Sorry if this has been asked a million times!! Cervix open or closed?! TMI WARNING !!

[gem1985x]

Hey everyone ,

So ive been temping and checking my CM every day . I can feel the differences in my cervix through my cycle as in soft , hard ect . but im struggling with the open/closed bit!! lol

I normally check my cervix on the loo ( i have really short short finger nails) the very tip of my finger can go into the wee dimple/opening. Does this mean its open - cos if it does its pretty much open most of the time . Or is it closed and I would be able to insert more of my finger tip into it .

I feel so embarrassed asking this!!

any help will be greatly recieved!!

kisses and hugs to all!!

 

[michelleann]

Gem, i have just plucked this from the internet i hope it helps... it helped me

During the beginning of the cycle, the menstrual bleeding, the cervix is normally low and hard and slightly open to allow the blood flow out. It feels like the tip of your nose. I normally don’t check it during menstruation, simply because of the mess. After the bleeding stops the cervix remains low and hard and the os - the opening to the uterus - remains closed. This will change the closer to ovulation you approach. The cervix rises up to the top of the vagina and becomes softer and softer. At the height of ovulation the cervix feels more like your lips than your nose and the os are open to allow sperm to enter in. Sometimes the cervix seems to disappear - which, of course, it has simply become so soft it blends in with the vagina walls and rises so high that the finger cannot touch it. This is known as SHOW - soft, high, open and wet

 

[gem1985x]

Thanks . Just still a bit confused about the open and closed bit should I be able to feel the opening when it's closed or not at all . This ttc malarcky is hard work lol

 

[keyahopes]

I sometimes use a small mirror to check and it gives a better idea if its open or close