Hi Everyone! New here. Temp drop after positive opk normal?

[papm951214]

Hi Everyone! I just learned about what happened to the bump, and I'm sorry to hear about all these shake ups. I'm glad you all found a new home together!

I'm new here, and I hope to learn from your experience and wisdom. This is my first month actively charting (using FF), and I'm trying to make sense of the various tools/pieces of data I've used this month as some of them seem to be conflicting. I had EWCM on cycle days 15 and 16 along with ovulation pains, positive OPKs on cycle days 16 and 17, and my bbt spiked on day 17 (.8 degrees) and went even higher on cycle day 18 (.2 degrees). This all led me to believe I ovulated around cycle day 16 or 17.

Today is cycle day 19, and my temperature dropped this morning. Leading up to this morning I could have sworn I ovulated. Is a temp drop like this common post-ovulation?

I'm not sure how to link my chart, but I included a screen shot hoping it can help. Thank you!

[Unknown]

Keep temping. Your temp often dips prior to ovulation, and you could ovulate up to 48 hours after a +OPK, and your temp would spike after that. It is always possible for your body to gear up to O and not O. Temps also fluctuate, so your temp could go back up tomorrow and stay up giving you crosshairs. Basically it could be a number of things, but until you get confirmation on your chart keep temping and having sex!

[joy]

Yay!! I'm glad you made it papm951214!

[mlgnumbers]

Hello. Welcome to the board. First off, congrats on using FF and doing your homework. That's a great start. As for your question, the general rule is "3 over 6"...ovulation is detected once you have three temperatures higher than your previous six. However, it's important to look at your temps as groups of temps, instead of individually. You're looking for an overall trend: a group of temps markedly higher than the other group. At this point, I would say you have not yet O'd. Keep HIO (humping it out) until FF detects ovulation by giving you CH (crosshairs) which are two red lines that denote your O day and your CL (coverline.) You can see an example of CHs in my chart (linked in siggie.)

Good luck, and, again, welcome!

[joy]

OPKs tell you that you might ovulate in the next 12 - 48 hours. So, you are still in that range. Positive OPKs also don't confirm that ovulation will happen. You might have a second surge later.

Temp shifts to confirm ovulation need to stay high for at least three days. You were up for two and then came back down. There's a reason that three is minimum!

I think it's likely that today is your ovulation day. But, I could be wrong.

Keep temping! Keep going! Keep using OPKs.

[papm951214]

Thank you, everyone, very much! I'll keep HIO and hoping for the best. I see there's a "two week wait" thread. If/When I get those crosshairs, I'll plan to move over there.

Thanks again!

[3houlagirl]

Welcome! Everyone else covered it pretty well. It's important to remember not to focus on one single temp. You are looking for an overall pattern, and one outlying temp won't make much of a difference in the pattern.

Another thing that might be happening is a fallback rise; a secondary estrogen surge can happen around 3-5 dpo, which will cause a dip in temps for a day, before they rise again. Whatever is going on, they only way to know is to keep temping! And yes, keep up the sex until FF confirms ovulation for you.

[mrsp]

I would bet that today is your O day. I generally have a temp drop the same day I O. As the ladies have said, a + OPK means you could O up to 48 hours after. Also, don't focus on one temp individually; rather look at the temps as a whole. Good luck!

[getzystark]

You've gotten great advice. Welcome and good luck!

[Sparkly]

Welcome! Advice has been covered, but +1 for today possibly being O day. Good luck!

[risscaboobs]

Glad you made it over to the dark side. Welcome to the Bad Apple Bitches. Good luck!

[clecyclist]

Welcome to the dark side!

[pismoduo]

Welcome! I saw your post over on TB and was going to PM you the link here, but luckily someone else beat me to it!

[Deleted]

Welcome. No more advice to add but good luck!

[joy]

Jan 19, 2015 14:37:41 GMT -5 W said:

I saw you posted on the thedump. I'm glad you made it over here!

It was almost like someone read her post and then PMed her the new place to ask...

ALMOST. 

[butlerfan]

Welcome glad you made it and someone beat me to the PM. I agree with the PP on the advice given.

[rztrumpet]

Welcome. I agree with PPs, I'm guessing you will get cross hairs on day 18. My temperatures are rocky like yours, and I always have a dip on O day.

[jawswife]

Welcome!

[MrsC0617]

Welcome! Glad you made it over here. I agree with PP. Good job with temping, charting, and using OPKs. All will help you understand your body more. GL to you!

[BrewGirl]

I get two days of +'s then normally the day I get the negative, I O. Welcome and good luck.

[PugMum]

Looks like you got a lot of good advice. I'm in the group of ladies that gets a temp drop on ovulation day. Hopefully you will see a spike today.

Anyways, welcome!

[joy]

Jan 20, 2015 7:20:53 GMT -5 W said:

Jan 19, 2015 10:25:13 GMT -5 joy said:

Yay!! I'm glad you made it papm951214!

Ok, side note. I giggle-snort every time I see your siggy. 

Bitches love libraries, yo.