BBT charting - help!

[CherylPorter350]

Hi,

Newbie at charting...been using opk for a while, AF would show 17 days after peak so wanted to chart to confirm ovulation/LP length etc

So...got my +opk, temps show ovulation the next day. Im 8dpo and my temps have dipped below the cover line. I thought a falling temp was indicative of AF showing? I've never had AF this soon after peak.

Any experienced charters out there care to offer an opinion/advice?

Anyone?

@CherylPorter350 my first month temping this month. I can’t help sorry, but didn’t want to just leave without saying anything! It does seem soon for a dip, I’ve had a simular issue, well I had a rise and I’m not sure if ovulation has been wrongly confirmed! I thought temping would make things much more simple but I’m not sure now!

@CherylPorter350 I'm not 💯 but I have heard of implantation dips! If it shoots back up tomorrow that could be a good sign for you!

There is such a thing as an implantation dip around this point - if that is the case, you'll expect it to go back up over the next few days.

@peonies94 yeah I thought charting would make things clearer too!! Lol.

Thanks ladies, guess I'll just see what the next few days temps bring!

It becomes clearer the longer you do it for as you start to work out patterns. However, fingers crossed you won't have to do that!

@CherylPorter350 this is my chart!

I've been charting bbt for 6 months, my temp only dips below baseline when af is coming but an implantation dip is possible. Could it also be possible that you slept differently, got up in the night or took temp at a different time to normal?

Dipping below the cover line doesn’t mean anything in itself - it may pop up tomorrow. It can mean your hormones in the luteal phase are off, but most likely you just took your temp at a different time to normal- your white arrow for the day suggests this is the case.

@sassy144 no, my usual 6am, same amount of sleep etc.

@peonies94 it looks like ovulation...but them im a newbie lol

@cornishgem1975 thank you, I hope so

@CherylPorter350 wishing you the best of luck! Hopefully it’s an implantation dip that would be amazing for you!