CM question - Trying to Conceive (TTC) Message Board

fallen_angel · 08-10-2006, 03:33 PM

hi everyone
still feeling upset over what i posted about yesterday but this month was still a TTC month so im still hopeful!
im just wondering what CM should be like leading up to AF? im due in about 3-4 days and today i noticed stretchy CM, not like the kind i have when i O, but definitely slippery and stretchy between fingers (sorry TMI)
also, when should you notice a drop in BBT leading up to AF? i know everyone is different where temps are concerned but is there a rough figure for what it should be around that time?
thanks in advance

GoldenMom · 08-10-2006, 04:35 PM

For some women, increased CM is one of the first symptoms they have that indicates that they are pregnant. Not sure if pregnant CM is stretchy as I have never been pregnant before!

The temperature drop occurs within 48 hours of the arrival of AF. Most women have a dip in temps, then AF arrives. Some women have higher temps on the first day or two of AF and then they drop to pre-ovulation temps. There is not a set date to see a dip in temps because all weomen have varying lengths of cycles. Usually it is between 12-15 DPO.

Hope this helps!

haileysheets · 08-10-2006, 06:27 PM

Having more CM a few days before AF starts can be an extremely good sign! Normally, a woman's CM will dry up a lot after ovulation and before AF. CM isn't necessarily a good indicator of pregnancy, but I hear a lot of women see plenty of it when they get their BFP. Do you normally see this kind of CM before AF?

fallen_angel · 08-11-2006, 01:43 AM

thank you to you both for your replies!
i think i have had quite a bit of CM before AF before but never noticed it being "stretchy" as such.
my boobs are still very painful and heavy and am starting to get a weird tingly feeling in them, similar to when you get goosebumps. so im hoping thats a good sign too. but knowing my luck AF will come along soon and ruin everything! but we have to hang onto hope.
Baby dust to all~

jmd324 · 08-11-2006, 08:54 AM

fallen-I don't have any advice on the cm, but i was just thinking maybe your post from the other day might be pointless!!!!

it sounds like everybody thinks it sounds good...Fingers XXXXX!