Ovulation temp dip - clarification

madkitty · Aug 19th, 2011, 10:31 AM

can someone please clarify this for me - temp has dropped this morning as it normally does around ov, clearblue has smiley face at 1pm - I always read mixed reports about when you are due to ov....is it:

a. 24-48 hours after temp taken showing dip
b. presume temp dipped somehere overnight so theoretically 12-36 hours after temp taken showing dip
c. ov will occur that day

going by last months charts I presume I ov'd on the day of temp drop?

SLH · Aug 19th, 2011, 10:36 AM

It's not really the dip, it's the post ovulation temps that count. Not everyone has an ovulation dip every month. Last month I got an ovulation dip 6 days before I actually ovulated. The dip is an estrogen surge which happens before you get a LH surge. Temping only confirms ovulation. Once ovulation happens, your progesterone rises causing your temperature to rise. Your temperatures rise after ovulation and drop when AF comes. So just because you are having a dip doesn't mean that you are ovulating.

Lisa40 · Aug 19th, 2011, 10:39 AM

Yup - I agree with the above, sometimes you can ov on the day of your first OPK, depends on the length of your hormone surge, & I've seen some people who ovulate 3-4 days after their first positive. It's all individual unfortunately, but if you

as soon as you get your positive and a few days after you should have it covered.

Good luck

xx

madkitty · Aug 19th, 2011, 10:44 AM

ok Im a little confused then as I thought you are likely to ov up to 48 hours after smiley face?

madkitty · Aug 19th, 2011, 10:48 AM

can you also clarify for me - looking at last months chart then I ov'd on the day of temp dip?

ellie27 · Aug 19th, 2011, 10:49 AM

I never got a dip, have not heard that its common or something to look for...

It is the rise in temps that indicate ovulation has happened.

I would get the first positive opk, ovulate 2 days later, and temps would confirm that by being up the following day.

Lisa40 · Aug 19th, 2011, 10:58 AM

Its difficult to tell last month as you had fertile CM after ovulation & also sooo many days of +opks, were they definately all positive. I would actually say that ovulation could have happened up until CD 18 as there isn't really a clear shift. Its possible on CD 15 but I wouldn't expect that many +OPK's afterwards.

Having said that your pre ov temps are as high as your post ov temps last month which is unusual, but I can also see many open circles, have you been taking your temps later than usual this month?

You really need to take your temps at the same time each day, or at least adjust then for the time difference. I'd go with the OPK at the moment

for the next few days and see what happens to your temps.

xx

madkitty · Aug 19th, 2011, 11:03 AM

This months the temps are vaginally hence the difference. I struggle to take tps at the same time so they are adjusted using a calc, I just amend the time to make me aware that the temps are amended

madkitty · Aug 19th, 2011, 11:05 AM

Oh and not sure with opk's last month so bought clearblue this month and it's souch better than cheapies!

Lisa40 · Aug 19th, 2011, 11:06 AM

ahhh ok that makes sense now, then I'd expect to see post ov temps about +.3 than last month.

& yeah i'm the same with the times, sometimes its just not practical. Keep us updated though, best of luck Ov will be in the next couple of days i think

xx

Aug 19th, 2011, 10:31 AM	#1
madkitty Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 184	Ovulation temp dip - clarification can someone please clarify this for me - temp has dropped this morning as it normally does around ov, clearblue has smiley face at 1pm - I always read mixed reports about when you are due to ov....is it: a. 24-48 hours after temp taken showing dip b. presume temp dipped somehere overnight so theoretically 12-36 hours after temp taken showing dip c. ov will occur that day going by last months charts I presume I ov'd on the day of temp drop?

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Aug 19th, 2011, 10:36 AM	#2
SLH Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 4,563	It's not really the dip, it's the post ovulation temps that count. Not everyone has an ovulation dip every month. Last month I got an ovulation dip 6 days before I actually ovulated. The dip is an estrogen surge which happens before you get a LH surge. Temping only confirms ovulation. Once ovulation happens, your progesterone rises causing your temperature to rise. Your temperatures rise after ovulation and drop when AF comes. So just because you are having a dip doesn't mean that you are ovulating.

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Aug 19th, 2011, 10:39 AM	#3
Lisa40 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Merseyside Posts: 2,338	Yup - I agree with the above, sometimes you can ov on the day of your first OPK, depends on the length of your hormone surge, & I've seen some people who ovulate 3-4 days after their first positive. It's all individual unfortunately, but if you as soon as you get your positive and a few days after you should have it covered. Good luck xx

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Aug 19th, 2011, 10:44 AM	#4
madkitty Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 184	ok Im a little confused then as I thought you are likely to ov up to 48 hours after smiley face?

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Aug 19th, 2011, 10:48 AM	#5
madkitty Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 184	can you also clarify for me - looking at last months chart then I ov'd on the day of temp dip?

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Aug 19th, 2011, 10:49 AM	#6
ellie27 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 10,622	I never got a dip, have not heard that its common or something to look for... It is the rise in temps that indicate ovulation has happened. I would get the first positive opk, ovulate 2 days later, and temps would confirm that by being up the following day.

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Aug 19th, 2011, 10:58 AM	#7
Lisa40 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Merseyside Posts: 2,338	Its difficult to tell last month as you had fertile CM after ovulation & also sooo many days of +opks, were they definately all positive. I would actually say that ovulation could have happened up until CD 18 as there isn't really a clear shift. Its possible on CD 15 but I wouldn't expect that many +OPK's afterwards. Having said that your pre ov temps are as high as your post ov temps last month which is unusual, but I can also see many open circles, have you been taking your temps later than usual this month? You really need to take your temps at the same time each day, or at least adjust then for the time difference. I'd go with the OPK at the moment for the next few days and see what happens to your temps. xx

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Aug 19th, 2011, 11:03 AM	#8
madkitty Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 184	This months the temps are vaginally hence the difference. I struggle to take tps at the same time so they are adjusted using a calc, I just amend the time to make me aware that the temps are amended

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Aug 19th, 2011, 11:05 AM	#9
madkitty Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 184	Oh and not sure with opk's last month so bought clearblue this month and it's souch better than cheapies!

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Aug 19th, 2011, 11:06 AM	#10
Lisa40 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Merseyside Posts: 2,338	ahhh ok that makes sense now, then I'd expect to see post ov temps about +.3 than last month. & yeah i'm the same with the times, sometimes its just not practical. Keep us updated though, best of luck Ov will be in the next couple of days i think xx

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