https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:04:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907657 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:12:41 +0000 MaisyMay 907657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Didn't quite say that, but the school of thought that says you can improve your odds of gender choice say that if you want a girl, BD a day before ovulation because XX sperm (female) live longer, and for a boy BD on the day of ovulation or day after because XY (boy) sperm don't live as long. Some research supports this, other doesn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907651 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:10:15 +0000 Weagle 907651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: Well, there you go. Thanks! </p> <p>I guess we'll know soon enough :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907649 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:08:52 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 907649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: Thank you!! So, based off of what you're saying, I should probably wait a day before BDing again to get the best possible chance of having a boy, correct? </p> <p>@Weagle: I know! We didn't care about it last time - we just got busy LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907632 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:05:18 +0000 MaisyMay 907632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As somebody who charted 18 months to prevent and then charted to get pregnant, I can answer this one! </p> <p>EWCM occurs before ovulation. Think of it as the slip'n'slide that moves the egg along. Once you have EWCM, you are in your fertile window. If you've been BD-ing right before, remember that semen is watery while EWCM is a little more solid/stretchy. For the majority of women, it last 2-6 days.<br /> Hope this helps. @Bao: @BabyBoecksMom: @Weagle:@MrsCB: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907621 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:02:08 +0000 Weagle 907621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: haha... Totally didn't see your thread. I'm so confused! I didn't worry about any of this when TTC for LO, but I'm so stressed about it now for some reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907616 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:01:24 +0000 ShootingStar 907616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The one and only time I had undeniable EWCM (the month I got a :bfp: )it was 1-2 days before. Usually the frequent BD-ing obscured it too much to tell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907598 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:55:09 +0000 Bao 907598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea. I had tons of ewcm and then got my positive opk the next day, and two days after that still I had a positive, but then dried up. Who knows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907592 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:53:33 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 907592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: LOL I was just asking the same question today!! This stuff is confusing, isn't it? </p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bd-timing-question" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bd-timing-question</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907575 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:47:31 +0000 mlm2934 907575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think usually at the most EWCM starts maybe 1-2 days befor and day of O. Don't quote me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ewcm-and-o-timing#post-907560 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:39:12 +0000 Weagle 907560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, we're NTNP/waiting to try with a bit more emphasis on the latter. However, I've not been paying attention to myself or e calendar very well and may have DTD during my fertile window. What is the timing of EWCM and O'ing? Does one come before the other? At the same time? I've never charted, and the last time I read about this stuff was over two years ago, so I don't remember. </p>