Charting Confusion

I have started charting. Not to get pregnant, but just to work out my cycle after many years on the pill. Was excited that my second cycle was 29 days (first was 40ish), and now temping my 3rd cycle post pill.

How do you use temperature to predict ovulation? I have been reading the FF-Charting your way to conception lessons, and had a look at some of the charts in the Stickies at top of Charting your Cycle but just don't get it.

does the temp dip day before ovulation, day of O or after? And then what does it do (if you not pregnant?

thanks

You get a temp rise the day after ovulation, after 3 days of temps rises FF should pick it up and mark it on your chart.

Not sure if you read this in the Q's and A's but it might help you understand :D

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How much does my temperature have to rise to indicate ovulation?

In most cases, you are able to see a biphasic pattern on your chart after ovulation has taken place. That is, you will have lower pre-ovulation temperatures and higher post-ovulation temperatures. Your temperature may rise slowly in increments, or quickly, or it may even rise and fall slightly over several days. The rise in temperature is usually about 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 0.2 degrees Celsius, but the rise may be as slight as 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit or 0.1 degrees Celsius or even less in some cases. Great variability is possible.

More important than the value of the rise, is the overall pattern of the chart. Fertility Friend helps you determine ovulation based on the pattern of the chart and all fertility signs. Because there are no standard rules that can apply to everyone, Fertility Friend has been tuned and trained to recognize a wide range of ovulation patterns on your chart, based on all your signs.

Thanks DD

i think i'm almost there then.