What are my chances?

[Merisong]

So.. the first day of my last period was Jan 16th... I am only 2-3 cycles back from last kiddo so I dont think "regular" can be used to describe anything related to af.. lol ... we .. um.. dtd Feb 17th and no af yet... what are the chances? and a tmi question.. how to tell the difference between the jelly ovulation related goo and the morning after goo?

~Cindy

[bug2003]

It's really hard to say considering you aren't sure how regular you are. If Feb 16th was the only time you've dtd, then it's probably not as likely and if you did conceive from that time, it's too early to test. You're going to just have to wait it out. PP cycles can be pretty messed up ranging in length by a lot, especially if you are breastfeeding still.

As far as telling the difference between sperm residue and fertile cm, one of them will float in a cup of water and the other will disintegrate, but I can't remember which is which (bad of me to give you that info without remembering, but I'm sure you can google it).

[nfpmom]

an easier way to tell the difference between cervical mucus and seminal residue is rubbing it between your fingers. Seminal residue will quickly turn foamy then dissapate. Cervical mucus will retain its stretchy/ eggwhite qualities for a bit.

[Merisong]

Originally Posted by nfpmom

an easier way to tell the difference between cervical mucus and seminal residue is rubbing it between your fingers. Seminal residue will quickly turn foamy then dissapate. Cervical mucus will retain its stretchy/ eggwhite qualities for a bit.

oh wow.. its amazing what you learn when you ask questions!!

so the jury is still out .. guess I will be testing in a week or so if no af...

does anyone have a good informative linky for when you "double ovulate" or whatever its called? cos if I am preggo then my body did something wierd this cycle....

Thx!
~Cindy

[nfpmom]

Double ovulation does not occur in the sense of two separate ovulation events several days apart. It is possible to release more than one egg during an ovulation, but that is within the same 24 hours period. If you experience two distinct patches of fertile quality mucus, that does not mean you ovulated twice. It means that for whatever reason your body was gearing up to ovulate, suppressed that ovulation, and then the true ovulation occurred with the second patch of fertile quality mucus- the second patch is usually much shorter than the first. This would be a case where temps come in handy. An elevated rise in temp would confirm that you have indeed ovulated and not just experiencing a double patch of mucus.

[Merisong]

Originally Posted by nfpmom

Double ovulation does not occur in the sense of two separate ovulation events several days apart. It is possible to release more than one egg during an ovulation, but that is within the same 24 hours period. If you experience two distinct patches of fertile quality mucus, that does not mean you ovulated twice. It means that for whatever reason your body was gearing up to ovulate, suppressed that ovulation, and then the true ovulation occurred with the second patch of fertile quality mucus- the second patch is usually much shorter than the first. This would be a case where temps come in handy. An elevated rise in temp would confirm that you have indeed ovulated and not just experiencing a double patch of mucus.

Thx for the wonderful info!

So if that did happen, then would the "real" ovulation likely push back my af or would the suppressed ovulation and the "real" one both fit into a normal cycle length?

Then my next question is, if conception occurred the 17th or so.. how many days later do I need to wait to test if I dont get af? I am already "late" for what I would consider a "normal cycle" but its only been 3 days...

...no idea there was so many details and intricasies to women stuff.. wow..

~Cindy