BBT Charting


If you are thinking of using BBT charting as part of your TTC plan, here are some of the basics to help get you started. :)

BBT (basal body temperature) charting is a great way keep track of the most fertile times of your cycle. To get started you will want to buy a BBT thermometer so that you are able to identify even the slightest of temperature shift.

An important factor in BBT charting is to make sure you take your temperature first thing in the morning and if possible at the same time each day. Make sure it is the first thing you do when you wake up, even before you sit up or talk. This ensures that you are recording your temperature “at rest.”

After a few months of charting your daily morning temperatures, you will notice that your temperature rises slightly at ovulation. And although every woman is different, at the beginning of their cycle most women have an oral temperature of 96-98 degrees, which increases to 97-99 degrees after ovulation. Interestingly though, the temperature rise can either happen suddenly or it can happen slowly over a few days. The temperature stays elevated until a woman starts her period again.

And finally, most women can’t tell exactly when an egg is released during ovulation using the BBT charting method. What they do know though is that they most likely ovulated within 3 days of their temperature rise.

Happy Charting!

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Note that you are most likely to get pregnant if you time your lovemaking to occur on the days right before - and on - your ovulation date. Keep in mind that the projected ovulation date above is simply a “best guess” estimate based on your cycle date information. The most accurate way to pinpoint your most fertile time is through the use of urine-based ovulation tests or with a fertility monitor. We have partnered with Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com, the Internet’s leading supplier of preconception products since 2001, to offer low-cost, FDA-approved pregnancy and ovulation tests – with free same-day shipping.

 

Now that you’ve calculated your ovulation date using our ovulation calculator, we have a number of other helpful tools you can use to help increase your chances of conceiving.

 

  • Create your own personalized ovulation calendar! You can even provide an email address so that you receive email alerts of your most fertile days, when you can begin testing for pregnancy, and more.
     

  • Create your own personalized fertility chart! This is a highly accurate way to pinpoint your ovulation date that relies primarily on basal temperature charting. (Visit Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com for an accurate, inexpensive basal thermometer.)
     

  • Connect with others at our online community! If you have questions about trying-to-conceive – or if you just want to vent a bit – we have a wonderful, vibrant community of people who’d just love to hear from you.

Find your most fertile time.
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