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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Experienced Tempers please help me with my BBT

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Newbiemg · 14/02/2022 12:17

Hello

I’ve started tracking BBT this cycle and Im not sure if my temps are showing that I’ve ovulated yet or not.

Im on CD15 today and I potentially had my peak OPK yesterday CD14 around 19:30.

I’ve been taking my temps at the same time every morning and my pre-ovulation temps have been ranging between 36.26 and 36.29.

This morning I had a slight rise to 36.31 so if I take my lowest temp that’s only a rise of 0.05.

I read that after ovulation you should see atleast a rise of 0.3 - 0.5.

I also didn’t have any ovulation cramps and last cycle I had really strong cramps.

So my question really is have I not ovulated yet?

That very small rise that I've had today I assume that I can’t count that as post ovulation or can I?

Thanks

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Newbiemg · 27/02/2022 10:31

@SamuraiPizzaCats ok thank you! I’m still learning and I keep over analysing I think. Every small dip I think that’s AF coming lol. I think I expected that my temps would keep going on an upwards slope but learning that’s not necessarily the case.

Thanks for the help

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SamuraiPizzaCats · 27/02/2022 10:02

Text book chart! Looks great! Some people don't get the implantation dip so wouldn't read in to that too much, environmental factors are always in the mix for temperature too - the overall pattern is what's important.

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Newbiemg · 27/02/2022 09:49

Me again lol. Do you think this little temp dip today means anything?

My temps have stayed pretty stable usually like 36.64, 36.66, 36.68 and then yesterday (10dpo) I had a very slight rise to 36.71 and then today (11dpo) a very slight dip to 36.62.

I’m assuming that’s not much of a dip but it looks like a dip on my chart so unsure if this means AF is on the way or if it looks more than it is.

I’m on CD28 today. Usually my cycles are around 30 days but I had a short cycle last month (26 days) and FF thinks I’m having a 31 day cycle this month which means AF due on Thursday.

I’m going to test tomorrow at 12dpo I think if I’m brave enough lol 🤞🏼

Experienced Tempers please help me with my BBT

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Newbiemg · 24/02/2022 08:45

@Decaffe Thank you and good luck to you too if you’re ttc 🤞🏼😊

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Decaffe · 24/02/2022 08:14

Just wanted to say it is so thoughtful of you to put the days as that really does help when checking old threads! Best of luck for this month

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Newbiemg · 24/02/2022 08:05

@Juno231 @Mrsbmama Thank you both 😊… learning as I go along. Appreciate your help ✨

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Juno231 · 24/02/2022 07:51

Implementation dips aren't really a thing - they're caused by a secondary oestrogen surge and are present in lots and lots of BFN charts too.

I second everything @Mrsbmama said, your chart looks great!

Mrsbmama · 24/02/2022 07:46

@Newbiemg

Another quick question my temps were very stable before ovulation and they seem to be stable again now after. I’m wondering if they should be rising more rather than staying flat or is this still ok? I did have that little dip on 5dpo and I had really bad cramps 6dpo but doesn’t seem a big enough dip to be implantation or anything. I take my temp at the same time every morning. Thanks

Stable temps = stable hormones 😇 your chart looks great. Let me just mention that each individual temp means absolutely nothing, it's just the overall pattern you want to show ovulation. A dip after O big or small won't show you implantation etc, so try not to look into that too much, sending lots of luck your way. Chart looks good 🙌🤞🏻

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Newbiemg · 24/02/2022 07:32

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Juno231 · 19/02/2022 07:56

@Newbiemg great stuff! Hope you have a positive outcome at the end of this TWW!

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Newbiemg · 19/02/2022 06:57

Last little update for now. FF confirmed I ovulated today and I got my crosshairs added to the chart yay. Attaching my chart. I will update whether I end up getting a bfp or bfn incase this thread is helpful to anyone.

Thanks for your replies. I appreciate it

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Tinkerbell098 · 18/02/2022 08:43

@Newbiemg that's a very clear temp shift. amazing. Yes, I didn't get the temp shift until 4 days after positive OPK. So it does happen.

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Newbiemg · 18/02/2022 07:23

Just another quick update as I know people search these threads who are going through similar and then sometimes there’s never the full answer there.

My temps stayed high today (yesterday 36.68 and today 36.66).

Still need to see what happens over the next few days but it’s looking like I ovulated on CD17.

My positive and peak opks were on CD14 and negative by CD15 but I seemed to have ovulated a whole 3 days after positive OPK and 2 days after they turned negative.

Chart attached

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Newbiemg · 17/02/2022 13:34

@Juno231 hopefully my temps stay up 🤞😊

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Juno231 · 17/02/2022 07:46

@Newbiemg excellent! That looks very promising! 🤞

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Newbiemg · 17/02/2022 07:02

A little update I got my temp rise this morning. Hopefully a good sign 🤞

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Juno231 · 16/02/2022 09:40

@Newbiemg ah I'm sorry! Some ladies get a big drop on ovulation day so let's hope this is it. And if not then don't despair, I'm sure another peak would be just behind the corner.

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Newbiemg · 16/02/2022 09:35

Charts attached from today. No idea why I’ve had that big dip and no rise

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Newbiemg · 16/02/2022 08:33

@Juno231 I had a big temp drop today so I’m confused. Positive opk was Sunday night. I’m still doing opks incase I get another surge and still going to temp but I was hoping for a rise today and I got the opposite.

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Juno231 · 16/02/2022 08:24

@Newbiemg the chart from yesterday certainly hasn't had a temp rise yet - what was your temp today?

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Newbiemg · 15/02/2022 19:20

@Juno231 @Tinkerbell098 Thank you both

Attached my charts as it may shed some more light. I will keep taking my temps over the next few days and hope for the best then🤞

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Juno231 · 15/02/2022 15:47

It's normal for ovulation to occur up to two days after peak so today could be ovulation day.

Your opks being strong today doesn't mean anything, potential ovulation is measured from the first peak - even if the peak lasts 2-3 days.

If your temp doesn't rise tomorrow it's possible it was a false alarm and you'll ovulate after your next LH peak (you can have more than one in a cycle, it's always the last one that counts)

Tinkerbell098 · 15/02/2022 14:49

@Newbiemg yes, it is possible you didn't ovulate until late yesterday/this morning even. Some get a dip in BBT just before ovulation, but I haven't seen this in my charts. I would temp the next few days and hopefully you'll see a definite shift. As I mentioned, I didn't get this shift until about 4 days after I had my peak OPK.

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Newbiemg · 15/02/2022 10:03

@Tinkerbell098 @mylion Thank you both too!

My temp still didn’t rise this morning

But last night at around 11pm I was still getting strong lines on my opks. They were negative but strong. This morning at around 09:30am my opks dropped right down and now my lines are very faint.

I also had some ovulation pains last night and a small amount of ewcm around 11pm (I don’t usually get much cm so a small amount for me is a lot).

Based on that would you say it’s possible that I ovulated lastnight?

That would mean- Peak OPK on Sunday evening (around 19:30), Ovulation Monday night (around 23:00).

No temp rise today (Tuesday) but perhaps a temp rise will come tomorrow (Wednesday).

Does this sound possible?

just putting the days for any future readers to make it it easier.

attached my OPK from last night 11pm and from this morning 9:30am.

Appreciate your help

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mylion · 14/02/2022 14:55

@Newbiemg it can take anything from 12-48 hours after peak OPK to ov & then a further 24-48 hours to see a temp rise, once you see your rise you'll figure out how long it takes for you to ov following +OPK, it's different for everyone & the first cycle of BBT there's a lot to figure out with your body, so don't panic 😊

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