BBT Chart — should it be dropping 3dpo?

[Ashworth90]

Good Morning,

This is my first proper month charting religiously and at the same time each morning. Should I be concerned that my temp is slowly declining post ovulation? It’s not below the cover line yet, but it’s getting there. Any interpretation or opinions gratefully received xx

Also my first month temping so no help to you whatsoever, hopefully this will bump it up for you,I'm interested to see what others have to say, good luck! 😊

I would wait for a few more days temps but you need at least 3 high temps to confirm ovulation. It's likely that you didn't ovulate this cycle although best to wait and see what the rest of the week is like. It may well be that you haven't ovulated yet, keep testing with OPKs as it's really common to get 2 surges (I've had it twice) and you ovulate on the 2nd surge

@Lily2020 thank you! And good luck with your temping !

@Beau20 ah! Thank you very much. I’m glad I asked now because I just assumed that as I had three temps over the cover line that they would just be considered high and I had ovulated. I didn’t think any different. I will definitely carry on with my OPKs then. Thank you!

I'm not sure anyone should be telling someone they probably haven't ovulated this cycle tbh. Unless they have access to blood tests.

your temp today doesn't drop below cover line so it is still raised. It won't always increase and it isn't supposed to. It is just supposed to be higher than before ovulation.

@kirinm thank you very much for your reply. Fingers crossed for tomorrow then that it stays above the cover line. Hopefully by next month I will be better at charting and can hopefully start to pick up a pattern. This perhaps could be my ovulation pattern as I agree they are still raised temps albeit declining slightly! Thank you!

@kirinm I never said she hadn't ovulated I just said (and tried to be helpful) that maybe she hadn't ovulated YET. And to keep using OPKs. Most places (including) will tell you that you need to have 3 consecutive temps between 0.3 to 0.5 of a degree higher than pre temps.

That was meant to say including GPS

You said it's likely she didn't ovulate this cycle but best to wait and see. Not 'yet'.

@kirinm read the rest of that post will you 😴😴

It may well be that you haven't ovulated yet, keep testing with OPKs as it's really common to get 2 surges (I've had it twice) and you ovulate on the 2nd surge

@Beau20 this was confusing me also! If you're going to pull someone up then make sure you actually read what they allegedly put 🤣

@Lily2020 I know Jesus! I admit I didn't exactly word the whole post very well but what I meant was that there is a possibly that ovulation hadn't happened yet and to see what the temps play out over the next few days... 🤷🏼‍♀️

Anovulatory cycles are very common once in a while. I've had one, it's not an issue if it was the case. And on the other hand temps can't always be accurate.

I just wanted to say thank you for all your posts yesterday and I apologise as I didn’t mean to cause any conflict. I have just done today’s temp and I am pleased to see it has shot up! I have been googling and I am thinking this could be what they call ‘a fallback rise’? Fingers crossed next month will help me start to learn a more noticeable pattern, so I don’t have to ask questions

As long as they stay above the cover line then you've probs ovulated. I used to use cheapo ovulation tests to be double sure when it was.

@Ashworth90 don't be silly, not your fault some people have to come here and nit-pick before reading a full post. Your coverline seems quite high, your average pre-OV temps are around 36.45 so the rise you have is well above. Good luck! X

Good Morning! Just thought I would pop on with an updated calendar a few days later. It is looking pretty good at the moment with another slight rise this morning at 6DPO.

That's great @Ashworth90 keep the updates coming please! I'm weirdly addicted to looking at bbt charts at the minute 😂

9dpo today... that temp is still rising! Anyone share any insight on a triphasic pattern chart? Would you consider mine to be heading into that pattern? I see three temp rises which is why I thought it could be? 😊

I don’t know where I got 9dpo from... sorry 😂 it’s 8dpo!

That looks really promising 😁🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

Took a big dip in temp this morning, but at 9dpo could this be an implantation dip? 🤔 fingers crossed we might go back up again tomorrow! Had some low cramping the last three days and I have noticed quite prominent blue veins all over my boobs in the last 24 hours!

@Ashworth90 how was it this morning?

@Lily2020 sorry I forgot to update this morning. I am really, really trying not to get my hopes up too much, but I had an increase this morning after yesterday’s dip 🤞🏻 I did an IC and can see something but second guessing whether it’s an indent / evap, so trying again tomorrow morning to see if it’s stronger!

@Ashworth90 oh wow really!!! I'm excited for you 😁
I know it's so hard to tell if the lines not obvious when you test so early on but I can't help myself!! I had a line on an FR at 11 dpo last month & stupidly got excited then every one after that was a bfn 🙄 also showed my hubby which was a mistake as now he's very against testing before af 😂

Fingers crossed for you, all the signs are good! 🤞🏽

@Lily2020 oh man... that makes me nervous 😂🙈 my temp went up this morning and so I did another IC and it seemed darker. I caved and did a FRER... I had a BFP! 🎉 but I’m 11dpo and so now I’m just hoping it sticks 🤞🏻

Oh wow!! Congratulations 🥳 Let's see it!!
Such exciting news 😁