Acne after ovulation.

[Sams123]

My skin is currently at its worst ever and only 2 weeks ago I was saying to my dh that I couldn't believe how clear my skin was lol!

 

[ellebelly1111]

Hi Ladies,

I'm new to this site and new at ttc. Could anyone give me some answers, knowledge or wisdom.... please...

We are ttc our first baby. I have had sex with my partner every single day since my period stopped because I don't want to miss the ovulation day.

I have had the signs of ovulation but im not sure are these signs prior to ovulation or actually on ovulation or after...

1. I have had the tiny cramps or flutters indicating ovulation?
2. Yesterday my cervix was high and very wet and I couldn't touch it as normal -that signifies im ovulating on this day?
3. After sex last night when I wiped there was a pinkish spot with the excess sperm - is that ovulation spotting? (it is not there today)
4. Today my cervix can be touched and my discharge is more clumpier?
5. Today I have a little break out of pimples?
6. I am trying to figure out are the symptoms above before, at ovulation or just after?
7. I might not have ovulated yet or does it sound like I have?
   
   I am not using opk's or bbt just having fun trying at the moment. Again I have had sex every day this month. My cycle runs from 24-29 days my last period started 31st july and finished 5 days later - since then we had sex every single day - even today.
   
   Does it sound like I ovulated yet and what are my chances of pregnancy this month if I have and I had sex every day as well?
   
   Thanks Ladies
   Elle

 

[eva1978]

Hi elle and welcome!

it's really difficult to say if what you are feeling is from ovulation or not. Do you usually "feel" discomfort and/or pain when you ovulate (e.g. you should google "Mittelschmerz")? I get Mittelschmertz when I ovulate, usually I can feel some discomfort 2-3 days before ovulation as the follicle is swelling (I know this because I've had an ultrasound around the time I was feeling this... the doc said I would ovulate in 2-3 days), and then I don't feel much for a day or so, then around the time I ovulate I have a constant dull ache on the side that ovulated, and it lasts about a day or so. It's quite obvious for me and sometimes I take a pain killer, but most women don't feel anything at all. I personally don't feel anything like fluttering during ovulation.

As for the cervix - this is something I tried to ignore lol... since I think you just can't really tell from that (esp. in the Two Week Wait period). Though around the time you do ovulate, I think it is supposed to be soft and high (SHOW - soft, high, open, wet). Then maybe it goes back down... but at some point it will go back up again for a while, if pregnant (but WHEN this happens seems a bit random). I could never tell if my cervix was closed or open!

For the pimples - I always have some (if not many)! My acne tends to get better around the time I ovulate, but for other women it's the opposite.

Probably the best thing to do, if you really want to know when you ovulate, is to try the OPKs this next cycle... I've never tried them, but then at least you know what's up! I did the BBT for a while, and found it a bit stressful. Better to not stress when you're TTC. Also - I know it's easier said than done, but don't obsess over every possible pregnancy sign in the first 2 weeks after O... it will drive you NUTS!!! Also, if sex every day is getting difficult, you can probably drop the frequency to every 2 days (I hear it yields about the same result, since sperm can live at least a couple days during a woman's fertile period).

You can try posting a new thread from scratch (not under acne), and maybe you'll get some more insightful responses!

Good luck!