BBT

[Rmd123]

Hi guys, I'm new to BBT but get the idea of how it works. There's a drop at ovulation followed by 3 consistent rises after. Myself and DH are TTC #1

I'm going to attach a pic of mine. I use a BBT thermometer and I do it orally. My temp was a bit higher today could be na use I didn't sleep well. My temperature dipped on the morning of the second which seemed earlier for ovulation as I got my 'Peak' fertility on the morning of the 3rd which is a day after the temp dip. Could I have ovulated that night and maybe waited too long to do an OPK? I did one that morning which was high fertility so I'm thinking if I did one that afternoon it could have been Peak and then 12 hours later ovulation occurred maybe?

I take my temp roughly same time everyday don't move before I do. The 30th and 31st took it later at 10 am as opposed to 8:30 when I usually take it. Yesterday morning I woke up around 7am to pee then went back to sleep til 8:30 so I think that's where the slight decrease came from. Any points/tips would be great! Thanks 😀

Forgot to add pic!

Hello! Your temp today was taken later than normal which can really affect the temp. On average it adds an extra 0.5C per half hour so it's best you Google a bbt adjuster and adjust this particular one as it's a crucial temp to determine ovulation.

Once adjusted - if it's still a big jump then I'm pretty sure you ovulated yesterday. You don't have a temp rise before then and it aligns both with a dip and the peak opks (bear in mind not all ladies get dips every time!).

Remember you're looking for three consecutive temps higher than the previous six. This doesn't happen after your suggested ovulation day of cd14 :)

@Juno231 thank you for the info! So I went onto an adjuster for today so it said it should be 36.70 instead of 36.78 I'll upload pics. I'll check it in morning and see and update too.

Do the days leading up to ovulation seem ok? X

@Juno231 this is it adjusted each day after the 3rd, still slight dip on the 5th but very minimal what do u think?

I'd certainly say the 5th looks like ovulation! No dip needed, it's just a bonus marker to spot sometimes.

It means you got to BD at O-2 and O-4 which is good. O-2 is peak fertility 👌

@Juno231 ok brill that makes me feel better! Are you TTC at the moment? Nice to have other people in the same boat x

Had a slight dip in temperature today.. would that suggest I didn't ovulate?

@Rmd123 sorry I missed your previous post - MN has stopped sending me notifications for some reason! Yes I'm TTC as well, I'm a week away from cycle 15.

I wouldn't worry about the dip as it's above the cover line - I would however have expected it at 2DPO where a fallback rise is common. I notice your 1DPO temp was taken later than usual though, how much later was it as that may be skewing the chart?

@Juno231 no prob at all! I miss notifications anyway cause I'm in a few threads 😂 it was take at 9:15 instead of 8:30/8:35. Just went onto the BBT website to correct it and this is wheat came up. I've corrected any previous days too.

What day are you planning on testing this month?

@Rmd123 gotcha! Well I'd say it's just a blip and don't worry as it's well over the coverline :) Hopefully it picks back up tomorrow but it certainly looks like a temp shift compared to pre O temps.

I'm due AF on Saturday I think - the last 2-3 cycles I've come on in the evening though annoyingly. As I'm planning on drinking for early Valentines celebrations, I might test that morning to see if I'm okay to hit the wine!

@Juno231 fair play waiting til then! I tested last month even though I didn't have any proper cycle due to coming off pill and was disappointed when I saw a BFN so I'm going to try wait as long as I can to test. Let me know how you get on!

Haha it's just because I'm losing hope! Will let you know though and I hope your cycle is luckier than mine xx

Hi @Juno231 ! I'm back for advice please. This is my chart again. How is it looking to you? Thanks! X

@Rmd123 looking gorgeous! That's a great temp rise you've got there - I reckon 3DPO was just a blip. How are you feeling, any symptom spotting?

@Juno231 thank you! That's reassuring.. nope nothing! Bit gassy and a small bit of fatigue but I think I'm just tired from the whole pandemic tbh 🙄 I ovulated quite late on CD17 so I'm CD24 now and my cycle was always bang on 28-29 days so not sure when to test. Not going to ie i did a cheap one this morning of course BFN. Might chance another cheap one Sunday and if that doesn't show anything I'll wait til 14 DPO. Did you test yet?

Is there anything I should be watching for on the BBT chart over the next week? Or does it mainly just confirm ovulation? Thanks for all your help x