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Tracking your cycle with your Basal Body Temperature Charting<\/strong><\/p>\n Basal body temperature charting is a great way to track your cycles and ovulation patterns. It can also help your doctor detect possible ovulatory infertility. When it comes to detecting pregnancy, BBT charts can only offer small hints. You can’t confirm pregnancy with a fertility calendar but there are so many advantages of charting.<\/span><\/p>\n What is Basal Body Temperature?<\/strong><\/p>\n Your basal body temperature is a temperature when you\u2019re at complete rest. This temperature changes based on a number of factors, including your hormones. During ovulation, the hormone progesterone causes your temperature to rise. It remains higher throughout the two-week wait. Then, just before your period starts, the hormone progesterone drops. This means your basal body temperature will drop too unless you\u2019re pregnant.<\/p>\n How often should I take my temperature?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To know what your basal temperature is, you must take your temperature in the morning before you get out of bed or move around. Why should I Chart?<\/strong> It is important to track your cycles and ovulation patterns. This will help you;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first step to charting your basal body temperature is getting a chart to record your temperature or using any\u00a0<\/span>fertility awareness software, also known as fertility calendars.\u00a0<\/span> Now that you have a BBT chart picked out, you need to get a thermometer, a regular one can work or even one\u00a0<\/span>made especially for tracking your body basal temperature.\u00a0<\/span> You need to take your\u00a0temperature all at the same time (plus or minus no more than 30 minutes) every morning.\u00a0<\/span> It is ideal you start charting on the first day of your period and continue to take your BBT temperature every morning throughout the entire cycle.<\/span> Your temperature may rise and fall as your cycle progresses, but you should notice a biphasic pattern after ovulation. This means that before ovulation, the temperatures are on average lower than they are after ovulation.<\/span>
\nIt’s essential that you take your temperature correctly. Otherwise, your temperature will not be accurate, and you may not be able to detect ovulation.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/span>You may notice a sharp dip in temperature on the day of ovulation. Not every woman gets this nice heads up. If you do notice a consistent dip in temperature before the rise from month to month, you should be sure to have sexual intercourse on that day.<\/span>
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