Temp

[Layla]

Hi guys

I have seen you all talk about temps alot, there was a link given to me at one stage but i have lost it

Does your temp rise when your ovulating? and does it increase to the point where you notice it?

since yesterday i have been really hot, and today is worse, i cant blame it on the weather coz its pouring with rain here lol

never noticed it before but then i have never been "looking" for things

xxx

 

[Rachael]

Hiya Layla

Your temperature rise could well be because you have ovulated. A dip in temperature followed by a rise (at least 2/10's of a degree) higher than all temps the previous six days and staying at or beyond this level for at least 3 consecutive days shows that ovulation has occurred.

If pregnancy has not been achieved, temperature will reflect two phases during a cycle, three phases if conception has occurred. Your temperatures will vary (fall and rise) during your monthly cycle. They will be lower in the first phase, higher in the second phase and higher still in the third phase once implantation takes place. The rise in temps from the first phase to the second phase is caused from ovulation. Your temps will rise only AFTER ovulation has taken place.

Hope this helps

I'll have my fingers crossed

for your

this month for you!

 

[Layla]

wow, thats alot to get my head round, how do you know so much?! lol

your smileys are great

thanks hun

xxx

 

[Rachael]

My son took nearly 6 years to come along - You learn a lot when you obsess for so long!

But I know how hard it all is to get your head round when you first start charting - I actually had to temp in Fs (Converted Cs to Fs because temp changes look too subtle in Cs...My biggest tip would be chart in Fs. For example if your temp change is from 35.9Cs to 36.0Cs thats 1/10 change. But convert those temps to Fs and the temp change is infact 96.6 to 96.8 which is a 2/10 shift....Can you imagine how much difference that makes?) and plot a graph to be able to get my head around it all. When I explain temps now, I have to look at a chart to make sense of what I'm talking about! - It will all click into place though...Hopefully you'll be pregnant before you really get into it!

 

[arcanegirl]

It took me a few months before i understood how temping worked and decided to try it. i couldnt live without it now.
To help me understand how to chart i used this http://www.fertilityfriend.com/chartingbasics.html