This is a no bulls*it advice and tips post.
WHAT MOST PEOPLE SAY...
I've seen so many blogposts and youtube videos of women saying "I got pregnant naturally and so can you!" but once you start reading it or watching the video you soon realise its not realistic!
"Vegan diet" "Vitamins" "Yoga"
Lets be honest.... not everyone wants to or can do this and i personally don't think it works...for everyone anyway.
MY REALISTIC ADVICE!
It worked for me so it can work for you. Now, i must add that everyone is different! I can not say that this will 100% work BUT its way more realistic and worked for me.
It's your body at the end of the day.
The first thing i did was BBT (Basal body temperature).
I tracked my cycle with the app 'Clue' and also 'Fertility Friend'.
Every morning before you get up (and try to do it around the same time) you take your temperature.
I used this digital thermometer
Your temperature should stay kind of steady up until you ovulate where you will see a dip and rise.
Sometimes my temps aren't steady but thats pco for you!
(If you are ill or have had hardly any sleep your temperature can be effected).
The second thing you need to do is check your body! Just doing bbt alone will NOT get you pregnant because although it tells you that you have ovulated, you need to know just before that, to become pregnant. Once you've ovulated time is up!
You will soon get the hang of it. This took me a few months to see the pattern of my body.
HOW TO CHECK YOUR BODY
You will notice when you are not near ovulation time your CM (Cervical mucus) will be thicker, gummy and not wet. It may also be a white colour. Don't be scared to touch! In fact this is very important. You need to know when you have the right CM so that you know when you are fertile.
Always wash your hands first obviously. Do not do this when aroused or after sex.
Insert one or two fingers into the vagina all the way, and take your fingers out. You will see your CM on your fingers. If not as some women aren't as "mucusy" you can just push/squeeze some out.
You can also check at the same time your cervix. If its high soft and open you are fertile, its open for sperm to enter. If you are low hard and closed then you aren't fertile. No Vacancy.
This can be tricky to know at first. You'll know if its low as you wont need to reach up as high plus it should feel like the tip of your nose, hard.
The thicker the CM the less likely you are fertile. Sperm cannot get through this thick wall of CM.
The body is amazing right?
So as you go further into your cycle and closer to ovulation time, you will notice your CM become less thick and more loose or watery "Egg whites". They say egg whites because it literally looks like that!
When you start to see clear egg white slippery stringy CM you are fertile!!
Now is the time to have sex and lots of it. I would advise to have sex over a few days around this time. You may also notice your BBT has dropped.
This is why these two things are so important.
When you check your CM and its like egg whites, you will see its wet and stringy. You can literally stretch it between your fingers.
This is how i knew i was fertile. This is how i got pregnant naturally!
My cycle is different every time. It ranges from 40 to 60 to 70 days! I don't know when i ovulate so i had to check my body CM and with the help of my BBT.
Currently writing this I'm 5 months pregnant with a healthy baby.
One thing i would definitely do with these apps is add as much info as possible, and make sure you add when you had unprotected sex. This way it will help you see when or roughly when you conceived.
After you ovulate you will notice your temperature will rise and your CM will be creamy more like hand lotion, wet and may be watery or slightly thick. If you're not pregnant your BBT will stay risen for about a week or so and then drop back down to which you should then start your period. Some people say around 18 days..
If you are pregnant, your BBT will stay risen for well past that time and you may also notice you have way more CM....and trust me you will have more and more as your pregnancy goes on haha.
These are such basic tips but at the end of the day its your body. Your body will tell you when you are fertile.
If you want to see my video on this i will leave it linked here TTC Tips
I also talk about how i was misdiagnosed with PCOS.
Long story short if you didnt know, i have PCO (polycystic ovaries) but not the syndrome, i.e im not overweight, i dont suffer with acne nor do i have excessive hair growth which are some of the syndrome (symptoms that come with pcos)
But i do have very irregular periods, heavy periods and cysts on my ovaries.
I never know when i ovulate due to irregular periods which is one of the reasons why women with pco pcos find it hard to get pregnant.
Now, i know there are other things that can effect becoming pregnant with pcos so if this doesnt work for you then of course get medical advice. One thing i will say though is just because this doesnt work the first time doesnt mean it wont ever. So keep trying. It may be that you did everything correctly but timed sex off... or it may be that you haven't quite got the hang of knowing the right CM yet.
This worked for me the first time. I was always told by Dr's that i wouldnt get pregnant naturally unless it was "by mistake" "luck"..
But my body showed me otherwise!! I never knew this before so i want to educate other women in my position that you can do it naturally!
I know this may seem like a really long post but i wanted to make sure i gave you advice in a way that is clear and detailed without being long winded or like a chore.
Most importantly RELAX! when your body is tense it wont work.
Relax and you may find yourself pregnant... 🤞
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Thank you so much for the support and I really hope this help and works for you.
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