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all i can say is i have trouble with it too...i generally go by what i see on my underwear or my best guess as to what it "feels" like. but for some reason when it's EW, i have more of it, so it's a little easier to tell. it's possible i just don't have too much b/c i'm only off bcp for a few months...i'm still learning, and i hope you get some good tips!

You don't need a very big sample to tell the difference between the different CMs. I usually tell by feel and a small sample is enough.

When you have a sample on your finger, try stretching it between your finger and thumb. Creamy usually will form soft peaks when you separate your fingers. Watery forms nothing when you separate fingers. Egg white will actually stretch between your fingers.

I could never really get the hang of it, nor did I try that hard-- I was a little grossed out by that part of it (which is dumb, but I'm being honest). I noted when it felt dry or not, but that was about it. I was tracking my temps though and they were usually pretty clear. This basically meant that I didn't necessarily know ahead of O exactly when I would, so we pretty much just BD from CD12 until I had confirmation of O (3 or more higher temps). It became even harder to check CM after BD, so I kind of gave up trying.
How's that for TMI?

I was the same - I could only tell my dry days from my wet days. Could never get enough to see the elusive EWCM! I started just tracking it as either creamy or wet. I thought for sure it would affect our chances but I got my BFP cycle 2.

@pui You're definitely not alone! I would echo exactly what @foodnerd81 said. For some reason it kinda grossed me out and I was never able to get a good sample when I did anyway. So I just went by my temping and we start to BD a few days before I usually ovulate!

@LindsayinNYC: I think EW slips out.