Fertile Window x Sleep Rhythm: Double Your Monthly Odds

November 09, 2025

Code to Conception

Daily micro-protocols for the 90-day miracle window

Day 30 of 90

| November 9, 2025 |

🔬 Pre-Bump Biology  

Your monthly “yes/no” on conception hinges on two clocks: the six-day fertile window and your sleep/circadian rhythm. Estrogen-shaped cervical mucus can shelter sperm for ~5 days, while the egg lasts ~24 hours. Meanwhile, consistent, earlier sleep timing elevates monthly fecundability. Nail both, and you multiply the odds that viable sperm meet a ready egg.

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🧬 Protocol Drop  

Today’s Allopathic Protocol:
From cycle day 8, test urine LH once daily, then twice daily at ~10:00 and ~20:00 as the line darkens. Have intercourse every 24–48 hours on any day with peak “egg-white” mucus and on the first LH-positive day and the day after. Skip NSAIDs 48h before through ovulation and use sperm-safe lubricant only.

Today’s Holistic Protocol:
Lock a fixed sleep window for 90 days: lights-out by ≤23:30, 7.5–8.5 h/night, plus 30–45 min of 10,000-lux bright light within 60 min of waking. Keep caffeine ≤200 mg and none after noon. This combo advances circadian phase and is linked to higher monthly fecundability.

👉 Read the summary on the six-day fertile window.
👉 Read the summary on sleep regularity for fecundability.

📚 Glossary Pop  

Fecundability: The chance of getting pregnant in a single menstrual cycle. When you see “FR 1.18,” it means an 18% higher per-cycle chance compared with the reference group—small changes, big cumulative impact across months.

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Want to learn more?

Johnson, S., et al. (2020). Increased likelihood of pregnancy using an app-connected ovulation test system: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Women’s Health, 29(1), 84–90. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2019.7850

Johnson, S., et al. (2022). Increased chance of live birth following use of a connected ovulation test system. Women’s Health Reports, 3(1), 60–66. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2021.0102

Wilcox, A. J., Weinberg, C. R., & Baird, D. D. (1995). Timing of sexual intercourse in relation to ovulation. New England Journal of Medicine, 333(23), 1517–1521. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199512073332301

Zhang, Y., et al. (2025). Sleep behaviors and time-to-pregnancy: Results from a Guangzhou City cohort. Reproductive Health, 22, 106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02106-x