TMI CM Question

[teachermomtobe]

EWCM is much stretchier than semen. I still have a hard time telling the difference too but that tip helps me.

[♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪]

I'm awful at all things CM because nothing ever makes sense for me, but I thought I remembered reading on here that semen will seep through underwear (ETA...or toilet paper....awkward) more easily than EWCM. Can anyone confirm that? Am I crazy?

[ceejay]

The two tips I always remember are 1) EWCM is supposed to be stretchier than semen and should stretch an inch or more without breaking. Semen will stretch a little bit and then break. 2) Semen should absorb into toilet paper while EWCM will kind of sit on top of it without absorbing.

[lilsneezy]

Dec 22, 2015 17:55:30 GMT -5 ceejay said:

The two tips I always remember are 1) EWCM is supposed to be stretchier than semen and should stretch an inch or more without breaking. Semen will stretch a little bit and then break. 2) Semen should absorb into toilet paper while EWCM will kind of sit on top of it without absorbing.

This. Semen will dissolve/break down in water. CM does not. 

[♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪]

Dec 22, 2015 18:13:57 GMT -5 ugaqueencity said:

Dec 22, 2015 17:55:30 GMT -5 ceejay said:

The two tips I always remember are 1) EWCM is supposed to be stretchier than semen and should stretch an inch or more without breaking. Semen will stretch a little bit and then break. 2) Semen should absorb into toilet paper while EWCM will kind of sit on top of it without absorbing.

I don't think I knew this trick! Hopefully this means I can stop spending thirty minutes in the bathroom analyzing just how stretchy it is

You mean you have better things to do??

[Carrot]

I love this thread. All of it.

[Carrot]

Dec 22, 2015 18:18:25 GMT -5 ugaqueencity said:

Dec 22, 2015 18:16:04 GMT -5 ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ said:

You mean you have better things to do??

Besides coming here to tell all y'all about my findings? Nope! But it does get a little awkward in some places. Like Target

Or, at work. No guys, I swear I wasn't in the bathroom pooping for 30 minutes. I was trying to decipher my cervical mucus. It's okay. That's not weird!

[RajahMD]

Dec 22, 2015 18:36:35 GMT -5 Carrot said:

Dec 22, 2015 18:18:25 GMT -5 ugaqueencity said:

Besides coming here to tell all y'all about my findings? Nope! But it does get a little awkward in some places. Like Target

Or, at work. No guys, I swear I wasn't in the bathroom pooping for 30 minutes. I was trying to decipher my cervical mucus. It's okay. That's not weird!

I may or may not purposely use private bathrooms in lieu of stall bathrooms so that I can check my CM at work without having to worry about sticky fingers and stall doors afterwards.

[Carrot]

Dec 22, 2015 19:13:01 GMT -5 RajahMD said:

Dec 22, 2015 18:36:35 GMT -5 Carrot said:

Or, at work. No guys, I swear I wasn't in the bathroom pooping for 30 minutes. I was trying to decipher my cervical mucus. It's okay. That's not weird!

I may or may not purposely use private bathrooms in lieu of stall bathrooms so that I can check my CM at work without having to worry about sticky fingers and stall doors afterwards.

HAH! Deddddd.

[notagoddess]

I know all of these ways to distinguish the two, but I still don't feel confident in my ability to do it.

[dashook]

ugaqueencity, if you don't mind me piggybacking on your thread, I would also like to know how long after HIO is the leftover sperm an issue? Like for example if we did it Sunday night could there still be some there to confuse me on Tuesday morning?

P.S.-I am the worst at CM.

[requiressnacks]

I have found its really easy to identify the true EWCM if you use the two finger method. It's SO much stretchier than semen. Good luck!!

[thelittleredm]

I honestly don't bother marking CM the day after sex. I'm not good at telling the difference so I've stopped bothering to try.

[ironbaby]

Dec 22, 2015 20:45:49 GMT -5 dashook said:

ugaqueencity , if you don't mind me piggybacking on your thread, I would also like to know how long after HIO is the leftover sperm an issue? Like for example if we did it Sunday night could there still be some there to confuse me on Tuesday morning?

P.S.-I am the worst at CM.

I am generally able to tell as early as the next morning. We usually have sex just before bed (10pm?), then I check everything at 10am the next day. It's been pretty clear for me. Just my two cents.

[ladytiffany24]

I too am the worst at CM. I also still feel like I cannot successfully tell the difference between creamy and sticky. And I think I know what watery looks like? But not really. So I feel you! Oddly enough, the only one I'm pretty confident with is EWCM.

[ohinvrtedworld]

Dec 23, 2015 9:47:08 GMT -5 ladytiffany24 said:

I too am the worst at CM. I also still feel like I cannot successfully tell the difference between creamy and sticky. And I think I know what watery looks like? But not really. So I feel you! Oddly enough, the only one I'm pretty confident with is EWCM.

Same. I don't bother with tracking anything but EWCM because I can't tell and because I feel like it doesn't tell me anything.