One of the best ways to maximize your chances of getting pregnant is knowing exactly in your cycle when you ovulate. Don’t just assume that you ovulate on Day 14 as many people think, because this day is just an average day and it’s very possible that you may actually ovulate earlier or later than this.

Another misconception about determining your ovulation day is counting fourteen days back from the end of your cycle, so you if have a 30 day cycle then your supposed ovulation day would be sixteen: 30-14=16.

The only true way to know your real ovulation day is to either monitor your basal body temperature each day and look for the rise in temperature that occurs after the egg is released, or to use prediction kits such as ovulation tests that detect hormones in the urine, or using saliva monitors like Maybe Baby.