My husband and I are trying to have a
baby. And I have a quick question.
Which comes first, being fertile or
ovulation? I always thought that you
would ovulate first then be fertile? But
this celander I printed of when is my best
time to concieve, and now i'm confused.
It says the following:
6/15/05 - a little bit fertile
6/16/05 - fertile
6/17/05 - very fertile
6/18/05 - time to ovulate
so when is the best time to have sexual
intercourse? On the very fertile day,
isn't it? But then what does the "time
to ovulate" mean?
A little confused? Thanks, for helping
me understand!
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Christina06
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 9
Posted: 06-20-05 04:40am
Hello, I know how confusing this can but
but here is how it goes: day 16 your
chances of getting pregnant are low. Day
17 your chances are higher but not at the
greatest. Day 18 your chances are high.
And day 18 is your best chance of becoming
pregnant. The reason it is wrote out this
way is because sperm can live in a woman
for on average up to 3 days but sometimes
even longer. The best rule of thumb is to
have sex on the day of ovulation. That is
when the egg is released and that would be
the best chance to conceive. Also just
something I read recently is that if you
want to make your husbands sperm a bit
more active, have him to drink a cup of
coffee or another high caffeine drink
about 30 minutes for you have sex. Good
luck!!
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Lisa-Lisa
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 35
Posted: 06-20-05 10:42am
Thanks, christina06. Well, I don't know
if it hurts or increases my chances, but
my husband and I have had sex everyday for
the past week. It's been fun! :d
i'm hoping that this month is the lucky
month. If it doesn't work then I just
recently bought the ovulation tests. I'm
hoping that I become pregnant this year -
it's our dream to have a family.
Thank you for your support and words. I
think I understand better now - and hope
that this is the month it happens!
