Ovulation and Getting Pregnant
Have you and your significant other decided it’s time to have a baby? If so, you might just want to start trying and let nature take its course. Or, you could be interested in tracking your cycle so you know when ovulation occurs. Doing this will help you plan the “love dance” with your significant other on the most fertile days.
Many women think they can get pregnant at any time during the month while others believe they can’t get pregnant if they do the love dance during the period. However, the truth is different for every woman and her body. Your most fertile days are when you will want to make sure you do the love dance. If you aren’t sure when your fertile days are, don’t want to keep track, but want to get pregnant then every other day or even every two days should do the trick. You should keep in mind that sperm can live inside you for several days waiting on an egg to fertilize. That seems crazy, but it’s true! That’s why you don’t have to have sex every single day to get pregnant!
Remember, though, even if you are tracking your ovulation and do the love dance every single day you aren’t guaranteed to get pregnant. Sometimes it just takes a few months to get pregnant… or it could happen the first time around.
The best thing to do is relax and have fun trying to conceive. If it takes longer than you think it should that becomes more difficult to do, but stress can play a role in conception so you should try and be as relaxed as possible.
I was one of those people who got pregnant without really expecting to so it would be great to hear from other women who have been in the same boat. Also, I’d love some feedback from women who have been doing everything “right” to get pregnant and still haven’t gotten a positive pregnancy test. Maybe we can figure out some other things to try you haven’t thought of. Check out the articles on the main site and you will find all kinds of information on different things that could be causing your infertility. Some are really easy fixes while others require treatment… still others just need to relax and be patient!
Let me hear what’s going on in your trying to conceive quest!
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Hi Lesley,
There are no definites when it comes to getting pregnant. You may be able to get pregnant if you have sex the day before you period, but you might not. It all depends on when you ovulate and your cycle that particular month. If you are not trying to get pregnant then you need to use protection however if you want to conceive just keep trying and hopefully it will happen soon!
Hi Tracy,
Many women get pregnant and don’t have any noticeable symptoms at first. This could be happening with you. Not all women spot when they are pregnant so just relax and take a pregnancy test when you have “officially” missed your period and maybe it will be positive! If not, good luck trying next month.
if i have intercourse the day before my period will i get pregnant??
hi, is it possible to be pregnant and not have any symptoms, ive been tracking my ovulation and i had my smily face on the 28th of september, and we had sex on the 27th, 28th and 29th, my period is due on the 15th and i havent had any signs of beging pergnant, does every woman get spotting if their pregnant.
Hi Nene,
Are you working with a fertility doctor to help you get pregnant? If not, you might want to consider that simply because at your age getting pregnant “naturally” is challenging for most women. There are some that don’t have any troubles, but that would be the minority. My suggestion would be to talk with a fertility doctor adn see what is the best course of action. Of course, if you are worried about missing ovulation just do the love dance every single day for a month and see what happens! Feel free to let me know if you have any additional questions!
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My husband and I have been trying to concieve for 2 years, both 44 years old, I cannot
pinpoint my ovualtion, my cycles are 25-28 days, cervical mucas is always thick and creamy. I heard that sometimes women ovulate early and miss out. I am very said,
I need help!
Sophiabell,
If you ovulated and are having sex eight days later then it is not likely you will get pregnant. Usually the egg only lives for up to 24 hours after ovulation if it has not been fertilized. Generally, by eight days post ovulation a fertilized egg would be making it’s way down the fallopian tubes getting ready to implant in the uterus. Since every woman is different and the cycles vary so much you may not be aware of exactly when you ovulated and it could be before or after when you think. Of course, if you were tracking your ovulation then this may not be the case. My guess would be that you won’t get pregnant eight days after ovulation but crazier things have happened so you never know! Good luck!
Lesley,
The ovulation calendar is a guide to give you a rough idea when you might be ovulating. Every woman’s body is different and ovulation can take place at different times from month to month. If you are tracking your ovulation you will want to not only use an ovulatino calendar but also signs from your body, basal body temperature, and others. If you have any questions regarding ovulation please let me know.
Can you get pregnant 8 days past ovulation? if you have sex on the 8th day post ovualtion