Knowing when you are ovulating is important when trying to conceive. It allows you to make sure that you are focusing your attention and your, ahem, energy on the right days. The fertile window for women each month is actually quite narrow, and knowing when you ovulate is the best way to make sure that you optimize your chances to conceive each month.
Most women have a fertile window of approximately six days each cycle, since sperm can often survive up to five days in a woman's cervical fluid. But since your egg can only survive up to 24 hours, it's important to know what these five days are before you ovulate. Therefore, a woman's most fertile days are the three days before and including ovulation day.
Ovulation signals the moment that your ovary releases your egg. So, what are the symptoms that can clue you in on the day that you ovulate?
Cervical Position
Your Cervical Position is a great indicator of ovulation. It may be very tricky to identify, so it is not the easiest symptom. But if you can get the hang of it, it’s another great sign that you are about to ovulate. The position, opening and texture of your cervix changes during your cycle, and you can observe it by feeling your cervix. When ovulation is near, the cervix will feel higher, it will become soft (like your lips), wet from the Cervical Mucus, and open. This is often times known as SHOW which stands for soft, high, open, wet.
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