Hi Mags!
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Right now I'm charting symtothermal and BOM for this cycle. I'm breastfeeding my two little one infrequently throughout the day and I have PCOS, which makes me have long cycles with lots of ambiguous mucus, and no ovulation.
Basically, what you are looking for is any *change* in mucus. For example, I have a constant, white, opaque, tacky mucus, but not a lot. When it changes, it becomes more lotion-y and slightly more yellow, then it changes to the clear-er, egg white, stretchy type. It never gets totally clear, it always still looks white.
From my understanding, the quality of the mucus is more important than the color or quantity. It needs to be stretchy to be more fertile.
Are you cycling regularly? Have you tried taking your basal body temps to see if you are actually ovulating?
This list isn't very active. I haven't heard from anyone in a looooooong time. But I do know of some others who use BOM and other mucus-only methods, and we all "hang out" at Mary's NFP board. I invite and encourage you to take a look and join us! It's a great bunch, very friendly, and with LOTS of charting experience, in all kinds of situations. Here's the link:
http://forums.delphiforums.com/nfptalk/start
Oh, and not everyone is Catholic, either, just in case that might concern you.
I hope to see you over there! Browse around, and then post in the introductions folder...
Sue
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>I hope this group is still active, I am getting married in 4 weeks
>and myself and fiance will be using the billings method. To be blunt,
>I am having a lot of difficulty understanding when I am fertile and
>when I am not.
>I have monitored and observed my mucus, and never seem to have what I
>could describe as a dry day ...am I meant to take this in literal
>sense ?
>Please excuse the next bit if it seems a little direct or crude. But
>there is only a slight change in the colour and makeup of my mucus
>throughout the month, but I always have discharge which is a yellowy
>white colour or otherwise clear when changed. Does this sound
>normal.... and what does it indicate ..fertile infertile ??? And I
>have a massive problem locating the begining of my fertile period and
>peak day as the clear or eggy discharge seems to be of the same
>consistancy from the minute it appears ?
>
>HELP this is very frustrating ? and thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>Mags
>
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