sweetdreams

in a normal 28 day cycle you ovulate around the 14th day. so my period started on july 3rd so i should be trying to conceive around the 17th. how many days before and after the 17th should i try, just to ensure that there is sperm alive in me while im ovulating? i really want an august

tansey

BD every other day to make sure! Good luck!

WILSMUM

yr at yr most fertile 2 days before o and on the day of o but sperm can survive for up to 5 days so you could start bd 5 days before o.
The egg will only live for around 24-36 hrs after o so bding for a couple of days after can't hurt!!!!

maz

Do you definitely O on CD14? I usually have a 27 day cycle and I O on CD10 or CD11. The earliest I have O'd is CD9. It doesn't always follow suit that it will always be 14 days before the end of your cycle - certainly not with me anyhow. Do you POAS or chart your temps?

Pisces24

Heya! Just wanted to wish you all the best on your TTC journey

Have you got a FertilityFriend chart yet?

sweetdreams

im actually really new to all of this. how can you tell what day of your cycle you O?

Pisces24

Well if you're 28 days, I'd safely say CD 14-18. I'm nearly sure anyway Pm me your email address if you want an invite to Fertility Friend

WILSMUM

the best way to find out yr o date is to use an opk and keep an eye on yr cm - when its clear and stretchy like eggwhite then yr o'ing.
Have a look at fertility friend its really good at explaining all this stuff esp if yr really new to it all.
Good Luck xXx

lillysmum

I find the best way is to chart, then you have an idea when you should be OV instead of trying to work it out yourself. A lot of members here have found that OPK work too.

Good luck with your BFP in august!!

Sinead

Good luck
You could try bd-ing every other day throughout the month if you're not sure when you ov.