Do All Women Ovulate 14 Days After Their Period Even If They Are Irregular?
No, they don’t. If trying to conceive a baby, you should assume that you ovulate 2 weeks before your expected period. If periods are so irregular that you can’t predict when the next one will start, the best strategy for conceiving is to have sex every 4 days from about day 7 of your cycle. And if your periods are really that irregular, you might want to consider a small daily dose of Vitamin B6 to help stabilise them, or talking to a doctor to verify that you’re ovulating at all. ALSO, Many doctors prefer to assume ovulation 2 weeks into the cycle, regardless of the woman’s historical pattern. It’s drilled into the heads of midwives and obstetricians that babies being born more than 2 weeks past estimated due date are at extremely high risk of stillbirth… therefore, the sooner born the better, really, in many doctors’ minds. In fact, the risk of still birth between 42-43 weeks of pregnancy is only about double that before 42 weeks pregnant — and the risk before 42 weeks is extremel
