What are the numbered days of your "cycle"?!
Question: I have a really stupid question. I'm 20, so you'd think I'd know this, but I was just thinking about how you're supposed to ovulate on certain days of your cycle, or whatever else. What is the "first" day of your cycle? Is it the day you start your period? The day it ends? Another day entirely? Do dates of things change if you have a longer cycle? (I'm not on The Pill so my cycle hasn't been regulated, it's usually around 30-32 days between periods instead of 28.) Thanks so much for your INTELLIGENT and NONJUDGMENTAL answers!
Answers: I have a really stupid question. I'm 20, so you'd think I'd know this, but I was just thinking about how you're supposed to ovulate on certain days of your cycle, or whatever else. What is the "first" day of your cycle? Is it the day you start your period? The day it ends? Another day entirely? Do dates of things change if you have a longer cycle? (I'm not on The Pill so my cycle hasn't been regulated, it's usually around 30-32 days between periods instead of 28.) Thanks so much for your INTELLIGENT and NONJUDGMENTAL answers!
Day 1 is the day your period starts, or when the bleeding starts. For women who have 28-day cycles, ovulation (or release of the egg from the ovary) happens on day 14. Day 1 through 14 is the pre-ovulation phase, but the length can vary from woman to woman, and from month to month, depending on stress, health, even exercise. In your case, if your cycle is 32 days long, you probably don't ovulate until day 18 or so. But the time from ovulation to your next period is the same for everyone, 14 days.
ok ovulation happens about half way through your cycle the cycle starts at the day you start your period.
the average cycle is 28 days so some are longer some are shorter ..
1st day is the day you start.
approx. ovulation starts 1/2 way through
I have a 30 day cycles as well and sure enough day 15 is when hubby and I stay away from one another. We don't want any more children. We have 5 already.
There are ovulation kits out there to help you analyze your own body. It's so worth it!
its usually around every 28 days but we're all different
What I am about to explain is based on the average 28 day cycle, yours may be slightly different. Our cycles vary month to month, because sometimes our periods don't come on the exact same time every month.
The first day of your cycle is the first day of your period. The average period length is 5-6 days, so let's use 6 days. Days 1-6 are your days in which you're on your period. On day 8, the lining of the uterus starts building up to prepare for your next upcoming period. Days 12 to 15 is your most fertile period, so the chances of getting pregnant on those days are very high. On day 14, the egg is released, then 14 days later, you have your period.
Hope I helped.
You count from the day you start your period. Mark it as Day 1. Count forward from there. That's why doctor's offices as you 'what was the date of your last period?'
Know your body -
http://www.billings-centre.ab.ca/general...
Typically 28. However many women do not have a "normal" cycle. What ever your cycle is it's "normal" for you.
Try www.cyclespages.com it'll help you keep track.
If you're trying to use your cycle to prevent pregnancy through the Family Awareness Method I would suggest using www.fertilityfriend.com and perhaps charting your cycle through checking your cervix and basil body temperature. You're BBT is what your temperature is when you first wake up before even getting out of bed.
Research fertility sites they will give you further information on how to find out when you ovulate. Typically it's 14 days into your cycle, but that's only if you have a 28 day cycle.
Definitely check out those websites. I hope they provide you with the information you're looking for.