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[savedbygrace]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, after your O has past does your cervix drop or does it stay high?
Also,
I'm doing my bbt, but I haven't been consistent with the time I take it. So it's not really accurate. I do have a spike in my temp. yesterday it was 98.4 (6:37am) and this morning it was 98.8 (6:22am) If I'm not pregnant when will it drop again? or does it stay high?

[buttercup_97140]

I know there are people out there who swear by their cervix, but honestly, mine was never the same as what they said it should be. I did notice that it was higher up closer to when AF was suppose to come when I was pg, but I have felt it high up when AF was coming and she did.

Also, I never took my BBT at the same time, but I did make sure I had at least 3 full hours of sleep, and my doc told me that that was fine and accurate. I have about 19 charts that back that up. Anyways, things can influence your temps...like room temp, if your body is fighting off something, stuff like that, BUT a temp spike CAN be good. It can stay high until the day AF comes though...so sadly, it can be a good indicator, but I have had many cycles where it was very high and didn't drop until the day AF came....so annoying that it's so hard to really TELL anything. Taking your BBT is more for knowing WHEN you O, not if you get pg or not. I know that I saw many many women waste lots and lots of money on pg tests because they thought their chart looked good, but then AF came anyways. That's why I tried to always remember that even a good chart can be an AF chart.

I am soooo not trying to be a downer to you, but we have to be realistic in reading our charts. It's so hard when you want a baby SOOOO badly to read into them too much and then the disappointment in the end is so much worse. KWIM?

I so pray that you get your BFP soon! That would be such a huge blessing!!!

Amber

[savedbygrace]

Thank you for your prayers and encouraging words. I've learned to not set myself up month after month. But I am trying to get to know my body and what it is trying to tell me. I don't know what's "normal" for me or what's not. KWIM? Thanks for the information!

[buttercup_97140]

That's the hard part...getting to know your body...mine never let me in on it's secrets...LOL!

How many cycles do you have charted? Once you have a few, sit down and see if there are similarities or differences and then think about those days and how they might have been different!

Keep up the good work, temping can be stressful!

Amber

[4HisGlory]

I am SO sorry but I am going to disagree with you Amber on this, unless I miss read it if so sorry.


Taking your BBT is more for knowing WHEN you O, not if you get pg or not.

If you are pg your temp will remain high, you can even have a "tri-phasic" jump, where there is a step type pattern going up. here is my bfp chart if it helps to compair. http://www.tcoyf.com/chart.asp?id=savedngrace You can see that my temps stayed well above coverline. If I were to take my temp now it would still be above my coverline...I would do this every couple days in the 1st tri. to make sure that I wasn't m/c because if you are/do your temp will drop below your coverline. (just like when AF starts or will start) I hope I didn't just tell you a bunch of stuff you already know, but if I did maybe it will help someone else.
Praying for your BFP
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[savedbygrace]

I didn't know that. I checked out your chart but It's all new to me so I don't really know what I'm looking at. Did you always temp at the same time? Well I'm gonna keep an eye on my temp just in case. If it seems to stay high then maybe I'll give in and buy a hpt. But I'm not gonna psych myself up.

Thanks for the 411 ladies, i'm sure it's different for a lot of ladies! :wink:

[4HisGlory]

I would take it the same time 4 days a week, and then 3 days (my "weekend") would be different. As long as you get 3 hours of sleep your temps should be fine. If you can wait, tcoyf (Taking charge of your fertility-the best book on ttc ever) says that if your temps are still up after 18 days past O, you can pretty much say your pg. It is SO hard to wait that long, and I never could do it, but it does save on money for HPT. (by the way there is no crazy questions about ttc...it is difficult to understand, and there are a lot of women who understand it at different levels and can help out on any question so ask away)

[Aalena]

My temps were a perfect way for me to tell if I was pg or not. With my m/c my temps stayed well above the coverline until I m/c. And with this pg, my temps were well above the coverline also. They won't drop below that temp until pg is over. I had other symptoms that told me I was pg also and I went ahead and tested at 13-14DPO because I just had a feeling it was different. Both times it was. I took my temps at the same times every day.

[buttercup_97140]

I say that taking your BBT is more for knowing when you O because your temps are never fool proof...my temp the day I took my HPT for this pregnancy had dropped lower than most of my post-O temps. I have had cycles that were triphasic, and I was not pg, and it can take until after you m/c for your temps to drop depending on you HCG level, progesterone level and when you actually m/c. Yes, temps can be a "sign" of pregnancy in some or even most, but it's dangerous (emotionally mostly) to go by temps before AF is due. It's probably even more dangerous to go by symptoms because as we all know, most pg sympts can be AF sympts.

I was simply stating that really the only way to tell if you are pg is to wait until AF is late...temps may "help" you see what's supposedly going on in your body, but as my many many cycles temping have shown, only the Pre-o and O temps really show "concrete" information.
I hope I am making sense and not sounding like I am trying to get into a debate. I didn't even see the post disagreeing with me until right now...guess I scrolled down too fast....LOL!

I can post my chart/s if anyone want to see...nothing special, just showing my experience. I can say that in my many years of temping, I have seem so many women put themselves through many days of "knowing" they were pg because of their temps being so high, or triphasic, and then the day of or after AF was due they dropped and it broke their hearts. It broke my heart to see them "suffer" if you will. And honestly I have seen women "swear" they were pg because they were a day late, and then AF came the next day, so they went on and on about having a miscarriage because they just had to be pg and their bleeding was really heavy, and so on and so on. Even though they had many BFN, they knew they just had to be because of their temps, and it's hard when I and many many many other women have actually been through miscarriages to watch people "torture" themselves in this way, when they probably had some kind of hormone burb that month. KWIM?

So, that is where I am coming from...Not trying to debate, just state "why" I said what I said.

Blessings to you all...TTC is a VERY hard road!

Amber

[savedbygrace]

Buttercup, I agree with you and at the same time agree with the others. I wouldn't put 100% of my faith in the temp. system. I think it is beneficial in many ways, but being that every woman and every cycle is different it works for everyone in a different way. Don't worry I don't believe this will turn into a debate! Thanks for all the wisdom offered!

[believeNgrace]

I found this for you in the Taking Charge of Your Fertility book regarding cervical position as a fertilty sign:

For most of your cycle, your cervix is low, hard (like the tip of your nose), and closed. Around the time of ovulation, estrogen causes the cervix to become higher, softer (like the inside of your cheek), and open. After ovulation, your cervix returns to its low, hard, and closed position. Note these subtle changes on your chart.

Also, for bbt's.....right before your period is to begin there is a drop in estrogen. This drop will lower your bbt and normally your period will begin. This was a great sign for me to know when my period would begin.

The spike in bbt at ovulation is due to the progesterone taking over, it's your "pro-gestation" hormone to keep things warm if conception has occured.

I found I could detect my ovulation date if my bbt was higher than the 6 bbts before tI saw a spike. Again, consistency being key.

I did experience a triphasic bbt after conception.

Hope that helps and doesn't confuse!

[savedbygrace]

Yes, it helped! Thanks a bunch!!!

[4HisGlory]

I agree with you too Amber. with ttc there is so much that can confuse everything temps, "signs" and cf. I know both of us weren't wanting to start a debate, and I wasn't really saying you were wrong, I guess I just didn't understand what was wrote...or too tired to read that closely, but what you wrote last I totally agree with. All of these things are just peices to the puzzle, and can have miss interpretations. Anyways I just wanted to make sure, Amber, you know I wasn't trying be mean or anything, you are such a wonderful sister and I wouldn't want to upset you in any way. [loveyou]