BBT never gets to 98! Whats wrong with me?

[shuga1109]

I take my BBT at home every day.  I am at 8dpo and don't have the exact numbers with me bc I am at work, but Im due for a period on Friday or Saturday.  I have a 24 day cycle.  My temps continue to say 97.79, 97.65, 97.70 throughout my cycle.  It doesn't go up to 98.0 at all after ovulation.  Im at 8dpo and it was 97.79 this morning.  Is there a problem with me?  Doesn't seem to rise after ovulation.  Guess im not going to have a BFP again this month if its not going up.  I do, however, keep a fan on me at bedtime all year round...even in the winter months.  During the winter months, I just keep a couple of comforters on me, but i need that air on my face.  Do you think its possible that the fan causes my temp to stay a bit lower than it should?  I can feel AF coming!  Im having PMS symptoms already.  :(  Im so sad.  I am going to begin charting my numbers on this site beginning today to get more help from you ladies.

[adgal]

Your sure not alone in that.  I go through the same thing.  I did it all the way through my pregnancy which is such a shame because I could never just enjoy it.  This whole fertility issue can so consume us, it's so hard.  Keep posting them..it always helped me so much to talk to others going through the same thing.  It's what these boards are all about!

[shuga1109]

Goodness, guess I just need to relax and stop thinking so much into this stuff. It just consumes me and I need to sit back, relax, take a breather. Guess my opks are going to be it for me. Continuing to temp will just drive me crazy. I have insomnia and take medication for that.......which sends me into a "what if the medication can cause birth defects" mode! If im not thinking about the negative possibility of one thing, im thinking about another. I love that you help me everytime, but I guess I have to stop with the "something is wrong panic attacks!" Lol. Thank you so much!

[adgal]

I doubt anything is wrong with you.  I never ever had success with temping which is why I switched to OPK's exclusively.  The problem I always had is that if you don't take it exactly the same time every morning, or if you have so much as a glass of wine the night before, or a bit of insomnia, etc. temps were off.  Drove me bonkers.  I suppose it is possible that the fan is impacting...everything seems to.  I really doubt it's a problem with you.