EWCM at 5dpo?!? Ovulation day wrong??

[2sweetboys]

Why am I getting small bouts of EWCM today, at 5dpo???? Our one and only attempt was last Friday, the day of a positive OPK (although I dont think it was my first positive opk, as it was a barely positive....I cant really be certain, but I didnt opk test the day before)....and I had had lots EWCM for a couple of days, about 2 days before my positive OPK. Why am I getting it now? Should I assume I geared up to ovulate and didnt and try again? But then thats 2 attempts and no longer a one-attempt girl sway??
help please!!

[atomic sagebrush]

It's called the secondary estrogen surge. About midway during the 2WW your body releases a burst of estrogen that can cause some ovulation-type symptoms like EWCM, increased libido, etc. This burst of estrogen helps maintain the lining a little longer so any potential pregnancy has a chance to implant.

That having been said you should still attempt just in case O was delayed. YOu are far enough out from your previous attempt that it would still be one attempt, there is no risk to trying since you most likely did O already anyway, and even if you didn't, it's still gonna be one attempt.

[2sweetboys]

Thank you atomic! That totally makes sense. So theres no risk with DTD when an egg may be trying to implant, if I DID ovulate and everything went well? Im sorry if thats a silly question.
Id also love to know your opinion on what the strongest girl sway factor is?
Thank you!!

[atomic sagebrush]

No it's totally fine to have sex. No worries about that at all. If sex at that point of the cycle could prevent pregnancy the whole human race would have died out a long time ago because women often have a big boost in libido around then. :)

[atomic sagebrush]

There is no single strongest thing. But here are the things I think are actually working.

Best sway - LE Diet plus fiber, coffee, folic acid or folate, alcohol
Cardio exercise 60 min a day 6-7 days a week
One attempt
Clomid or Femara if you can get them

For DH - smoking and jogging/biking
maybe OLE, vegan/vegetarian diet, and soy milk/foods

That's it. All the rest of it I believe to be ineffective.