hi debb,
This was initially thought with me too. I do have the midriff weight gain and skin tags. Ironically like you i was having the temp rises in the middle of my very long cycles and i was using maybe baby and it also indicated i was ovulating. After laparotomy though it was discovered not only was i not ovulating but i havent in years so i am also not sure how your body can play mean tricks on us. I did two cycles of clomid and no result so i am now seeing a fs and he is the ants pants and very thorough and proactive; i shouldnt have waisted my time with the other guy...lol. This fs is unreal. He really puts me at ease and helps me relax. I now understand what and when and why my body is doing what it is doing. And i also understand and can identify what fertile cm is.ewwwww.
Anyway i'm on injections now to force my body to co operate. They are a walk in the park and i was so terrified of doing them myself. I was such a woos. Anyway the moral of the story is go see a fs-they are experts and will give you definite anwers and you won't need to guess what your body is doing?Wishing you every success on your quest for answers.

Pauline