Best time of the month?
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Best time of the month?
| Tue, 10-19-2004 - 3:35pm |
What is the best time of the month, NOT to get pregnant? For the first time in 7 years, I am coming off the pill and my doctor wants me to wait a full month before getting an IUD to make sure any of the probelms I was having, arent from the BCP.
So we have to go a month with just condoms, which makes me nervous. I wanted to know what days of your cycle are the safest.
Also, Does Day 1 of your cycle start on the 1st day of your period?
:) thanks ladies

In theory, if you were cycling naturally on a stable 28 day cycle the first few days after your period and the last few days before your next period would be the safest. But that's only in theory under typical conditions, which you don't have. Just coming of hormones you may ovulate right away or not ovulate at all. Cycling naturally anything can throw your cycle off. That's why the rhythm method doesn't work. If you only have 30 days there isn't time to learn the techniques and chart your fertile signs; basal body temperature, cervical position and cervical fluid to determine your fertile days reliably. However, a good book on the menstrual cycle and charting is Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler. If I were you I would use condoms combined with a contraceptive sponge or a good spermicide and follow all the rules for their correct usage. That way you should be ok. Let us know how you are doing, ok?
Good luck,
Jill
Or if you want to take more risk you could just keep your eyes open for creamy (can be opaque, cool to the touch, not stretchy) and egg white (clear and stretchy) cervical fluid and only abstain on those days, since sticky cervical fluid is somewhat less fertile.
And just want to make it clear for anyone else reading this using condoms would be absolutely necessary doing something like this.
Anyways, hope that helps somewhat!
Anyways probably way more info than you wanted... :)
http://www.tcoyf.com/