Can you help? Temps/charting

[viccat]

Hi...

Just wondering if you could have a look at my chart as I don't know what is happening with this stupid body of mine

I have a pretty regular cycle and my CBFM always shows a peak around CD13. This is backed up by EWCM which happens for a few days before that and stops about the time the monitor gets to a peak. So far, so good.....

This month I decided to start charting my temperature as I wasn't quite sure when I ovulated but thought I was as nothing seems amiss.

But...... no temperature rise?!

Last 2 mornings taking my temperature as usual at 7am it was 36.5 and 36.4. As this seemed odd I also took my temperature half an hour later (still before getting out of bed) and it was 36.7 both mornings - which is what I would expect if I had ovulated.

What do you think?

 

[Kiki09]

looking at your chart I would say you had not yet ovulated, however temping is not always reliable, the consultant I was under when i was trying for Finley told me not to rely on temps, but to use the clear blue ovulation test with the smiley face, which is what we did.

 

[Milty]

Looks pretty clear to me you O'd on CD 16.

The thing you have to remember your LH surge that OPKs or monitors measure does not give you exact O date. You can O up to 48 hours after your surge. It's different for every women and can even change form cycle to cycle.

For example one month you may O 12 hour after your surge or 2 days after. Some women say it's about the same for them every month.

You can also have short or long surges.


I would keep up the temping as it gives you a lot of info on how your body is working.

Oh and you have to have 3 high temps for FF to give you cross hairs.

 

[Kiki09]

I agree re cd16, you had not got that far on the chart when I looked originally but cd16 does look like it could be the day.

I also agree to keep temping. I just meant I would not rely on it alone.

 

[viccat]

Thanks girls - I think I am going to have to be a bit more strict about timing.

What is better - to test at the same time every day, or when I wake up every day?

So, for instance the alarm goes off at 7am so I started testing then, but some mornings I wake up naturally before then so had been moving around a bit more (without getting out of bed) by 7am.

And that high temperature? When I woke up, OH was wrapped around me so not sure if he had heated me up! 20 mins later, my temperature was back to 36.5!!!

 

[Milty]

That's one I think we all struggle with. I think for the most part it's best to take it right when you wake up. If you wake up at a very different time say because your sleeping in in the weekend you might use the temp adjuster under FFs Data drop down list. A lot really depends on you and how your body reacts. After you cart a month or two you kind of know more about what it should be and go from there.

Hopefully you just get Pg and don't have to worry about it

 

[viccat]

Hopefully you just get Pg and don't have to worry about it

LOL - yep, that would be the best solution!

 

[Blythe]

I regularly ovulate 4/5 days after my lh surge detected....

 

[viccat]

Hmmmm ... curiouser and curiouser ..... it turns out FF agrees with me about when I ovulated DESPITE no higher temps for another 2 days. Weird - I didn't think it would do that.

Next month I have decided to record temperature at a couple of different times and see whether one is more reliable than the other. I'll take it when I first wake up, regardless of time, and also at a fixed time just before I get out of bed.

Or alternatively I could just get lucky this month! **fingers crossed**

 

[viccat]

And ....... FF has moved my ovulation date again!

 

[crystal443]

I take my temp as soon as I wake up Some mornings I wake naturally so I temp then or I'll temp if the alarm wakes me up. On weekends I'm still guaranteed to wake up early so I'll temp then and if I go back to sleep it doesn't matter. My temps aren't affected easily and once you temp for a few months you'll see your pattern and you won't need to be so strict with things

 

[Milty]

I have to say I agree with the 16th ... Looks pretty clear

Your still covered so fingers crossed for you

 

[viccat]

And........

FF has changed the date back again!

 

[Hortensia]

Hi Viccat,

Looks like the 16th is about right. I'd say it's probably more important to test at the same time every day because there are significant body temperature shifts during a natural sleep cycle, so that if you temp a couple of hours later than usual (but still after just waking up) you will get a significantly different reading. My problem used to be with oversleeping rather than early waking, but that's because I'm a lazy ass

It does seem, taking into account your EWCM etc. that FF has pinpointed it accurately. Fx'd for you!