Impatient Woman has questions

**gaildc** · February 15th, 2008, 09:48 AM

Good morning!

I am an old member who has not been around for a long time. I wanted an October 2008 baby, and this is the month for me.

I realise I sound a bit silly when so many ladies TTC for a long time, but I have been lucky enough to fall pregnant in a short time frame. This is the exact cycle I want to fall pregnant and I am getting so caught up in wanting this BFP.

I just wanted to ask a question that is eating at me. My temps have been up since ovulation, but this morning dropped low (I think I am roughly 7 DPO). My first thought (without a lot of knowledge of temping and so forth) was that I am not pregnant cause it shouldn't drop.

I have been reading the threads in Charting Your Cycle and am now wondering if it perhaps could have been an implantation type dip or a bad (for lack of a better word) temp reading. I was up during the night 12.30am to 2pm with my daughter. Wasn't sure if I could get a bad reading from that, or if it is too early for an implantation dip.

Your thoughts would be appreciated. I am not a patient person and waiting to do the test is awful. I am trying not to get my hopes up, cause I want it so bad! Plus I feel a little anal. Can I say that word? Ooops.

Thanks!
Gaildc

**bettyboop** · February 15th, 2008, 09:55 AM

sounds like implantation dip, fingers crossed

**Tobily** · February 15th, 2008, 11:33 AM

It's about the right time for an implantation dip.
Disturbances during the night will affect your temps but they will usually cause the temp to be up a bit, not to dip.
Implantation occurs most often between 6-10dpo so you'd be right in the timeframe.
Good luck for your October bub! Libran's rock

(DS and I are both Librans so I'm a bit biased

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**gaildc** · February 15th, 2008, 12:32 PM

thank you for your replies! I am loving the idea of the implantation dip, so I will keep my fingers crossed also. Will see what happens tomorrow and so on.
Please come to us little October baby!

**SamiH** · February 16th, 2008, 07:02 PM

hi gail

Was it a big dip? I agree could definitely be an implantation dip - post the next couple of days and let us know - your temp should go back up and hover around there if AF is not coming.

Sounds like you might just scrape in for an october baby

Good luck

**gaildc** · February 17th, 2008, 08:33 PM

Yesterday the temp was still around the 35.x (can't recall and didn't write it down cause I was upset/cross). I didn't check my temp this morning, I think I have mostly given up. With two days of low temps I am guessing that we won't be having an October baby.

If we were successful, it would be October as I have my babies a little early. I have been so tired and have little oomph in me to hold much hope. I will get over my little slump in mood and then move on again.

Good luck and best wishes to SamiH, Tobily and bettyboop.
Enjoy your week.

**gaildc** · February 25th, 2008, 04:26 PM

An update - it must have been all good. I am pregnant!

I stopped taking temps and forgot about it as I had resigned myself to not being pregnant. I had a tiny bleed then nothing. I realised that nothing lasted a week and I normally would have AF. I thought I would take my temp this morning and if it was above 36 I would do a HPT.

I couldn't sleep as I was so excited, and did the test at 2am. Positive result came up quite fast and I am already booked into my obstetrician. I love my guy and didn't want to miss out.

Anyhoo, I am very happy and thought I would let you know and thanks for the advice before.