The Journey Begins

July 20th when I had my first period after my D&C and it was really heavy but thanks God I didn't have cramps and it lasted for 4 days.

As I said on my previous post that we want to try to get pregnant again after my first period so I did some research on how we can conceive faster. We don't want to try any medical help yet since according to my OB that my reproductive system is okay.

I read articles online, research every day on helpful tips to conceive naturally. Most of the articles I read said that the best way to do if you're trying to get pregnant is to take your BBT (Basal Body Temperature) or your temperature when you're at rest, meaning your first temperature when you first wake up. BBT should be taken same time everyday and you should have at least 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Your BBT is low during and after your period and it will elevate dramatically during your first day of fertile period and keeps high after ovulation and will just drop once you have your period again but if your BBT keeps high until 18 days after ovulation then you are probably pregnant.

The other thing is to monitor your CM or Cervical Mucus because the change in your CM can tell you if you are fertile or ovulating. Right after your period ended CM is usually dry and then it will be creamy like lotion few days then watery, then if it change to Egg White like texture then you are fertile or ovulating. I also read that 2 days before fertility is the best time to baby dance (BD) or make love.

You can also buy an OPK (Ovulation Prediction Kit) to check if you are ovulating. It is like a pregnancy test kit except that it will give you 2 lines if you are ovulating.

I found a helpful website to chart your BBT, CM and other things to monitor the changes in your body, www.fertilityfriend.com. You can also compare chart of other women who are trying to conceive.



By the way, my OB told me and I also ready from other blogs/articles that it is best to take vitamin E, vitamin C and folic acid when you are trying to conceive to prepare your body for the pregnancy.

I bought a digital thermometer at Watson's for 299Php to check my BBT everyday. I decided not to buy OPK yet. I will just going to try it maybe next month if the baby project is not successful this month (but I'm crossing my finger that I will conceive this month).