Hi everyone
Just started taking temp a week ago so I have a whole 8 days to work with here Was starting to look at my temps for clues about being preg or not, then I realised I didnt even know what I was meant to do with the results! All I had read so far was to look out for temperature changes, it tells you when you are ovulating....but I have only taken temp since about when I O'd so I dont know if my temp is high or low, whether its stable.....I guess I was expecting it to vary more! I havent read anything that says what high temp, or drop in temp, or dip in temp actually means in real numbers....or is it just an individual thing?

So, the first day I took my temp was tuesday, I think I O'd tuesday or weds according to OPK. Temps have been : 36.4 (last tuesday), then 36.4, 36.1, 36.4, 36.8, 36.7, 36.7, 36.7 (today).
Can anyone tell me what, if anything, this means? I've been reliable and consistent with taking temp first thing in the morning, same time etc. Is one decimal place enough on the thermometer? Are these temps normal? high? low? I really have no idea what I am doing or what to look out for help?!

the day when the temp went up to 36.8 could be considered the first high temp, and then it stayed up for three consecutive days. So it means you Ovulated on the day before that when it was 36.4, at the latest. Some might say you even o'd the day before, since it went up from a nice low drop of 36.1 to 36.4. But I'd say you def O'd on the day of 36.4 at the latest.

I think your temps look good to me from the few we've got to go by. You are not going to have much of an idea of PG temp patterns for some time yet If I were you, I'd test on the morning of when you have had 12 high temps. If it were me, I'd be saying 36.8 was the first 'high temp'.

If you go to Fertility Friend, they have online tutorials etc on all aspects of charting. I have been charting for about 8 years now, but am only just new to Fertility Friend, and I really do find them EXCELLENT

Re the one decimal place. Most on here disagree, and certainly two decimal places is obviously more accurate, but I learned from a small team of fertility specialists years ago, and they taught me one decimal place. The rise needs to be a minimum of .2 degrees celsius, and the thermometre they gave me only went to one decimal place. However now I have a new thermometer which does go to 2 decimal places, and since I'm using FF, I'm using two.

All the best. You'd come to the right place in here, there are some well informed ladies. But I'd spend some time in FF too.

HTH

I agree with Meg. According to your temps, you didn't Ovulate until Thursday, maybe Friday.

What days did you get a positive OPK on? That would help to pinpoint O.

Also, definitely have a look at Fertility Friend - you can just plug your data in, and FF will pick O day - and is pretty accurate mostly.

I like a 2 d.p thermometer, but really you are just looking for a clear shift, and looks like you can see that on your 'chart' (pre O temps of low 36, post O temps of high 36) so you might not need a new thermometer.

As for what temps are good - we all vary, so that's a hard one. You have a definite thermal shift though, so just keep hoping for sustained high 36 temps.

Good luck!

i dont agree- 36.4- 36.7 it could easily have been your "trifasic shift" but with the opk's as well i'd say it was wednesday with the 36.1

there is no way of knowing for sure without pre o temps to compare to
temping now without before is pretty useless execpt for forming your habit well for next month

and if your temps are anythign like mine ( which frankly they dont look it)
a 2dp thermom is necessary because i'm such a cold person with whacked out hormones my 1dp charts are flat lines with an occasional dip or rise then back into the flat lines again

if i didnt temp 2dp i'd never get ff to pinpoint o it just wouldnt show

and there is no such thing as a 'good temp" everyone is different
if i had your post O temps i'd know for sure i was PG because i just dont get that high
but that doesnt mean anything for you, and you have no data to compare with so no way to tell

GL

Jorgo, the 36.1 was on Thursday though - the 'dip' before a rise to 36.4 on Friday and then 36.8 on Saturday

no she said started tuesday-- and the second temp is the .1 = that wednesday no?
counting back tho i suspect your right

it's fiddley without a chart, but I thought she meant she started Tuesday at 36.4, then another 36.4 on Wed, and then down to 36.1 on the Thursday.

lol, I drew her chart on my notepad here at work! God, I need to get a life.

As you say Meg, I think she had two 36.4's (tues, wed) then a drop to 36.1 (on thurs)

OP, go and get FF and link your chart so we can all stalk it without confusion! LOL

Yep - this! thanks much guys - overwhelmed at how much effort people will put in to posts (thanks meg1000 for the first one, very informative) and how much interest people will take!
I had the positive OPK on the tuesday. Am super busy next few days but if you bear with me I will take a few more temps and chart them properly. Thanks SO much and sorry to cause an internet debate this is what happens when I am away from a PC for 24 hours

I am going to go with Thursday as O day, then.

And as for people taking an interest - we LOVE fresh charts to stalk LOL

yeah, it gives us something to do while we're waiting for the only two exciting events to come and go all month in our own charts we sit and stare at our own charts, like waiting for a kettle to boil

GL with it all

Thanks guys. I hope it wasnt thursday that I O'd, I thought it was earlier than that and the last time I BD'd was the tuesday. well actually on the wednesday as well but, umm, DH didnt quite, umm, deliver! Mind you they always told us in high school that that could get you pregnant so maybe between the BD on tuesday and the 'sort of' BD on weds, maybe that will be enough!

PS speaking of obsessing - I gave a little cheer when I saw I was up another 0.1 this morning. Yippee! Still high and stable

Yah for high temps lol

You generally O up to 36 hrs after your positive opk but it can be much earlier than that. Th only reason I say Thursday is because of your temp dip then rise.

But, none of it is an exact science and sperm can survive fir up to 5 days in the right conditions so definitely in with a chance!

Once you get your FF chart linked, come and join us in the stalking thread. We can all obsess together!

By popular demand...! Here it is! hopefully it works, have been on a steep learning curve and dont really know what I am doing...

am still at the magic 36.7
the chart seems to give me a really long cycle...I was going to test a whole week earlier than what they suggested, on about CD 30. They are suggesting about CD36? Am taking it all with a grain of salt considering I only have less than half a cycle of temps though....

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/34b3b1

they tell you to test when you LP is at 18 days ( most peoples are about 14 days ) so in essence they tell you to test only if you r late

Well done Maryanne. You can put in your positive opk/s too and FF will be more definte about O day.

Looks like a good chart, did you BD much around Thursday/Friday?

Once you have at least three charts on FF it will give you an actual testing date based on your usual LP. For now, it is being ultra cautious

Thanks Mel
Yeah next month (assuming no BFP this month!) I will be a bit more organised and do all that stuff properly.
Sadly no BD'ing after the wednesday. I had a huge fight with DH on the thursday and that was it for the rest of the 'window' ! But FF had my most fertile days as tuesday to thurs and we managed it twice then so fingers crossed.
Test day is wednesday....which is about AF due date... so watch this space! Am getting excited now

uh-oh. down from 36.7 to 36.6 yesterday and 36.5 today. But my timing has been a bit off with taking temps so I'm choosing not to worry about it!

hi ladies
well, as promised - an update!
Did the test last night - got 2 x BFN
And just when I was thinking, ah well, only CD 28, I know AF is due but might still be too early - AF arrived! About half an hour after doing the tests....!
Anyway, still early days for us so I'll keep charting, and better luck for me next month I hope On the plus side, I can eat and drink what I like now, and I know my cycle is back, regular, and only 28 days long! So all good there.
thanks for all your advice, really appreciate it
xx

So sorry about AF. Yep, at least you got your charting started and you seem to have a 'normal' cycle. Good luck this month - come and join us in one of our threads if you like! We are all in the stalking thread, and some of us are in a couple of TTC threads.

thanks heaps mel - will do ! all raring to go now and fingers crossed for next month