Confused about my CM - Trying to Conceive (TTC) Message Board

besafe20 · 01-01-2007, 11:39 AM

I have 32 day cycles which means I should ovulate around day 18. The past few month I have been paying close attention to my cm. I have noticed an interesting pattern. About a week before ovulation I get a lot of cm that is clear and stretchy (sometimes pink tinged) and that lasts for 3 days and then it goes away. By the time ovulation comes around I don't really have any cm and I am pretty much dry. I am confused. Maybe that is why I haven't gotten pregnant so easily?

confrustrated · 01-01-2007, 12:04 PM

My guess is maybe you ovulate sooner than you think. Do you chart BBT? Have you ever tested to find out when you ovulate?

krzygrrl21 · 01-01-2007, 01:18 PM

Besafe20,

OMG the same thing happens to me. I have a regular 28 day cycle so usually on about day 8 I get a lot of the ewcm.......but....mine only lasts ONE day! So by the time day 10-14 comes around, I'm a dry as a rock! Maybe this is why I am in my 5th month of trying. The swimmers have nothing to live in....they die in like 2 hours!!

So do we ovulate earlyier than we think??? Or are we just so dry when the big O comes around??

I have been using Preseed during all my dry days.

Let me know if you find anything out because I have the exact some issue!!!

besafe20 · 01-01-2007, 10:24 PM

krzyrrl- Everytime I have used opks (which haven't been every month) I ovulate exactly two weeks before I get my period. So it wouldn't even make sense for me to ovulate on day 8 or around there and get my period on day 32. The past couple months I noticed cm lasted maybe 2 days if that but this month it has lasted about 3 and now it is pretty much over and I am only on day 12 of my cycle. I have been trying the same amount of months as you! We will definately have to exchange information on this if we can figure out what is going on!

dizzygirl · 01-02-2007, 07:55 AM

I would really recommend charting to find out when you are ovulating. It's really easy. It sounds like you are O'ing earlier than you thought!