Average length BT stays high?

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Average length BT stays high?
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Thu, 09-18-2003 - 8:55am
Just wondering what the average length past O the bt stays high? I have been looking at everyone's charts and I am curious.

FF says that I was most likely fertile the past few days and DH and I have been BD like teenagers in heat! My BT is high, but then again I don't know what my regular temp is because I waited so long to start charting! WHY DID I DO THAT? lol :) I just want to know when I can expect it to drop seeing as I believe I O'd. Last night we took an OPK and got a slightly lighter line than the control line (it says that is a -)... then I noticed my CF have dramatically dried up (sorry TMI). So I'm wondering what's up.

Hoping and praying my tarrot card reader was right and I C mid to late sept!

GL to everyone else *^*^*^*^*^* sending BFP vibes out*^*^*^*^*^*^*

sunny :)



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Edited 9/18/2003 9:16:42 AM ET by sun_flower_head

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Thu, 09-18-2003 - 9:50am
My temps stay high until 1 or 2 days before AF arrives, and every cycle is a bit different. Some months they stay high and relatively flat. Others they peak and slowly work down. You can take a look at http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/chr1sty01. Some women have a dip around implantation, others do not even when pg. But in general, your temps should stay high thru the LP.

Good luck!

Christy

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Thu, 09-18-2003 - 9:54am
Looks to me like you o'd on Monday. Your temp will stay high or go higher over the next few days. It will start to drop off again the closer you get to AF if you're not pg (average I think is 10 days post 0). It's kinda hard to say how far it will drop because you don't have a coverline and wont until you get pre-o temps. Which, hopefully this will be the month for you so you wont have to worry about it. Good luck. Sticky vibes headed your way.

Susan

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Thu, 09-18-2003 - 9:57am


It looks like you had a positve OPK Monday and then your temps rose dramatically the next day, so I would say you probably O'd on Monday. Fertility Friend probably won't give you a coverline since you don't have any temps earlier in your cycle. You could put in some fake temps for the few days before Monday or you could try the override. Down where it says ovulation detector, hit override, and then tell it what day you think you o'd and the coverline temp (maybe 97.0). The average time from O to the next AF is 14 days. It does vary from person to person usually about 12-16 days. But one person usually has the same amount of time from O to AF, this is called the luteal phase (LP). So once you have charted one cycle, you know your LP and then you know when to expect AF after each o.

Hope this helps.

Vicki

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Thu, 09-18-2003 - 10:14am
Thank you for your quick responses! I hate being so new to getting to know my body. I'm mad that I didn't do this all sooner, but then again I really didn't have a good reason to do it (and it seemed easier not to). I'm feeling a little crampy today , specifically on my right side that I felt the twinges in yesterday. I did pull a muscle a few weeks ago there so that could be it acting up again.

Thanks again - sunny :)

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