QUESTION

Dear Midwife,
I have been trying to conceive for 6 months with no luck yet. I have read about checking cervical mucus to determine ovulation and have been trying this for the last 3 months but I have never seen this egg white discharge that I have read should occur at ovulation. Does this mean that I am not ovulating? Is it normal for all women to have this mucus? I normally have very little mucus at all for most of my cycle with a little creamy discharge for one or two days before my period starts. My period is always regular every 28 days.

QUESTION

Dear Midwife,
Hello! My name is Dana. I am 24 years old and have been married for 2 years. Last September (2002), my husband and I decided to start trying to have a baby. I stopped taking my birth control bills with about 7 active pills left to go in the pack. At the end of October, I weighed approximately 145 pounds. I am about 125 now, which is what I weighed before I started taking the pill.

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