Signs of Ovulation

Ovulation is an individualized experience,  it differs from woman to woman.
Menstruation is a shamanic tool of transformation for calling back all parts of ourselves.⠀
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During the premenstrual phase we begin to feel the call within to our inner landscape. This phase clears our creative channel by digging up emotions and energy that are stagnant and need to be witnessed. This is why during this phase you may feel more emotional than usual. Don't dismiss your feelings. They are a guide to what is being held on to that needs to be expressed.
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If we consciously follow this thread and fully embody and express these emotions, during menstruation we can allow them to be emptied out and released from our body and energy field.

Our pelvis, particularly our womb, ovaries and cervix hold the imprint of our ancestors. The imprint of our matrilineal line is held within our mitochondrial DNA and is passed down generation after generation without change. This makes menstruation a powerful time of transformation and alchemy to heal the wounds of our lineage as well as our own. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Menstruation is the most potent root medicine we hold. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When we treat menstruation as the sacred time that it is we can experience the creative power and ecstasy of our cycle. Menstruation can become a sacred ritual of honoring the divine within ourselves.

For some women , It is possible that they  will not even experience ovulation symptoms.And among the women that have signs , the time of ovulation differs for every woman. Some women ovulate round the  clock just on the same day of their cycle every month, and other women may ovulate on varying days each month.

Narrowing down the window of time when ovulation may occur is the first step to identifying and tracking your ovulation symptoms. Your next step is to pay attention to signs that may indicate that you are ovulating.

Getting pregnant is tied to ovulation, therefore it is important to make sure that you are familiar with ovulation and how it works. Take time now to learn about ovulation, its signs, and how to track it so that you can get pregnant quicker and easier.

The following are the commonest ovulation signs

1. Change in cervical fluid : Cervical fluid that resembles “egg whites” is a sign that you are near ovulation or are ovulating. Every woman can experience her own type of cervical fluid, and not all cervical fluid looks the same. Ovulation usually takes place on the day a woman has the most amount of wet fluid.

2. Change in basal body temperature:  For most women, you will see that prior to ovulation, the basal body temperature is rather consistent. As you get closer to ovulation, you may have a slight decline, but it will be followed by a sharp increase after ovulation. The increase in temperature is the sign that ovulation has just occurred

3. Change in cervical position or firmness : The cervix goes through many changes as a woman ovulates. During ovulation, the cervix will be soft, high, open and wet

Other signs include :

1. Light spotting

2. Slight cramping or pain on one side of the pelvis

3. Breast tenderness

4. Abdominal bloating

5. Increased sex drive

6. Heightened sense of smell, taste or vision


Dr Chudi Godsons contributed to this article.