This rise in progesterone helps the fertilized egg implant into your uterus if conception occurs. However, this causes your cervical mucus to begin to dry up.
It may also have a runny, watery consistency. If a person experiences implantation bleeding, the cervical fluid may have a pink tinge. Implantation bleeding occurs 8–10 days after ovulation, when a fertilized egg attaches to the lining of the womb.
The mucus that you do see after ovulation, whether on your underwear or on your fingers, may look cloudy and feel sticky. If you're not pregnant at this stage of your cycle, then you will soon notice the return of drier cervical mucus — meaning you may see no mucus at all.
Post-ovulation (days 14–22): After ovulation, the body releases the hormone progesterone, which dries up cervical fluid. The discharge may look cloudy at first, then become thicker. Pre-period (days 22–28): As a period approaches, the discharge may have a glue-like consistency again.
An increase in vaginal discharge can be a sign of pregnancy. It is typically a thin clear, or milky white liquid.
Some women may notice symptoms as early as 5 DPO, although they won't know for certain that they are pregnant until much later. Early signs and symptoms include implantation bleeding or cramps, which can occur 5–6 days after the sperm fertilizes the egg. Other early symptoms include breast tenderness and mood changes.
Watery Discharge Before Period
Sometimes, it may be slightly yellow, white, or clear. In some cases, watery discharge before a period can be thinner or thicker. Before getting her period, a woman's discharge may look pink or brown. This is expected, and it is called “spotting.”
If you do not get pregnant, cervical mucus tends to decrease after ovulation and gradually become drier. The 1-2 days before a period are typically the driest of the cycle. If you notice a lot of discharge after ovulation, it could mean that you did not ovulate when you thought you did.
During pregnancy, increased pelvic blood flow also leads to an increased amount of discharge. This means there's no direct link between cervical fluid and pregnancy, and changes in discharge aren't a reliable way to detect pregnancy. The only way to confirm your pregnancy is to take a test.
About 11-14 days after implantation, a woman's hCG levels are high enough to start causing early pregnancy symptoms. Some of these might include fatigue, food cravings, darkening in the color of the nipples, or gastrointestinal changes. When a woman experiences these symptoms, a pregnancy test may show up positive.
When you're expecting, higher levels of the pregnancy hormone estrogen cause more blood to flow to your pelvic area. That increased blood flow stimulates the body's mucous membranes, which in turn causes the extra discharge.
After conception, a fertilized egg travels through your fallopian tubes to your uterus. The fertilized egg (called an embryo) implants (attaches) into the wall of your uterus. This triggers the placenta to form. Your placenta begins producing and releasing human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) into your blood and pee.
Symptoms of rising hCG levels can include fatigue, nausea/vomiting (aka morning sickness), dizziness or light-headedness, breast tenderness, and feeling emotionally sensitive.
Cervical Mucus
In addition to spotting, you may notice a milky white discharge coming from the vagina, another one of the pregnancy symptoms before missed period. Right after conception, the vaginal walls begin to thicken, and the elevated growth of these cells lining your vagina causes the white discharge.
Some pregnant people (but not all) see a small amount of brown or pink discharge or spotting at the very beginning of pregnancy, around the time their period is due. This may be a sign of implantation—when an embryo implants in the uterine lining, about 10 days after fertilization.
Frequent cold and cough
You become more prone to fever and cold soon after conception because your immune system comes down when the fertilized egg implants itself on the wall of the uterus.
Creamy white discharge after ovulation
This discharge is meant to help sperm reach the viable egg in your uterine tube. Once ovulation is over, vaginal discharge usually changes again. The phase immediately following ovulation is called the luteal phase of your cycle.