I feel atrocious not knowing this, but I guess that has something to do with inexperience (or a poor constructed health class in high school).
I started my period on December 9th in the very early hours of the morning. My period before that one started on November 11th, and the one before that started on October 17th. I generally bleed for a few days, stop almost completely for one, then start up again for another day or so.
I'm planning on having sex first the first time this coming Thursday, December 18th. One of the last things I want in my life right now is to get pregnant. My boyfriend feels the same. He has brand new condoms that we will be using, but I am currently not on any kind of birth control.
My question is...how does one determine when they are most fertile? It's ovulation, right? I don't know how to tell when I would be more likely to get pregnant. If we use a condom and make sure nothing goes wrong, how good are my chances of not becoming pregnant if I'm ovulating at the time?
Any advice is appreciated!!
I started my period on December 9th in the very early hours of the morning. My period before that one started on November 11th, and the one before that started on October 17th. I generally bleed for a few days, stop almost completely for one, then start up again for another day or so.
I'm planning on having sex first the first time this coming Thursday, December 18th. One of the last things I want in my life right now is to get pregnant. My boyfriend feels the same. He has brand new condoms that we will be using, but I am currently not on any kind of birth control.
My question is...how does one determine when they are most fertile? It's ovulation, right? I don't know how to tell when I would be more likely to get pregnant. If we use a condom and make sure nothing goes wrong, how good are my chances of not becoming pregnant if I'm ovulating at the time?
Any advice is appreciated!!