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Making Baby Series - Part 10 : Cervical Position



While tracking your cervical mucus, you should also track your cervix itself. The lower part of the uterus, the “neck” where the uterus and the vagina come together, moves up and down a bit and changes texture under the influence of shifting hormones through the menstrual cycle.


Getting Started
If you want to know where your cervix is, what it’s up to, and what it can tell you about your fertility, you’re going to have to stick a finger up into your vagina to find out. For some of you, that’s no big deal. But if you have a less relaxed relationship with the unseen portions of your anatomy, promise us you’ll give it a try. We think you’ll find it is no big deal, and you’ll soon get the hang of it, even if it is a bit awkward at first.
To get useful information from your cervix, you’ll have to check it regularly. Every day, in fact, except while menstruating, for at least for a few cycles. You’re looking for changes than can be subtle and signs that are relative. You’ll need a clear idea of what it was like yesterday to understand what you are observing today.
Here again, you may want to jot down what you observe, at least at first while you are becoming familiar with your own pattern. You can do that on a BBT chart if you are keeping one, on your calendar, or in a notebook or diary.

How to Check It
So once your period is done, here’s what you do. First, wash your hands. (Do not check your cervix if you have vaginal sores, a herpes outbreak, or a yeast infection.) Choose a time to check when you do not have a full bowel, which can make the cervix feel as if it is positioned lower than it really is. Figure out a comfortable and accessible way to position your body—we recommend squatting or standing with one leg up on the toilet lid. Find what works for you, then stick with it. You need to use the same position consistently.
Slide a finger into your vagina until you touch your cervix. Use your finger to gauge how far up it is (low, midway, or high in the vaginal canal). Press gently to see how the cervix feels (firm, soft, or medium). Feel for the opening to get an idea of its size (open, partially open, or closed). If you haven’t already, note the quality of the mucus you feel (wet or dry; sticky, creamy, or slippery). That’s it! You’re done.

Are You Ready to Ovulate?
Right after your period ends, your cervix will be hard, like the tip of your nose, and low. The opening will be closed and feel something like a dimple. (There will be little or no cervical mucus.) In the one to three days before ovulation, the cervix will move higher in the vaginal canal, as estrogen tightens the ligaments that hold it in place. It will start to feel soft, almost like your lips. By ovulation, the cervix will be open, to allow the sperm to swim into the uterus on their way to the fallopian tubes, and with practice you’ll be able to feel that, too. And of course the texture of the mucus you feel will be changing during this time frame, as described in the previous section. At ovulation, you should experience wetness coming from the cervix.
After ovulation, in the luteal phase, the cervix will again be low, hard, and closed.
Toni Weschler provides a handy acronym in her book to help you remember what to look for at ovulation: SHOW, for soft, high, open, and wet. If you let it, your cervix will SHOW you when you are most likely to conceive.
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