Cervical position and ovulation

You may want to check the position of your cervix to help you tell when you are ovulating and when your chances for getting pregnant are best. Not all women are comfortable with this. Some women have a difficult time feeling their cervix. To find your cervix you may want to be in a squatting position. Some women find it easier to have one foot on a stool. Insert one or two fingers into your vagina and push them towards the back. At one point, you will reach a spot that feels firmer than the rest of your vagina. Your cervix may feel soft like your lips or firm like the tip of your nose and you may notice it feeling more open or closed. Find a comfortable position to check your cervix and use the same position each time you check for ovulation. If you use a different position, you will not be able to compare the position of your cervix accurately. It may take you a cycle or two to determine when your cervix is softest, firmest, highest, or lowest, and to help you determine when you are ovulating and when it’s the best time to get pregnant.
Right after menstruation, your cervix will be low and easier for you to reach, and it will feel firmer and closed. During ovulation, your cervix will be higher and more difficult to reach, but it will also feel soft, wet and you may notice it feeling more open.

If you have given birth before your cervix may feel more open than someone who has never given birth. After ovulation, your cervix normally returns to a firmer, lower position, as it was at the beginning.

All these tips should help you determine when you have the best chances of getting pregnant.