Charting question??

amybaker06 · June 2011

So this is my first month charting on fertility friend. And it has definitely been informational. I am now 9DPO and it says I shouldn't test until July 1st. But my temps have been above the coverline and continue to rise. Does the increased temp happen just because ovulation has occurred? or is this indicative of the beginning of the "incubator phase"? In other words can your temps be higher after O and you still have a negative test result? I know you charting expert ladies will know!

ukcats27 · June 2011

Your temp will stay high until your LP is over in which it will drop when you get your period. It can still be high and you get a negative test because either A. You are not pregnant or B. You tested too early. Good luck!

JessicaJeanne · June 2011

Yes, your temps can stay high and still not be pregnant. You won't know you're pregnant until you get a + hpt.

Ideally, if your temps stay high, it is a good trend, but I have had high temps and then plunge the day that AF arrives with - hpts.

Good luck!

amybaker06 · June 2011

OK so high temps during the LP and if it drops then I will have period...but if if keeps high then test! I am going to try my hardest to not test early...I know that it just makes me disappointed.

Wild_flower25 · June 2011

july 1st doesn't make any sense if you are really 9 dpo. You should be able to test at 14 or 15 dpo with good accuracy. It seems like its a week off.

LaraValentine · June 2011

Have you read Taking Charge of Your Fertility? I highly recommend. The general rule is if you go 18 days of temps above your coverline you're most likely KU. You can test earlier to be sure, but when you see your temp dip two days in a row chances are it will continue to dip (one day of dipping is okay, it may be implantation).

llsoule79 · June 2011

I am 9dpo too and FF also gave me a recommended test date of July1. I've been trying to figure out why they pinpointed 19dpo as well..Maybe it's because they say if you have a temp above coverline for 18 dpo then you are most likely pregnant.. ? (I believe I read that in the FF tutorial).

FYI, I tested 10 dpo last month and got a BFP (it was a chemical pregnancy ) So, it is possible but it is dangerous to do so in the sense of being really let down by the BFNs, when/if you are in fact pregnant!

megemoney · June 2011

Wild_flower25:
july 1st doesn't make any sense if you are really 9 dpo. You should be able to test at 14 or 15 dpo with good accuracy. It seems like its a week off.

Since this is her first month of charting, FF does not know what her average LP is yet. FF suggests that you test 18 days after you ovulate (it suggests 18 days but for some reason tells you to test on a date that actually equals 19DPO) until it has a better idea of your average LP, that is why it is telling her to test on July 1st.