Temps.. need some help - Trying to Conceive (TTC) Message Board

thaele · 10-09-2008, 09:10 AM

So, this cycle I've started to temp. Here is my breakdown..

CD1-CD4 I didn't temp..
CD5: 36.1
CD6: 36.1
CD7: 36.4
CD8: 36.3
CD9: 36.2
CD10: 36.1
CD11: 36.4
CD12: 36.3 (today)

so I know this isn't a very long break down but it's my first time doing this. I have a chart and it says that I should O on the 11th.. my temps rose twice, on CD7/8 I temped about an hour or 2 hours later then I normally would (it was the weekend

). So, I'm kind of not paying attention to that one. But, yesterday and today's temps are higher. I'm not sure when to expect the spike or what it would look like. Just need a bitta help. My last 3 cycles were short. 24/24/23 days each, the very last one wasn't as short at 27 days (just checked my calender lol). My normal cycle before all this mess would have been around 29 days. I think it could make sense to be O if I was having a shoter cycle again. I'm trying to unlock the secret to my cycle by charting! lol

I think I should also mention that I had some pains in my lower abdomen that I 'thought' could be O pains yesterday afternoon, but I've been tricked by this before! It almost felt like AF but a lot less painful lol. More like pinching twinges and felt a little bloated like I would for AF.

Thanks!

elainee · 10-09-2008, 12:25 PM

Sorry Thaele, but I haven't gone down the charting route yet, although probably will soon enough. I have a great book though, don't know if you've read it, but it's explains charting is huge detail. It's called Taking charge of your Fertility. I recommend it xx

quibby84 · 10-09-2008, 08:25 PM

I dont think that just a .3 is much of a spike. It will spike like .7 or .8 I think. My temp has gone up and down since period, but not big differences, I will know I have Od when I have a really big spike. I would say to keep temping...it doesnt really look like you have Od yet...just hold out...maybe soon.

thaele · 10-10-2008, 09:50 AM

According to my chart.. it says I did O on CD 10.. which was the 7th. My temps are also in celcius, so I think It's about the same as being .7 degrees off if I'm only .4 degrees off.. I'm not 100% sure.. I know today my temp was 36.6 though.. once I put that in, it put me as 3dpo. That would put me 4 days earlier then expected.. but we bd'd enough to catch it as I had a feeling my body would go stupid again lol.

I did have some O pains on the day after, I think I mentionned that earlier.. so maybe it makes sense? Or it's just off by a day? I dunno, but this is interesting. Never thought I'd say that haha.

I have that book too.. but haven't had a chance to get into it too much. I'm not a big reader plus have been soooo tired that when I get home from work I crash or veg and watch tv.

Thanks for the replies!

Karen128 · 10-10-2008, 05:23 PM

I only charted three months, but from what I could tell, I had a small increase in temp for one or two days after ovulation, and then there was a bigger rise that stayed higher for the rest of the cycle.

I think the main thing with charting is to make sure you have a long enough second half of the cycle with elevated temperatures. Also the second half of your cycle should be consistant from month to month when your first half may not be. So if you can see a pattern (I had two big dips a few days before O) then you can have a clue when your second half is coming.

For me I don't think it helped too much. It was more the CM and OPK that helped, but charting made me feel proactive and confident that my cycle was ok. My DH teased me about it and didn't think it was helpful at all!