Early Pregnancy Symptoms Saturday, Feb 23 2008 

conception and fertility and pregnancy , , , , , preconceptions 5:59 am

Early Pregnancy Symptoms
By Megan Okeefe

Some women may “feel” pregnant before a pregnancy test will be positive, while others may have no symptoms or may feel like their period is coming. It can be different for each woman and can also be different for each individual pregnancy.

Some common early pregnancy symptoms are:

Feeling nauseated

Implantation spotting/bleeding. (A very light bleed or spotting around 6-10dpo)

Frequent urination

Increased appetite

Hot flushes

An increase in cervical fuid

Tender breasts

Lethargic

Backache

Sensitive smell

Constipation

Irritability

High temperatures past your typical luteal phase length(time between ovulation and menstruation)
Charting your temperatures on an ovulation calendar can give you a better understanding of your cycle and alert you if you have gone beyond your typical luteal phase length. If your temperatures stay elevated beyond 18dpo (days past ovulation) there is a good chance you may be pregnant.

Some women receive a positive pregnancy test earlier than when their period is due, while others may not receive a positive until well after their period is due or until they are further along in their pregnancy. If your period is late, you have a good idea of when you ovulated and your pregnancy test is negative, it is recommended to seek your doctor’s or general practitioner’s advice.

Note that some of these symptoms can also be associated with symptoms felt when menstruation is approaching. The only true way to detect a pregnancy is to get a positive pregnancy test.

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For your Free ovulation calendar or to learn more about fertility and menstrual cycles please visit http://www.preconceptions.com.au

 

Ovulation Calendars – Conception made easier Saturday, Feb 23 2008 

conception and fertility and pregnancy , , , preconceptions 5:42 am

Ovulation Calendars – Conception Made Easier
By Megan Okeefe

The most common myth about a womans cycle is that every woman has a 28 day cycle and ovulates on cycle day (CD) 14.

If we go by this myth and a woman has baby making intercourse on days 12, 13 and 14 but doesn’t ovulate till day 20, she has missed her fertile window altogether. Or on the other hand, if she ovulates on day 10 or 11 she has also missed her fertile window.

Each woman is different and ovulation days can vary between individuals and also between individual cycles.

There are only a few ways in which ovulation can be confirmed, this is either by ultrasound, blood tests or through charting your BBT (Basal Body temperature).

Observing your cervical fluid, symptoms and using OPKs (Ovulation Predictor Kits) may indicate that ovulation is approaching but does not confirm ovulation occurred.

Many women, especially those who have been diagnosed with PCOS can have multiple patches of fertile cervical fluid and multiple positive OPKs throughout their cycle.

Using a combination of these observations greatly increases the ability to determine that ovulation is approaching and more importantly that it has occurred. Observing your cervical fluid and using OPKs can help to determine when to have baby making intercourse before ovulation is detected, whereas keeping track of your BBT can confirm ovulation after 3 temperatures in a higher range than your pre-ovulation temps.

By having intercourse anytime you notice watery or egg white cervical fluid and/or when you get a positive OPK and keep having intercourse, when possible, until ovulation has been confirmed on your chart, being either daily or every second day, will greatly increase your chances of conception.

For your Free, interactive ovulation calendar or to learn more about fertility and menstrual cycles please visit http://www.preconceptions.com.au