Fertile Window

While it is true that you can get pregnant one day of your menstrual cycle, there are some days that are much more likely than others. If you try to conceive, it is important that you pay close attention to your menstrual cycle so you can make love at the optimum time.

You are more likely to develop anywhere from about five days before ovulation until the day of ovulation. Again, ovulation can occur at any time, but for most women it occurs on the fourteenth day of a normal cycle of 28 days or 14 days after the first day of your period. This means that your most fertile period of days 9-14 of your cycle.

So how do you know when you're ovulating? The best thing to do is chart your basal body temperature (BBT) when you first wake up, at the same time each day, before doing anything else. You use a special thermometer to the base, which shows the temperature changes very little. Chart your levels to learn the best time to try to have a baby.

Before ovulation, your BBT is approximately 97.2 to 97.7 degrees. For a few days after ovulation until you get your next period, this number will increase by about 0.5 and 1.6 degrees. If you do this for a few months, you begin to see a model and you'll find when you BBT drops and then the exact day that your BBT jumps back up. Meanwhile, you are most fertile.

Another good way to plan your fertility is to check your cervical mucus. With your finger, make sure the discharge that comes out of your cervix. You are in search of fertile cervical fluid quality or unloading. On your fertile days, the discharge will be clear and slippery, not like in the end when it is more sticky. When you notice that the transition between slippery and sticky, which is probably the day after you ovulate. If you pay attention to your cervical fluid for a few months, you will learn the signals your body better and get a better idea of when you're likely to conceive.

Other symptoms that some women experience with ovulation include menstrual cramps and light-like spots.

Offcourse before any attempt is made to get pregnant, you should make sure that you do not have a yeast infection or another type of infection. And if you have any kind of infection, you should obtain prescription drugs and treat before making any further attempt.