Pregnancy And Baby Care Pregnancy Calendar Pregnancy Ovulation Calendar

...After maturation, the egg is released from the ovary and travels down the fallopian tube and then enters the uterus.

If fertilization occurs, it usually takes place in the fallopian tube and the egg then becomes implanted in the walls of the uterus and pregnancy begins. It fertilization does not take place, the egg is released from the body along with the lining of the uterus during menstruation. The knowledge of when ovulation occurs will tell a woman when she is in her fertile period. The sperm can remain in the fallopian tubes till about five days, and as such pregnancy can take place at any time during this time. If the woman wants to avoid pregnancy, unprotected sexual intercourse must be refrained from for at least six days before the expected date of ovulation.

Pregnancy Ovulation Calendar and Menstrual Cycle

Each woman’s menstrual cycle is different, although the average cycle is known to be of 28 days. The cycle begins with the first day of the period and ovulation occurs somewhere around the fourteenth day. Longer menstrual cycles mean that ovulation will occur around fourteen days prior to the beginning of the period. A woman can track her menstrual cycles by checking her basal body temperature daily before she gets out of bed and before taking anything to drink or eat. The exact temperature can be noted down on a calendar. Other signs such as tenderness in the breast and differences in the mucus of the cervix may also be noted.

During ovulation, there is an increase in the basal body temperature and the breast become tender. The cervical mucus takes a stringy texture, similar to an egg white. The basal body temperature stays high for about twelve days. If the temperature falls after this, then it means that pregnancy has not taken place. If the temperature remains elevated and then further increases a bit, it is very possible that the woman is pregnant. As such, the ovulation calendar works as a pregnancy test too. By noting this down daily, the woman will be able to make out a monthly pattern. This information can then be utilized to either become pregnant or avoid becoming pregnant.