Temperatures

[20094me]

Hi,

I have been charting temparture for 4 odd months and have some questions...

However... I went off pill in December and still haven't had period so body could be doing weird things!

1. For the entire last week I have had 0.3 or 0.4 lower temps than normal and twice it has dipped by about 0.7 but I do an ovulation pee test and it doesn't indicate ovulation - except for very faint line (although the temp has never risen above the lower than normal average either). Does the temperature ever dip low for that long?

2. I just have a regular digital themometer and test at same time each morning when I wake up. I thought this was testing BBTemp but then have seen specific BBT themometers in the store - do I need a special themometer or is this just a marketing angle?

3. My temperature is not always the same each morning. 36.3 or 36.4 is normal but it does fluctuate a bit either side of this. Is this norrmal?

Thanks!

[tk1999]

I charted for my first month using a thermometer that only went to 1 decimal place - I deemed the first cycle annovulatory because I couldn't detect ovulation (OPKs don't work for me because I have PCOS), however, in the second month I changed to a 2 decimal place thermometer and noticed a huge difference. I was able to detect ovulation and fell pg that cycle (am currently 18 weeks pg).

I would definitely invest in a 2 decimal place thermometer if you can... you will notice so many differences in your charts - often it is the miniscul differences (like the 0.02 changes) that really help pinpoint ovulation etc.

best of luck with your TTC journey

[redlady]

Hello,

Can I ask a question re temperatures and ovulation.

Does your temperature rise or dip when ovulation occurs? I am charting this because my GP told us to but he didnt tell us what to look for.

bye for now
Redlady

[tk1999]

Redlady, google fertility friend - it is a charting website and explains the pattern you need to watch out for. It is a free site.

Also, your signature doesn't currently meet the forum guidelines, you might want to read up on them and change it to adhere to the guidelines. Guidelines are below

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[redlady]

Hello I read the signature rules again and I didn't think I was signaturing wrong. All I could figure was that its too big. So I made it smaller.

[tk1999]

It was more the centered text that was against the guidelines. All signatures need to be formatted to the left.

Did you look up Fertility Friend (FF) - it really is such a great resource for those getting into temping. Because it does a lot of the interpretation for you. I am in no way a FF expert but I did chart for 2 months prior to my current (and first) pg and I have long cycles so it was a while of charting so am happy to try to answer any questions if I am able to