The time has come, and you’ve decided you want to try to get pregnant. You know what all goes into doing the deed when it comes to achieving the desired outcome, but as far as timing is concerned, you’re not 100% sure. Did I wait too long? Am I still fertile, and if so, when is my body most likely to be cooperative?
There are many ways to determine what time is the best time. So if you’re looking for answers around fertility, like when are women the most fertile, what ovulation has to do with it all, and the best ways to track your ovulation — read on.
What is fertility?
Tracking ovulation: Ovulation calculators and kits
Aside from using a calendar, changes in cervical mucus, or your BBT to check whether or not you’re ovulating, you also may consider an ovulation calculator or ovulation kit.
“I never thought I’d have to track my ovulation. I just assumed if I had sex often enough, pregnancy was bound to happen eventually,” mom of one Jenna Q. told Mom.com. “Thankfully, tracking wasn’t nearly as daunting or difficult as I anticipated, but it did take a while to get it down to a science.”
Ovulation calculators
These calculators will estimate when you ovulate based on your menstrual cycle. You can find an ovulation calculator online as long as you know the first day of your last period and (on average) how long your entire cycle is.
Ovulation kits
Ovulation kits are available over-the-counter at your local pharmacy and big box stores, or can even be ordered online. You’ll use these kits to determine if you’re ovulating by either urinating on the strip or dipping strips into a cup of urine. Based on your hormones, it indicates it you’re ovulating.
