First Real Question Probably TMI

Re: First Real Question Probably TMI

• professorscience member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Have you gotten your book yet?  I'm pretty sure the stretchy-springy is fertile-quality.  I know she talks about it in there.

  

  
  

  
  

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• bibliophile2010 member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  First, even though it is a "clean" cycle, it might take your body some time to finish flushing the hormones out of your system, even if you were only on them a short time (like I recall you were).
  
  Second, your body will begin to become fertile a few days before ovulation actually begins. There is a ramping up of estrogen leading up to the point of ovulation, followed by a spike in progesterone. It is very possible that you will be getting more fertile-type CM on day 7, especially if your cycles aren't super long. I don't know the ST rules that well, but if there is any stretch, I would consider it fertile (but if it isn't super egg-white like and stretchy, I wouldn't call it EWCM, if that makes sense).
  
  Finally, if everything is healthy and working correctly, there should be days in your cycle when you do not have CM. Don't let it freak you out.

  

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• newlyseliski member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Stretchy mucus can be clear, cloudy or a combination thereof (sorry, I only know my Creighton terms!) but is always to be considered fertile.  Creighton considers stretchy mucus (stretches more than 1") to be peak-type CM which would merit a 3-count following that day.  If TTA, Creighton always advises to consider any CM as fertile and to avoid on those days specifically if you usually have normal cycles without continuous CM.
  
  Day 7 is definitely early for CM buildup to the peak day to start.  I think that your cycle could still be adjusting a bit if you stopped ABC that recently.  Just give it a little more time and your body will probably normalize!  It is possible to have random CM pop up during atypical parts of the cycle and is followed by dry days in the usual pattern... I think the term for those occurences is a "mucous patch"?  At least that's what my instructor called them... 

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• GeorgiaPeachMarie

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Stretchy = Fertile 

  Gotcha!

  
  

  Sweet Caroline... Bababa

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• agapecarrie member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Everyone please be careful here.... ST vs creighton vs TCOYF methods use different terms....some the same referring to different things.
  
  To the OP...please be careful until you are sure of what you are observing. If you have different types of mucous that you can't differentiate them, creighton is the method you should be using because it helps you figure that out, and figure out what is fertile and what isn't. (and what to do to possibly get rid of the confusing signs)

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• catarntina member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Basically, at this point, if you see ANY mucus whatsoever, assume you are fertile.  Period.
  
  Mucus and sensations typically go from no-mucus/dry, tacky or crumbly mucus/dry, tacky/wet, creamy/wet, stretchy/lubractive.
  
  Those are typically the types of mucus you should see. It'll start tacky then progess to stretchy and lubractive, then after ovulation it dries up completely.  When you can correctly tell the difference, tacky/dry is not considered fertile.  Anything wet is always fertile.  If you're unsure whether it's dry/wet... then assume it's fertile. Period.
  
  The book goes into detail about determining the differences, there should also be pictures.

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• Riss91 member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  It took me at least 3 months to differentiate CM, so don't give up yet! Whenever I wasn't sure, I always played it safe and assumed it was fertile.

  
  

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• GeorgiaPeachMarie

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  We're abstaining for the next four months so we are definitely going to be playing it safe. It is a bummer, but since it was H's idea he isn't allowed to complain! LOL

  
  

  Sweet Caroline... Bababa

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• Calypso1977 member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  trust me.  egg white looks just like that - egg white.  when you see it, you'll know it.
  
  TCOYF says that provided you ovulated the prior month, you are safe the first 5 days, adn then the evening of every dry day.  since we dont know whether you ovulated last month, you shoudl assume fertile for any CM you have since you are past day 5 (although in your case, the first 5 days would not have been safe since you dont know if you ovulated last month).
  
  i usually start to see CM by day 8-10 (my cycles are typically 24-25 days).

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