[bargdill]

who thinks ff is right on my o date? i really did think i o'd then but my temps are not going up very high. and i have ewcm after.

[proudjmmom]

I don't think you oed. You are still having Fertile CM, and those temps are in Pre-O range. But looking at your chart from last cycle.....you had the same thing happen with fertile CM after O; so i'm not too sure.

[bargdill]

i know why do i always have fertile cm after o. i don't understand, at first i though i was confusing sticky and eggwhite but then someone told me if it stretches it is eggwhite. i am so confused

[ShawnaCAN]

If you are having true EWCM after, then you didn't ovulate yet.

Try to be really picky about what you call EWCM - if it feels REALLY slippery, it's fertile. If there's a bit of stretch or something, but it's not really slippery - don't call it EWCM. Does that help at all?

[sonnetjie]

Wow, and I thought my charts were confusing... I think you might not have O'd yet. Keep on dancing and try to temp every day. Hopefully things will make more sense as your cycle progresses.

[bargdill]

yes, that helps some. i know i o'd last cycle and i had ewcm after o, so i don't really know what to think. it seems like it usually happens closer to af. also, i check internally so maybe that is confusing. i read once that breastfeeding causes less cm so that is why i started that way. geez, how much will i have when i finally wean her?? so what should i call my days when there is only a little stretch?

[bargdill]

the last two days i have had a lot of ewcm, which i noticed when using the bathroom. do you guys think i should stop checking internally now, and just note what happens when i wipe, i have also been very bloated. can anything else cause too much ewcm?

[ShawnaCAN]

yes, that helps some. i know i o'd last cycle and i had ewcm after o, so i don't really know what to think. it seems like it usually happens closer to af. also, i check internally so maybe that is confusing. i read once that breastfeeding causes less cm so that is why i started that way. geez, how much will i have when i finally wean her?? so what should i call my days when there is only a little stretch?[/b]

Checking internally isn't the most accurate way to observe mucus, because there is always moisture there. During infertile times of the cycle, the mucus "dries up" as it passes over glands in the vagina called the Pockets of Shaw...and a woman is able to appreciate this lack of mucus externally. Checking internally disrupts that process and so you would think you are fertile much more often than you actually are.

So yes, STOP the internal checks and your charts should make more sense. You can note what happens when you wipe, yes - but you can also learn to make mucus observations based on what you FEEL at the vulva as you walk around during the day.
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