am back - Trying to Conceive (TTC) Message Board

layla= · 11-11-2005, 09:37 AM

hi to everyone hope all is well.

Well i made the decision to come back and try this properly, i have ordered a bbt, and should be ovulating over the next 8 days, i say that coz af has been irregular, 33 days last then 38 then 33 then 19 then 32, last 6 months they gone mad.
Any way i have no idea how to do this temp thing, so can someone explain it as if i was stupid, at then then i know i should do it right!!!!!!!!

Baby dust to you all

Jayme82 · 11-11-2005, 11:13 AM

Hello, I have been TTC for 3 years and started out charting my temps about 2 years ago as recommended by my OB before I started to visit an RE. You just need to pick a consistant time every morning to take your temp, you need to do this as soon as you wake up and before you ever get out of bed. They say you should actually get a BBT (Basal Body Temperature) Thermometer as they are more sensitive then a regular thermometer. Just start charting your temp starting with the first day of your cycle so you can get a hang of your temp patterns from month to month. Once you have a few months of temps charted, this will help you to get a better idea of when you ovulate. The only thing with charting is that you will not know when you ovulate until after the fact, which is why this will not do you any good until you have a few months of temps to compare to so you can get an idea of what day you ovulated each month to try and determine when you should ovulate in the future. {removed} I hope this helps you out a bit, good luck to you!

Jayme

layla= · 11-12-2005, 10:19 AM

Thanx, i have been ttc for 2 years now, i just had a 4 month break from ttc as i was getting rather stressed about it, I think now would be a good time to focus on this again! Thanx lots Good luck to you!