Are you fertile before your period?

That means that you typically ovulate around the 15th day of your cycle (day 1 of your cycle is the first day of your period) and the most fertile days are 2 days before ovulation and the days of ovulation which would mean days 13, 14, and 15 in this case. read more

Just before and during ovulation, the amount, color, and texture of it change to make it easier for you to get pregnant. As your ovaries prepare to release an egg, your cervix makes more mucus. A few days before ovulation, it may be sticky and cloudy or whitish. Then, right before you ovulate, the mucus gets slippery, like egg whites. It may stretch across your fingers if you spread them apart. read more

If you have the textbook 28 day cycle, think of yourself as being fertile from about 9-14 days after the first day of your period. Otherwise subtract 14 days from your average cycle length and consider yourself fertile from that day, plus about 5 days before that. read more