Question about CD1

[Susie]

Which usually happens first for you, the temp drop or red blood?  Last cycle spotting turned to red blood, but my temp didn't actually drop until CD2.  Today I'm on CD32, 12 DPO, and my temp dropped a fair amount:



I'm thinking this looks bad for this cycle, even though I don't know for sure yet that I'm on to CD1.  So now I'm curious which should happen first.  Does the temp drop tend to give you a heads up that CD1 is coming or the other way around (like my last cycle)?

[HoneySpider]

My temp usually doesn't drop for a few days until after AF starts.

[MrsMB]

MOST cycles: My temp drops almost to the coverline (or below it) and my period comes the very next day.

2 cycles: My period came even though the temp was still above the coverline. I did have a signifigant drop in temp though....

[raangoli]

For me, it's usually temp drop and then CD1 starts that day or the very next.

[Susie]

Dec 3, 2014 10:42:42 GMT -5 raangoli said:

For me, it's usually temp drop and then CD1 starts that day or the very next.

On one hand I'm mildly envious of the warning that AF is coming.  That seems so convenient!

OTOH I'm still holding out hope that my body doesn't/isn't doing that right now!  Our timing was so good this cycle.  

[raangoli]

Dec 3, 2014 11:06:48 GMT -5 Susie said:

Dec 3, 2014 10:42:42 GMT -5 raangoli said:

For me, it's usually temp drop and then CD1 starts that day or the very next.

On one hand I'm mildly envious of the warning that AF is coming.  That seems so convenient!

OTOH I'm still holding out hope that my body doesn't/isn't doing that right now!  Our timing was so good this cycle.  

Oh yeah, it was totally convenient to know when AF was coming rather than guessing when I came off of BCPs...but when TTC, it's a whole different story  

[Mushe]

My temp drops before, but I don't have many data points. A friend who's been temping each month for 2 years says hers consistently doesn't drop until CD2-3, but that this is different for everyone.

[aprilsails]

Mine doesn't drop until after 2 - 3 days so CD 2 or 3, except for the month where I had a chemical pregnancy. That month my temp dropped, I freaked out, and then 2 days later I miscarried.

[callmehales]

mine drops, and then goes back up and then drops again and that's usually CD1.

[daisy]

Usually my temp will drop 1-2 days before CD1.

[belle55]

Mine will drop and then AF will show up the following day, sometimes two days later.

[EllieT]

My temp seems to drop to just above the coverline on CD1. Sometimes I notice blood already in the morning and sometimes it's later that day. But looking at my charts it's (almost) always on CD1. Once it dropped to just above coverline and I didn't get AF until next morning.

It will keep dropping though and won't reach my pre-O levels until CD3-ish.

[lms]

I always get CD1 the day my temp drops to a little above my coverline.