Ready to Get Pregnant? Find Out Exactly When Your Body is Ready too.
Trying to get pregnant can be an exciting time, but it can also be confusing and frustrating, especially if it is taking longer than anticipated. We are here to help.
“Women should be advised that the timing of their fertile window can be highly unpredictable, even if their cycles are usually regular.”
British Medical Journal
Step 1: Measure Temperature
Traditional basal body temperature (BBT) can confirm ovulation (3). Modern continuous core body temperature can predict ovulation (4).
Due to the effects of certain hormones, your temperature throughout your cycle displays a distinct pattern that can be used to predict or confirm ovulation, depending on how it’s measured.
Waking up early every morning to collect BBT temps not your thing? The Priya Personal Fertility System is a sophisticated core body temperature sensor that notifies you on your phone when you’re most fertile.
Step 2: Track Cervical Mucus
Cervical mucus (CM) tracking can tell you when you’re fertile.
CM is produced by your cervix to help the sperm reach the egg (5). Many women have been ashamed of what they thought was just "discharge," but this amazing fluid is what actually allows conception to happen.
CM changes throughout your cycle due to hormones (6). During fertile days, CM changes to a more egg white or watery consistency to help the sperm get to the egg (6).
Simply by tracking your CM patterns each day, you can learn when you are fertile. Learn how to track CM with Kindara.
Step 3: Additional Tracking Tools
Ovulation Predictor Kits (OPKs) are a popular and fairly simple method to predict ovulation that measures a surge of luteinizing hormone (LH) in urine (FDA). The LH surge can happen 12-36 hours prior to ovulation (7), but that may not provide enough time for intercourse because the egg only lives 24 hours at most (8).
If you are struggling to get pregnant, you may benefit from tracking additional fertility signs to catch your fertile window (9).
Also check out our Priya Personal Fertility System, which uses continuous core body temperature to identify your most fertile days.
Step 4: Talk To Your Doctor
Standard advice is to reach out to your doctor if you have been unsuccessfully TTC for 1 year if you are 34 years and under, or 6 months for 35 and over (10), but if you have questions and concerns about your cycle or health at any time during your trying to conceive journey, talk to your doctor.
Bonus: Tracking your fertility signs and sharing them with your doctor may provide insight into your cycle to help identify any issues.
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In April of 2014 after several months of TTC with timed intercourse and OPK's and no luck I knew I needed to keep better records, so I found Kindara and started charting. I am so glad I did because it has been the best part of my TTC journey!
With powerful solutions to make your trying to conceive journey less confusing and a supportive community to answer questions along the way, getting in control of your fertility has never been easier.
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