Irregular BBT temperatures after loss?

knottie55c5f97df0bba937

Hi there,

I lost my son about 3 months ago at 25 weeks... He had a genetic anomoly and we were cleared to try again.  I've been back on using the AVA bracelet, which uses skin temp instead of bbt, and the usual slew of OPK tests, CM monitoring, and PDG progesterone kits.  I've been able to confirm for sure that i'm ovulating, but my temperatures seem to be all of the place... I don't understand it- once you ovulate, temperature should rise right with the progesterone rise? Anyone else??

stormageddon-darklordofall

Your body can do wonky things for months after a MC, especially a later loss like yours.  Just keep taking your BBT and try to look at the overall pattern.  Sometimes you'll get multiple rises and sometimes it is hard to see what exactly is happening because the temps seem all over the place.  But after BBTing every day for a few months you should be able to start to discern better what is happening with your cycles.  I'm sorry for your loss and for your frustrating.  Nothing about this is easy.  I definitely had some wonky temperatures and things all over the place after my MCs, and mine were all early.  But I was able to see overall patterns at the end of the cycles, and start to get a better idea of what my body was doing within a few cycles.

knottie55c5f97df0bba937

Were you still ovulating though when your temperatures were erratic? I'm wondering if my the temps are accurately reflecting my hormones being all over the place, or if I'm ovulating correctly and my body is just reacting to the progesterone slowly or something?

stormageddon-darklordofall

Yes, although sometimes my temp would jump and I'd think I O'd, and then the temp would go back down again.  So it's almost like I had several LH surges a few months, or really long cycles with temps everywhere before they would jump up and stay up.

Did they track your HCG down to 0?  Because that can also cause really wonky temp issues while it's still in your system.

knottie55c5f97df0bba937

Hmmm i see... i had that last cycle for sure, but this cycle i was able to confirm (although not pinpoint exactly when) that i did in fact ovulate... maybe it's low progesterone/ estrogen dominance thats affecting the temperatures? Like a slow rise?

So frustrating i used to be able to see the bbt dip and rise so clearly, i'm hoping it's just temporary! it makes ttc such a struggle!