Question about BBT.

I am charting my BBT this month and I just had a quick question.  I am on CD5 but I didnt have my thermometer on day 1 so I have only charted 4 days.  My 2nd cycle day temp was 97.45 but the 3rd cycle day I tested later than normal and my temp came out to 98.15 then on CD4 it was back to 97.45 and CD5 (today) it was at 97.65.   So with knowing this.. how do I calculate my "coverline"?   Should I omit the 98.15 measurement since I tested later than normal??

[mami1323]

You should use www.fertilityfriend.com this will calculate it for you.  I believe you can't interpret your coverline until you ovulate and have 3 days of high temps.  4 days is not long enough to chart the coverline.

[summer06]

I have a BBT charting question...

I have been temping this month and when I woke up this morning I could barely see but I took my temp. I thought it read 97.3 but since i was barely awake I decided to take it again 10 mins later when I was awaken enough to see. When I took it the 10 mins later my temp went down to 94.5 - I thought i was going crazy. So i took it again and that time it was 95.6. What do you think is wrong. I finally got so fustrated that I decided to take my temp vaginally and that temp was 97.5 (which is my normal temp). What do you think happened? Please advise what I should do.

[misseltoe]

In this case, especially since you are just starting out and you are having your period or just finished it, I would just take the temp that isn't real and change it myself.  I used FF for years, and sometimes it can really tell you some crazy stuff.  I know that other women have had that happen to them to and I wouldn't want you to start your charting out and have something silly happen.

Just take the temp (which is only important for coverline since you aren't near ovulation yet) and put it in as 97.5.  It won't really hurt anything if you were to keep the 98.something but there is no reason to.  The important thing to take from this is you have found out that you are a person that has to take the temp at the same time every day.  I'm lucky in that I can take it just about anytime and it is reliable for me.  It's good to know which one you are so that you can be consistent.

I hope that you don't have to chart very long.

[HOPING TO BE]

for summer with the termometer test.... if it was really low depending when you are due but when the temperature goes down it usually means that you are going to be due for your period soon

[hugs@kisses]

hi you should try www.webwomb.com they are really helpful with bbt and cm.

[Tasha456]

Thank you so much.  That helped me alot.  I have a good working knowledge on most things when it comes to pregnancy and our bodies.. but taking temps and charting them.. are not my specialty! :)

[summer06]

My AF just ended on Aug 7th. Should my temp be that low at this point? I am wanting for it to rise so I know I O but it (to me anyway) is very low at this stage of charting. Could I be doing something wrong?

[HOPING TO BE]

well what i would try to do is take you tempurate first thing in the morning and do it the same time for a few days remember though if your period say lasts only 5 days you have to wait the extra 2 to say that your period is actually done