can we talk about temping

[lucky513]

what am I looking for
I just started the day before yesterday I was food poisoned yesterday and didnt temp

96.6 on tuesday
today 97.4

what am I looking for

the higher your temp more more likely you are ovulating?

thanks

[Deleted]

You really need more than 2 temps to say anything.

If you have 3 days of higher temps than your baseline before ovulation, then you've ovulated.

[lucky513]

I should have tempted yesterday then

so say on wed 96.6 yesterday 97.4 today 97.4 tomorrow 97.4

that means I ovulated sometime during the higher temps?

[blindyswife]

You need three temps that are higher than your baseline to know that you have ovulated. Having a higher temp does not necessarily mean you are going to, or are near ovulation. I could answer more questions with more information. Where are you in your cycle? Also, fertility friend has an amazing "course" to learn how temping and all of it works.

Happy to help you more if you need!

[discogranny]

Are you using something like fertility friend to keep track? If so, it will help you a lot. During the pre-ovulation part of your cycle your temps will hover generally around the same point. If it is an ovulatory cycle you should see a temp shift and three days of temps higher than the general pre-ovulation temp point. Your temps should stay elevated until either you get a positive pregnancy test or your period shows up.

If you use fertility friend and set it to the the "advanced" setting it should pinpoint ovulation for you and make this a lot easier.

[HoneySpider]

You don't really know that those temps are higher without knowing the baseline, which is why you need more than just a few days worth. Ditto pp about checking out FF online - it's really helpful to learn what you need to do.

[lucky513]

I just started charting so it may not have enough info

[lucky513]

I started to watch the videos
thanks

[discogranny]

How long are your cycles usually? You might have started temping too late this month to be able to pinpoint ovulation.

[lucky513]

usually about 5 days
Im going to chart all month and hopefully next month a I will be a little more prepared

thanks again for your info

[Cheesecake]

Depending on how long your cycles are, you're likely too late. You need 6 low temps minimum to be able to confidently set a baseline (before O) then a minimum of 3 high temps after ovulation to confirm. Temping can only confirm O, and give you a general idea of your cycle. If you want to predict O, you have to use OPKs.

Sent from my phone, please disregard typos

[tarheels]

You should really pick up a copy of Taking Charge of Your Fertility. I think it does a more approachable job of explaining this than FF, but that may be personal preference. Most libraries have it or you can buy the previous edition on Amazon for 1¢. I promise it's incredibly enlightening reading.

One thing TCOYF talks about is "seeing the forest through the trees." This is my chart. Before O, I have a range of anywhere between 96.8 and 97.2. The ups and downs inside that range don't mean anything. After that, do you see the climb? That's what means something. You have to know all your temps before to know when there's a climb that's not within a usual range of temps for you. My Ovulation Chart

Btw, when someone asks "how long your cycles are," it doesn't refer to your period. It's talking about the entire time from period to period. The average is 28 days, but women can have cycles anywhere from 24-40 days, sometimes longer if something had delayed things.

[mrssandro]

You need a full month to get a real idea of when you may of ovulated. I agree with tarheels advice.