after the Pill. But don't worry, you've now discovered that even if you can't always see it - you can certainly feel it! Whenever you notice a wet or slippery feeling, consider yourself highly fertile!

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Originally Posted by bellabri287

What about CM changing over the day? Like right when I get up past 2 days its dry. Then a little milky in the middle of the day and a more milky and creamy or sticky at the end of the day. In that case, what do you put?

Always chart the most fertile observation of the day. So if you feel dry all day, but felt wetness 1 time - "wet" is what goes on your chart. The most fertile observation trumps all the other observations of the day.

kristiemarie518 · #11 November 10th, 2011, 10:35 AM

Thanks Shawna! I was wondering about that! Some times I'll get one time going to the bathroom out of the whole day when its like, whoa that's crazy slippery down there and wondered if I should be putting that down as the CM of the day.

Now I know!