~* For the "Did I O?" Ladies *~ (An Ovulation and BBT Temping Guide)

[pinksprinkles]

Thanks so much for this! I've been temping and charting for the first time this cycle and didn't feel like I was getting anywhere with it, but after reading your post I just bought the BD basal thermometer as I think mine isn't that great and didn't think that might be the problem until reading this! You should be on commission with them!

I'm glad it helped! Let me know if you have any questions about anything.

 

[alin3boys]

Hi pinks can you take a look at my chart and see what you think, i generally ov around cd 13-14 but this month ff has not detected ov and my temps don't seem to be rising,i had peaks on cbfm on cd 12-13,and pos opk cd 12-13,ov pain cd 14,(its a new thermometer as other broke)my temp shot up although i dont feel like have a fever i did wake with sore throat and runny nose this morning my temp went from 97.33 yesterday to 98.1 today

 

[pinksprinkles]

Hi pinks can you take a look at my chart and see what you think, i generally ov around cd 13-14 but this month ff has not detected ov and my temps don't seem to be rising,i had peaks on cbfm on cd 12-13,and pos opk cd 12-13,ov pain cd 14,(its a new thermometer as other broke)my temp shot up although i dont feel like have a fever i did wake with sore throat and runny nose this morning my temp went from 97.33 yesterday to 98.1 today

Questions for you:
When did you change thermometers?
Did you keep checking for +OPKs after the two days you have listed?

It sure looks like you may have O'd now, but you may want to continue to BD until you've had your full three days of high temps and can figure out if they're from being sick or not. If you did O, your BD chart definitely looks good.

You could have O'd on 14/15dpo and just been having a slow rise up to this point, or you may have just O'd. Since you've been BD'ing regularly tho, I wouldn't worry about exactly which day.

 

[alin3boys]

i changed thermometer before this cycle,and yes next day opk was neg,ty ff did say i would possibly ov cd 13-14 but not confirmed it

I have just changed ff to moniter/opk detection and its given me ov day of cd 13 will see what happens with temp tomorrow

 

[pinksprinkles]

i changed thermometer before this cycle,and yes next day opk was neg,ty ff did say i would possibly ov cd 13-14 but not confirmed it

I have just changed ff to moniter/opk detection and its given me ov day of cd 13 will see what happens with temp tomorrow

I have O'd as much as 72 hours after my last +OPK, so who knows!
GL! Let me know how temps go.

 

[jammers77]

Hi, pink! I have a question about my cycle this month. I've been charting since 2008, and I've never had a chart before that appeared this confusing. I suffered an ectopic pregnancy in May, and we're hoping to put off having a baby until September, but I've had a lot of trouble this time figuring out when I O'd.

On the 14th day of the cycle, I saw my OB for follow-up and pap, and he said that yes, conditions looked ripe for ovulation. Had all the symptoms, but my temp was wonky. I waited till my cervix was low and dry before we DTD on days 17-19. Then on day 21 had major cramping like I was O'ing, and my cervix changed (went up and was soft with creamy mucus). I'm just not sure if I've O'd this month or not. What do you think so far? Oh, and my cycles are usually about 29 days in length, but after the ectopic I really have no idea what to expect.

My Ovulation Chart

 

[Vic20581]

So im on dpo 9 now n temp rose slightly. Well last mth af showed on dpo 8 so iv gone further this time, if i did actually o. Butbi am taking complete b complex, which iv been told mite help lp.
Vic x

 

[CaptainMummy]

I was wondering if someone could take a look at my chart? How do I get the link for the page? xx

 

[Vic20581]

I was wondering if someone could take a look at my chart? How do I get the link for the page? xx

Go on to fff n click on sharin on top right n then get code n put it into ur signature. That shud work.

Ok im now Dpo 10 n temps took a nose dive. Either af is gonna show or i didnt ov. I have got tummy pains today not period pains but like id done lots of sit ups which is odd.
Wat do u all think?
Vic x

 

[alin3boys]

If I Go by my opk and monitor I am 7dpo today and although not took my temps I have terrible cramping on my right side today

 

[pinksprinkles]

Hi, pink! I have a question about my cycle this month. I've been charting since 2008, and I've never had a chart before that appeared this confusing. I suffered an ectopic pregnancy in May, and we're hoping to put off having a baby until September, but I've had a lot of trouble this time figuring out when I O'd.

On the 14th day of the cycle, I saw my OB for follow-up and pap, and he said that yes, conditions looked ripe for ovulation. Had all the symptoms, but my temp was wonky. I waited till my cervix was low and dry before we DTD on days 17-19. Then on day 21 had major cramping like I was O'ing, and my cervix changed (went up and was soft with creamy mucus). I'm just not sure if I've O'd this month or not. What do you think so far? Oh, and my cycles are usually about 29 days in length, but after the ectopic I really have no idea what to expect.

My Ovulation Chart

It does look like you have O'd. I would say on CD20 or CD23 by temps alone, but with the CM/CP taken into account, CD23 seems likely. Your ectopic can do a number on your hormones, and it's not unusual to have an odd/long cycle after one. I know you said you've been charting for a while, but is this your first cycle temping? (I didn't seen any temp data on your April chart.)

 

[pinksprinkles]

I was wondering if someone could take a look at my chart? How do I get the link for the page? xx

From your chart page, click on the "sharing" tab at the top and select "get code". Copy the "simple link" and paste it in your signature or in your post. (There is also a chart thumbnail one that a lot of people use in their signatures.)

 

[pinksprinkles]

I was wondering if someone could take a look at my chart? How do I get the link for the page? xx

Go on to fff n click on sharin on top right n then get code n put it into ur signature. That shud work.

Ok im now Dpo 10 n temps took a nose dive. Either af is gonna show or i didnt ov. I have got tummy pains today not period pains but like id done lots of sit ups which is odd.
Wat do u all think?
Vic x

You could be O'ing since your temps didn't rise a whole lot last time you had a big dip. A dip can precede O by several days though. Estrogen causes the temp dip and triggers the LH surge and then you O. So a dip can happen anywhere from the day you're O'ing to 5 days before. It's so hard to tell by a dip alone. Do you chart CM/CP/etc?

 

[pinksprinkles]

If I Go by my opk and monitor I am 7dpo today and although not took my temps I have terrible cramping on my right side today

You may have just O'd. Cramping can happen in the couple days before O and the couple days after. An LH surge can happen up to 3 days before you O. It looks from your previous charts that once you O your temp goes up to 36.7-ish. Since it is just doing that now, I would think you just O'd. Even if FF gives your crosshairs, you should always keep BD'ing until you see your temp rises up to where it normally does after O and stays there for three days. FF messes up on its calculations ALL the time.

It looks like you've kept up the every other day baby dancing, so all is good. I would guess you O'd on CD 16/17. If you are only a couple days out from O, having some slight O pains is still possible. It all depends on how you ovaries react in any given month.

 

[Vic20581]

I was wondering if someone could take a look at my chart? How do I get the link for the page? xx

Go on to fff n click on sharin on top right n then get code n put it into ur signature. That shud work.

Ok im now Dpo 10 n temps took a nose dive. Either af is gonna show or i didnt ov. I have got tummy pains today not period pains but like id done lots of sit ups which is odd.
Wat do u all think?
Vic x

You could be O'ing since your temps didn't rise a whole lot last time you had a big dip. A dip can precede O by several days though. Estrogen causes the temp dip and triggers the LH surge and then you O. So a dip can happen anywhere from the day you're O'ing to 5 days before. It's so hard to tell by a dip alone. Do you chart CM/CP/etc?

So i cud be ov now. I didnt get any cramps on cd30 wen it said i did, but i have them today, jus thought it was af, but no show yet. Oh im confused. Might try a opk tomo to see wat it says, never seem a pos one, jus poas for the sake of it lol. Why cant this ttc business be easy
Vic x

 

[alin3boys]

I had ov cramping on cd 14 thats why I think that's my ov date,I also have prominent blue veiny boobs,boobs feel like they do when milk is coming in

 

[pinksprinkles]

I was wondering if someone could take a look at my chart? How do I get the link for the page? xx

Go on to fff n click on sharin on top right n then get code n put it into ur signature. That shud work.

Ok im now Dpo 10 n temps took a nose dive. Either af is gonna show or i didnt ov. I have got tummy pains today not period pains but like id done lots of sit ups which is odd.
Wat do u all think?
Vic x

You could be O'ing since your temps didn't rise a whole lot last time you had a big dip. A dip can precede O by several days though. Estrogen causes the temp dip and triggers the LH surge and then you O. So a dip can happen anywhere from the day you're O'ing to 5 days before. It's so hard to tell by a dip alone. Do you chart CM/CP/etc?

So i cud be ov now. I didnt get any cramps on cd30 wen it said i did, but i have them today, jus thought it was af, but no show yet. Oh im confused. Might try a opk tomo to see wat it says, never seem a pos one, jus poas for the sake of it lol. Why cant this ttc business be easy
Vic x

I don't know why it's so hard. It sure does suck though. I hope you have answers soon.

 

[pinksprinkles]

I had ov cramping on cd 14 thats why I think that's my ov date,I also have prominent blue veiny boobs,boobs feel like they do when milk is coming in

You know your body best, so if you're pretty sure about cd14 then it could very well be implantation. I hope you get your BFP soon! I'll keep my FX'd for you!

 

[GabesMommy]

Can I ask a thermometer question here?

I have a basic digital thermometer (not BBT) that does a 9 second readout (so reads fast)- I had decided I didn't want to shell out money on a BBT unless I found the current one unreliable. (i'm not even ovulating so...)

I HAVE found however that if I place the therm in different spots of the "pocket" (you know, the area in back where a thermometer is supposed to get the most accurate reading) or even on the other side of my tongue, the temp displayed varies A LOT. Like this morning- 97.6, 97.1, 97.2, 97.7- all taken within a minute and totally different results!

I think my mouth hangs open? I went with the 97.6 reading, mostly because when I woke up I was very warm -as in I think I sweated some (my underwear was damp TMI!) and was just feeling overheated in general..

Thinking about switching to vaginal temping, but worried about "germies"....how do you clean the temp before/after, and wouldn't the activity of doing so be considered too active for getting a resting temperature reading? IDK if I'm explaining that right...

I'm prone to UTI's so worried about messing around 'down there' without first having to get up and wash my hands, then sanitize the thermometer, then taking my temp, then washing and sanitizing the therm again, then washing my hands....lots of work it seems!

Please share your insight on this!

 

[GabesMommy]

I was wondering if someone could take a look at my chart? How do I get the link for the page? xx

Go on to fff n click on sharin on top right n then get code n put it into ur signature. That shud work.

Ok im now Dpo 10 n temps took a nose dive. Either af is gonna show or i didnt ov. I have got tummy pains today not period pains but like id done lots of sit ups which is odd.
Wat do u all think?
Vic x

You could be O'ing since your temps didn't rise a whole lot last time you had a big dip. A dip can precede O by several days though. Estrogen causes the temp dip and triggers the LH surge and then you O. So a dip can happen anywhere from the day you're O'ing to 5 days before. It's so hard to tell by a dip alone. Do you chart CM/CP/etc?

So i cud be ov now. I didnt get any cramps on cd30 wen it said i did, but i have them today, jus thought it was af, but no show yet. Oh im confused. Might try a opk tomo to see wat it says, never seem a pos one, jus poas for the sake of it lol. Why cant this ttc business be easy
Vic x

Hi, I sneaked a look at yours (I'm PCOS too) and I don't see a clear O anywhere- it's looking pretty anovulatory to me, seeing as on both sides of the possible O (CD 30) you have temps that are in the same ranges of each other...

Sorry I don't have any better observations to share