Kieron Folena

If you’re looking to conceive, tracking ovulation improves your odds of getting pregnant.

Some women find it difficult to track their menstrual cycle. Yet, monitoring your discharge can provide clues about your most fertile days. In most cases, your discharge will become egg white in appearance about 2 to 3 days before ovulation.

You might be able to detect ovulation by simply observing the consistency of your cervical mucus. If you can’t tell by looking at it, you can touch the discharge to test its consistency.

After washing your hands, gently place one finger inside of your vagina and gently remove a sample. Or, use toilet paper to retrieve a sample — wiping from front to back. Sometimes you’ll also find mucus on your underwear.

When cervical mucus is thin and stretchy, you’re most likely ovulating. Understand that being sexually aroused could dilute your cervical mucus, so don’t try to check consistency before or after intercourse.

Along with checking for egg white cervical mucus, other factors can help track ovulation, too. One of the easiest ways is to track your menstrual cycle, which will be easier if you have regular periods.

If your period comes like clockwork every four weeks or 28 days, you’re likely ovulating on day 14 of your cycle. So you may notice egg white cervical mucus between days 11 and 15 of your cycle.

If you don’t want to manually track your cycle, you can also use an ovulation predictor kit. You’ll urinate on a test stick (the same way you urinate on a pregnancy test). These kits are designed to detect the luteinizing hormone which your body releases 24 to 48 hours before ovulation.

You can also use these test kits if you have an irregular period. Just know that you’ll have to test more frequently throughout the month to narrow down your most fertile days.

You can also track ovulation by monitoring your basal body temperature. Body temperature increases by a few degrees right before ovulation.

Keep in mind that some medications and conditions can affect the quality of your cervical mucus. So even if you’re ovulating each month, producing too little mucus can make it difficult to conceive.

Medications that can decrease your amount of cervical mucus include:

You can also experience less cervical mucus due to age or hormonal imbalances.

Egg white cervical mucus differs from other types of vaginal discharge. Normal discharge is usually clear to white and watery to thick.

Follow these four home-advertising tips to get more eyes on your home.

By far, the most important thing you can do to market your home is to get it on your local multiple listing service (MLS). Once you’re on the MLS, your home automatically gets fed to hundreds or thousands of real estate listing websites, like realtor.com, Zillow and Trulia.

Since almost all buyers start their home search on the internet, getting on the MLS will make sure they can find you. It’s the first thing a real estate agent will do if you list with one, but you can get on the MLS by using a flat fee MLS company.

» MORE: How to Get Your Home on the MLS

Having a “For Sale” sign in front of your home is a tried and true method to advertise your home for sale. People out scouting neighborhoods for homes are looking for these signs.

“For Sale” signs are cheap and easy to install. You should have one in your yard.

» MORE: Why You Need a “For Sale” Sign

The buyer for your home may very well be a friend, or even a friend of a friend. Make sure your friends know your home is for sale by sharing your listing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and via email. Also be sure to ask your friends to share with their friends for additional exposure!

If you’re selling your home yourself, be sure to post your property on FSBO websites.

There are dozens of FSBO websites out there. Some of them are free, while other are paid (paid FSBO sites should also be able to get you on the MLS).

Check out our list of the best FSBO sites and pick which one fits your needs.

Selling FSBO is a tough process, but we know why sellers choose to do so — to save money. Selling FSBO cuts out the 2.5-3% on seller’s agent fees, which can be a substantial amount of money.

However, research has shown that FSBO sales typically sell for 5.5% less than agented homes. That’s like paying for two seller’s agents without any of the benefits.

We understand that traditional agent fees are too high for many sellers. That’s why we’ve partnered with Clever Real Estate. Clever is a discount brokerage that pre-negotiates low commission rates with top-performing agents located all around the country.

With Clever, you can match with an agent who will help sell your house for a 1.5% listing fee for homes over $350,000 (or $3,000 for homes below that amount). Clever is free to try and there’s no obligation to continue. If Clever can’t match you with an agent you love, you can go right back to selling FSBO, no strings attached.

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