[jmichelle77]

Ok so....considering the pos. OPK's, CM, temp drop and how HORRIBLE I felt Monday nite.....I am 99.9% CONFIDENT I O'd Monday nite, right?

Well, my temp went up quite a bit yesterday.....good.

THEN.....this AM....BIG DROP! WHY?!?!??!?

I had a very stuff nose this AM so I thought maybe I was breathing with my mouth open and we slept with the ceiling fan on for the first time in a few weeks AND I got HORRIBLE sleep last nite. SO..........I re-took my temp in my hoo-ha. It was slightly higher than yesterday. Humph.

But I figure if I have been taking oral temps this WHOLE time...I better stick with the oral temp no matter what the variables. I haven't factored in any of those variables the rest of my cycle so why should I now just because I don't like the way today's temp makes my chart look??

I did some playing around and plotting ahead on my chart. If my temps go up from here then FF will give me crosshairs on Saturday with an O date STILL of Monday....like I thought. No matter whether I enter the higher or lower temp for today.

So, can anyone tell me......is the big drop I had today normal???? Or what caused it??? I am TOTALLY new to O'ing so I have NO CLUE and it's scaring me that it's telling me that I really didn't O after all. Do you think it indicates a progesterone problem?? Should I call my Dr. and ask for crotch-sicles just to be safe? Or should I wait and see what my body will do on it's own? Help me, please!

[foxfire_ga79]

Crotch-sicles?? Do I even want to know?
My doc says to call back whenever AF shows up so we can schedule blood work for either day 21 or 23, I can't remember which. Waiting for that date he will check my progesterone level to see if I O'd.
Give your doc a call and see if he wants to order any blood work. I'm not experienced enough to help you with the charting stuff though, sorry. Just wanted to let you know there's a test for your progesterone and if you think you O'd you could get it done kind of soon.
Good luck!

[WendyBird]

The mouth open, fan sleeping situation could easily effect your temps. I say just keep temping, and see how it plays out. Sometimes we get drops in our temps, and we don't know why.

[sjkduke]

You definitely do not want to switch to vaginal temping in the middle of an oral temping cycle, or vice versa. The temps are NOT the same. I totally agree that sleeping with your mouth open and a fan on will lower your temps.

Good luck! Keep us posted!