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A little personal.....
| Wed, 07-30-2003 - 4:36pm |
I'm glad someone finally brought this up. I've been hearing a few ladies say that just after sex they notice a lot of "jellyfish" like discharge (sorry, that's how it was described), and whether this slippery, egg white discharge is an indication of ovulation.
I'm hoping someone can relate to me here, but I tend to get really wet, slippery, stringy discharge when Im turned on, which has nothing to do with my fertility or ovulatory cycle. I tend to orgasm easily and it doesn't take much for my natural "lubrication" to flow, shall we say. That mixed with my hubby's semen...well, I think you know where Im going here.
I'm hoping someone can relate to me here, but I tend to get really wet, slippery, stringy discharge when Im turned on, which has nothing to do with my fertility or ovulatory cycle. I tend to orgasm easily and it doesn't take much for my natural "lubrication" to flow, shall we say. That mixed with my hubby's semen...well, I think you know where Im going here.
Anyway, I obviously have a hard time tracking my ovulation based on CM alone and I definitely cancel it out a day after sex because I don't know if it's mine, or his, or both ;-)
Speaking of CM....how much do you ladies normally have? Am I supposed to be looking for a lot, or can a small amount indicate ovulation? Im sorry this was so graphic. I just have so many ?'s!
Thanks!
Kim

I also get some natural lube and all that stuff coming after sex. I just ignore and don't even try to analize it. I check my stuff in the morning and a couple times throughout the day. I check internally b/c it is just easier for me since I hardly have any at all on the outside except for when i am Oing, then I have noticable egg-white. After my period I am usually pretty dry. Internally it is scarce and sticky. Closer to O, it gets very creamy and again, only internally. O time is when I the egg-white on the outside. After O, dry again. And sometimes right before my period I get watery stuff outside. So that is me. It was very confusing when I first started checking, but I just learned my own patterns and now I know what it all is. Try to keep a look out for the egg-white. If you are having tons of sex every day it will be tough to tell. But it is exactly like normal egg-whites, which does have a different consistency than seman or our own natural lubrication. I really hope this helps you though. Good luck!!
Stacy
ttc#2,C5,CD18
You know I was embarrassed when I asked a similar question, because I wasn't sure if I was the only one with this type of CM! LOL!
I usually get this "glob" of CM the day or 2 days before EWCM. It's like *bing* take notice!! I have to check internally with 2 fingers to see my EWCM. For some reason I cannot tell with just one finger, or from the outside. Go figure.
I too usually don't have a problem with lubrication (wish I could say orgasm cam EASILY :) )But I have noticed A LOT more around the time I'm Oing.
Good luck!
Teera
dh and I did natural family planning before ttc #1 (went to appointments with a trained counselor and all that, had a chart with cute little stickers to keep track of dry/fertile/AF days etc) and this is what we learned:
1. we had to abstain from 'genital contact' for three months (please don't throw things!!!) so we could confidently tell the difference between cm and 'seminal fluid' and 'arousal fluid', they are rather similar.
2. we (I) were/was to do observations (S)ensation (O)bservation (F)inger (T)est. before and after everytime I used the bathroom, before and after showering/bathing/swimming, and before bed. Bearing down, and continuing to wipe with flat tissue until there is no cm left is the best way to avoid missing any.
3. after 'genital contact' (eg. bd) they tell you to do kegals and bear down to get rid of any semen ( so you don't mistake it the next day for cm) obviously you want to give the little guys time to get where they need to be before you evict them!!
4. any days with 'peak type mucus' (eg. stretchy, clear or lubricative...ewcm!) are considered fertile days, though the last day of cm is generally when 'o' occurs, they call this the peak day. peak + 3 are considered fertile days.
this method is used for ttc or tntc!! we got pregnant with dd (#1 child) on the 2nd cycle of this, though it took 9 with #2. with #3 I told dh that if we bd we would be pregnant (we were building a house and living with my gram... not best time tc!) based on cm observations... surprise!!! hopefully it will work well this time too!!
hth!!
Jen
mommy to Adreanna, Joshua, and William
ttc #4 c2 cd9
In regards to orgasms...I only orgasm from vaginal sex, not clitoral stimulation like most women. Can be good and bad because I love touching and playing. Oh well, I guess we can't have it all.
kim
Stacy
If this doesn't work...try..try..try again. I'm sure dh won't mind a bit (ha, ha).
Carrie
TTC#3, c2, cd20, 5dpo...waiting...waiting...waiting...obsessing...obsessing...obsessing.
Tensing of muscles, I think, is key to orgasm during BD. I read it somewhere & now use it very frequently. That along with some "self help" during...
Thanks for making me smile. Tonight begins our BD party :)
Stacy
kim