odd temp pattern, am i preg?

[clumsycole]

my husband and i have not been trying to get pregnant but we also haven't been avoiding it. i take my temp every morning and check for mucus.  my last period began on nov. 12 and lasted till the 15th.  oddly enough i have been experiencing high temp's since the nov. 20th but my mucus didn't appear until the 23rd.  We had unprotected sex on the 25th.  I have been extraordinarily tired but attribute that to a dreadful cold.  But starting yesterday I have bleeding gums, chapped lips and headaches (neither are common).  My breasts are mildly sore whereas they are usually v. sore right after I ovulate.  My temp has stayed consistently high since the 20th only dropping half a point once and going a point higher (feverish yesterday during cold).  Could this be early symptoms of pregnancy?  When would it be appropriate to do a test?  And can anyone explain why I had high temps before I ovulated? (my temp is usually 97.0 post ovulation, this month it is 98.0)
thank you for any reply.

[njeosys]

You should try fertility friend website because they talk a lot about temping. Some of your symptoms can be attributed to the cold (headaches and chapped lips). DRINK A LOT OF WATER (that'll help those, pregnant or not). Anyway, you can take a pregnant test two weeks from Nov. 25 to get an accurate reading.

[clumsycole]

my lmp was normal earlier this month. mine tend to be short and light in flow. my cold seems to be clearing up so maybe all the symptoms/questions will disappear with it.  
thank you again for your advice. if/when i buy a hpt, i will most certainly do it in the a.m.  
thanks again.

[Diane1003]

Some say that your temp could dip for implantation...  Was your LMP earlier this month normal - the color and the flow? A friend's sister didn't know she was pregnant b/c she had what she thought were periods for five months...  It seems odd that your temp wouldn't come back down.  What is it  normally after your period?  I read on 'fertilityfriend' - the website - that if your temp stays high for 18 days to take a test.  If/when you do buy one - do it first thing in the morning.

[clumsycole]

It only came back down (and very slightly) for one day but was right back up.  It seems to stay right around 98.0ish except for yesterday it went up to 99.0.  Today it was 98.1.  It's probably a cold but I'm just not sure. I am having some weird symptoms which are atypical for me. But maybe it's wishful thinking.  I am belching quite a bit, bloated, runny nose, and tired. If my temp's stay high longer than 14 days I will most certainly take a HPT. Is it possible to take them sooner?   Thanks so kindly for your feedback and advice.

[Diane1003]

Has your temp stayed elevated?  Has it ever come back down?  I had the flu in Dec and my temp was way higher -duh though- I was sick.  But - it's normally between 97.5 and 96.9 or so prior to ovulation.  After ovulation it goes up to 98.0ish - with a miscarriage and now (I'm 8 weeks today) it went up as high as 98.3...  A friend said hers kept 'spiking' and she is now 17 weeks.  If your temp stayed high - I'd take a HPT...