How to Get Pregnant With Irregular Periods

A common myth is that every woman has a period every 28 days. In fact, this myth is what gives us our pregnancy due dates. Typically, you are given a due date that assumes you have a "normal" 28 day cycle. The reality is, women's menstrual cycles can be all over the board. Some women, particularly young women, will see 2 periods in a 20 day cycle, and then will not have one for 3 months. This is called irregular, but is actually quite normal. Although irregular periods can be normal, it can also be slightly more difficult to get pregnant. This is not because your fertility is any lower, it is simply because it can be harder to predict when ovulation occurs. This article will show you how you can easily get pregnant even with irregular periods.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Thermometer
• Graph paper
• Pencil
• Notebook

1. Take your temperature each morning before you get out of bed. Use a thermometer that can measure to the tenth of a degree at least. Don't even sit up before you take your temperature. This could affect your results.

2. Graph your temperature for 3 months. If your periods are irregular, typically that means your body is ovulating, but the time between your period and ovulation varies from month to month. You will eventually notice your temperature rise and stay risen until you get your period. This means you have ovulated.

3. Write down and observe any breast soreness and describe your vaginal discharge. Breast soreness typically occurs during ovulation. Vaginal discharge continually changes throughout a woman's menstrual cycle. Typically, discharge resembles stretchy raw egg whites during ovulation, and becomes tacky after.

4. Look back at your past charts and determine if there are any re-occurring symptoms you have before you ovulate. If you notice that every month right before and during the time your temperature rises, your vaginal discharge is stretchy, you can use this as an indicator of ovulation. You may not be able to pinpoint weeks in advance when you ovulate, but you will have a couple of days notice.

5. Have sex regularly, but when you begin feeling your pre-ovulation symptoms, have sex every day. Once your predetermined symptoms begin, have sex often. Since you are irregular, however, continue having sex every few days just to be sure.

6. Continue charting your basal body temperature to see if your ovulation prediction was right. If you sensed you would ovulate, then keep taking your temperature to see if it actually rises when you predicted.

Tips & Warnings

• Continuing to take your basal body temperature can also let you know if you are pregnant. After looking back at your previous charts, you can tell how long your body temperature typically stays elevated before you period. This is something that normally does not vary too much, even in irregular women. If your basal body temperature stays elevated for a week longer than normal, you can pretty much bet you are pregnant.
• Don't assume irregularity means you are infertile. In fact, irregular women sometimes ovulate twice in one month.

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