Cervical Position before a BFP?

[DreaLynn]

I have been checking my cervix position the past month. This is my first cycle doing so. For the past 12 days I have had a lot of pregnancy symptoms. I am TTC and have heard that sometimes your body can trick you into thinking you are having symptoms but I never knew half of the things I've felt these past few days had anything to do with being pg so I don't think that's what is going on. However my cervix has been low and soft for awhile but today I noticed my it's now low and hard. Has anyone else's CP been low and hard before getting a BFP? I thought it was supposed to be high and soft but I've also heard it can be low and hard. I am getting really discouraged that I may not be pg like I thought. =/ I am about 12-13DPO, AF is due tomorrow or the next day. I was supposed to O on the 19th but didn't till the 20th so I assume AF will be off one day too.

 

[mrsparoline]

I've heard that at some point in early pregnancy the cervix is supposed to be low and firm-sounds like you're on a great track!

 

[Lovebug1821]

Good Luck to you!!! =)

How do you check the cervical position??? I've always wondered how to do that. I am due for AF in about 6 days, so i would like to check my CP. Thank you!

 

[bdawn8403]

They say the cp is supposed to be high, soft and closed during pregnancy. However, it is different for everybody and every pregnancy. It also has to go by what is normal for you sometimes. Since you don't know particularly what is your norm you can't go by this. There is no real definite symptom or sign unfortunately. Only waiting it out until AF or a BFP!

Good luck

@lovebug - to check your cervix, put your clean finger(s) (best to use your pointer finger or pointer and middle finger together) inside your vagina, feel around for your cervix. To check the cm do the same and use the two fingers, one on each side of the cervix, slightly push them together and pull out and check the cm.

 

[Lovebug1821]

bdawn8403- Thank you! I guess i gotta practice and get to know my Cervix. I've never checked it before.

 

[bdawn8403]

bdawn8403- Thank you! I guess i gotta practice and get to know my Cervix. I've never checked it before.

You're very welcome. It can take some time but the first step is not having the mindset that its "dirty" to check, when it is in no way. Just make sure to use clean fingers so no risk of infection

 

[tmr1234]

Good Luck to you!!! =)

How do you check the cervical position??? I've always wondered how to do that. I am due for AF in about 6 days, so i would like to check my CP. Thank you!

First, wash your hands very well. It’s vital that you don’t introduce any kind of infection into your reproductive system.

Find a comfortable position that will allow you to easily reach your cervix. That may be sitting on the toilet, putting one leg up on the edge of the bathtub or squatting. (sitting on the toilet has always worked best for me.)

If you think of your vagina as a hallway, your cervix is the other door at the very end. While your vagina has a sort of spongy feel that gives way easily to pressure, the cervix is like a firm, round dimple. Some say it feels like the tip of your nose when you’re not fertile and like the firmness of your lips when you are fertile — this is what you’re feeling for.

Reach your index or middle finger inside of your vagina, and slowly (don’t scratch yourself!) slide your finger in as far as you can reach, a sort of in and upward motion. If you’re not close to ovulation, you should find your cervix easily. If you are ovulating, your cervix may be higher in your body and more difficult to reach.

As ovulation approaches, the cervix moves higher up, becoming softer and less firm and opening more. High, soft and open is a possible indication of approaching ovulation: you should make time for sex if you want to get pregnant. Low, firm and closed is not a fertile sign, and you’re probably not ovulating yet. Once you get used to checking your cervical position, fertile signs become very easy to recognize, but it does take practice and time to learn. Be patient with yourself.

Don’t be afraid to touch your body! Some women feel like checking their cervical position violates some unwritten rule, as if there are parts of your body that belong to the domain of doctors only. Or they may be afraid of hurting themselves. (Just be gentle. If you’re worried, consider what goes on during sexual intercourse. Checking your cervix doesn’t come close to sex. You’re not going to hurt yourself.)

Don’t expect to understand what you’re feeling the first, second or even tenth time you try — -this is a skill that comes from practice and patience. Once you learn what the signs are by experiencing the changes in your cervix throughout a few cycles, though, you’ll be a pro.

 

[hopeforamirac]

cervix position changes so much all the time.
i remember in my last pregnancy my cervix was really low and had when i got my bfp