We all have different bodies, and not everyone will produce pregnancy discharge. In fact, every pregnancy is different, and the amount of mucus your cervix produces depends on a whole range of factors.
Can you be dry in early pregnancy? Pregnancy can affect your hormones, which in turn can affect how moist or dry your vagina is. In pregnancy, there is a decrease in the hormone called estrogen, which may cause vaginal dryness. Also, your libido may change during pregnancy, which can affect vaginal lubrication.
Your discharge has dried up
Since we're not fertile in the days directly before we get our period, there should be very little or no discharge to see. Even after your period has ended, it will likely be a few days before discharge is visible.
A lack of discharge or lubrication can also be a sign of an infection such as BV, a yeast infection or an STI and you may not have any other symptoms to suggest this.
It's important to note that cervical mucus consistency itself is not a reliable way to determine whether or not you're pregnant. To confirm pregnancy, you really do need a reliable home pregnancy test or to get a test from your doctor.
For example, some women experience vaginal dryness for a variety of reasons. They may never see more than creamy cervical mucus. This may lead them to think they aren't fertile when they are. However, it is possible to ovulate and not ever see egg-white cervical mucus.
Almost immediately after conception, your vagina's walls start to thicken, which can cause a white, milky discharge that may continue throughout your pregnancy. The discharge is typically harmless. If the discharge is accompanied by a smell or a burning or itching sensation, contact your physician immediately.
Right after your period, you usually have 3-4 days without mucus and discharge. These are called “dry days,” and they may be safe days if your cycle is long.
After ovulation, your cervical mucus thickens or dries up, then you eventually get your period. However, if you conceived at ovulation, you may still produce some cervical mucus. This can indicate to some women that they might have conceived. In other cases, implantation bleeding occurs.
Having a lack of cervical mucus: Right before and during ovulation, you usually have the most vaginal discharge called cervical mucus. It usually looks like raw egg whites. If you don't have this discharge, you may be experiencing anovulation.
Your most fertile day, and the day you are most likely to ovulate on, is the last day of egg-white cervical mucus. You can also track your ovulation hormone using at-home ovulation tests (sometimes called an ovulation predictor kit, or OPK).
Discharge is a normal part of the menstrual cycle. It may appear before a period, but the 1-2 days before a period begins are typically the driest of the cycle. White discharge can be common, or it can be a sign of a yeast infection or other issue.
If your menstrual cycle lasts 28 days and your period arrives like clockwork, it's likely that you'll ovulate on day 14. That's halfway through your cycle. Your fertile window begins on day 10. You're more likely to get pregnant if you have sex at least every other day between days 10 and 14 of a 28-day cycle.
In early pregnancy, a bigger belly or feeling of tightness is probably due to digestive changes. As your uterus takes up more room in your pelvis, it's pushing your intestines upward. In addition, hormonal changes are slowing your digestion, leading to increased gas and constipation.
Key Takeaways. While rare, you can be pregnant with no symptoms besides a missed period. People most likely to experience pregnancy with no symptoms are those with irregular periods who might not notice a late or absent period.
That doesn't necessarily mean you have a fertility problem, but it could signal one. It is possible to get pregnant and never get the so-called "ideal" egg white cervical mucus.
Again, some women have had positive urine tests as early as 2 to 3 days after implantation and others have had to wait up to a few weeks. It all depends on pregnancy hormone levels and how fast your body produces them.
If pregnant, a urine pregnancy test is not expected to be positive until 3-4 days after the implantation (at the very earliest) is done, which is about 10 days after ovulation/fertilization and also 4 days before the next period.
After implantation, production of hCG starts from cells in the developing placenta (tissue that will feed the fetus). Trace levels of hCG can be detected as early as eight days after ovulation. That means you could get positive results several days before you expect your period to start.
If a person notices a change in their cervical fluid immediately after ovulation, the cause may be something other than pregnancy. And if there is no change, this does not necessarily mean that the person is not pregnant. The simplest way to check for pregnancy is to use a home testing kit after the next missed period.