I am having irregular periods. How do I know when I am ovulating?

If you've missed a period or two it would be best to take a pregnancy test and find out if you're missing periods because you're pregnant. If you are, congratulations. If you're not pregnant and still having irregular cycles it would be best to talk to a doctor if possible. If you're unable to talk to a doctor at this time then there are a couple of things that you can do to try to pinpoint when your body is ovulating. If you've had regular periods in the past then you can go off that to decide when you might be ovulating. If you had extra-long cycles -- most regular cycles are 25 to 35 days in length but if you had extra-long cycles like 35 to 40 days long, you typically ovulate about 12 to 16 days before your next period is going to start. Say your cycles are 40 days long, you could be ovulating on day 24 when most women would be starting their cycle. To pinpoint more exactly for you, look for other trends that might help you know what your body is doing. Most women will notice a change in cervical mucus when they're ovulating. It becomes more slippery, more clear, and maybe a little bit thinner around the time of ovulation and then after your body has ovulated it returns to normal. See if you notice a change in that. You can also check your basal body temperature. This is where you take your temperature every morning before you get up out of bed, before you even go to the bathroom and you'll notice a slight decrease around the time of ovulation and then about 24 hours after then there is a spike in your temperature, not a fever or anything but it just is an increase from what it has been. This will help you know over a period of a couple of months what your body is doing. You can also use over the counter ovulation kits. It's similar to taking a pregnancy test; if you get a positive result then you're in your fertile time. Basically for a woman who has normal cycles there are six days out of each month when you're fertile or can get pregnant. These ovulation kits can help you determine if your body is having an LH surge, or a luteinizing hormone surge, which is associated with ovulation. If you get a positive result then you usually have 16 to 48 hours where you are fertile and you can get pregnant. If these tips and tricks aren't helping, just tracking your cycles, watching things, trying to pinpoint more exactly when you're ovulating, if you're so irregular you have no idea then the best thing to do is to go to the doctor and they can talk to you more specifically about your individual situation, decide if there is anything that can be done to help get you more regular, and then based on that help you have better chances of getting pregnant. If you have any other questions for me feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/IntermountainMoms and recommend us to your friends and family too.

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