AND HOW DO I START TEMPING? I havent tempted before, can someone please guide me.. thank you
The first thing to do is get a BBT thermometer. It's good to have a BBT because it's more precise, as it goes to two decimal places instead of one. And they usually have a memory option, so if you want, you can temp and go straight back to sleep. Very helpful on the weekends. You can order them online at Amazon if there's nowhere local you can pick one up at for cheap.
Then place it somewhere you won't forget about it. I put mine next to my alarm clock, so I turn off the alarm, temp, then get out of bed. You should take your temp after at least 3 hours of sleep. Ideally, you should try to take it at the same time everyday, but if that doesn't work, there are ways to adjust it....
I would sign up for Fertility Friend or My Countdown to Pregnancy (most women on BnB use Fertility Friend). These sites will analyze your BBT temps, CM, Cervical position (if you do that), and symptoms and confirm ovulation. It will also give you an idea of when to test and let you know if your chart goes triphasic (a good sign of pg, but not always a sign).
You can click on the Ovulation Chart link in my siggy and click the little "Join Now-Free" Button to get started on Fertility Friend if you want.
It can't tell you when you ovulate before it happens, but it will confirm that you have ovulated, three days after you do. Before Ov, your temps might be all over the place, but they usually won't go above a certain point, unless you're sick. This is your coverline and FF will figure out where yours is for you.
After you ovulate, your temps will rise by at least .3 degrees, and stay up for at least three consecutive days. If it does, then FF will give you crosshairs. The horizontal line is your coverline, the vertical line is the day you ovulated. Then you're in the TWW...
When you learn to read your chart, you can sometimes recognize the signs of ovulation approaching and be ready for it. Like I had a temp dip today, along with the super watery CM, and I know that if I don't ov today, it's going to be in the next couple of days...so I'm going to attack my DH.
During your TWW, your temps might rise and fall, but it's the overall pattern you're looking for. If it goes up and stays up, there's a good chance you're pg. If it rises, but falls at around 11-12 DPO, there's a good chance AF is on her way. There will also be days where your temp will dip due to the amount of certain hormones in your body. Don't worry about them, because there is a good chance your temps will rise again the next day. If there's a dip between 7-10DPO and then your temps shoot up much higher than they were before, that's a sign of implantation. But you have to wait another 3 days before there's enough hcg in your body for an hpt to detect.
If you put a link to your chart in your signature, then I'd be more than happy to chart stalk you and help out if you need it.
Good luck!
then just record the number, and you can enter it into a site like fertilityfriend.com or keep your own records.
If you have any specific questions, just let me know.
