when do temps drop back below the coverline?

brookenicole · #1 December 23rd, 2009, 06:54 AM

This is my first month charting BBT and I am wondering when the temp drops back to coverline is it before AF is supposed to arrive, or not until she actually arrives? I am on CD 26 and my cycles are usually 26-28 days. I tested this morning and got a BFN although it was with SMU. My temps are still high though and I am wondering when I will see a drop? Will it be gradual, or sudden drop?
Hope some of you ladies here in the fertility charting board will have some insight for me, thanks!!!

Miss. Impatient Bevis · #2 December 23rd, 2009, 06:58 AM

it really depends on your body. some girls see a gradual drop and some see it on the day AF comes, and some even see a drop the day after AF arrives.

KimberlyAnn327 · #3 December 23rd, 2009, 07:28 AM

I usually have a sudden drop and AF shows the same day.

Admin-pattyandthemoos · #4 December 23rd, 2009, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by miss_krista

it really depends on your body. some girls see a gradual drop and some see it on the day AF comes, and some even see a drop the day after AF arrives.

I agree. I have had some cycles where my temps start dropping a day or two before she arrives, other cycles it dropped the day she showed and I have even had some where my temp went up the day she arrived and then dropped the next day.

There isn't a real firm rule on this.

crazy4disney · #5 December 23rd, 2009, 10:25 AM

This was my first cycle charting as well. I noticed my temp drop and I started spotting the next day.

brookenicole · #6 December 23rd, 2009, 02:04 PM

Thanks ladies! Lots of great answers. I agree that it probably varies from cycle to cycle and woman to woman. I don't even know if I'm getting accurate temps because I get up like 2 or 3 times a night anyway with my dd. But I guess as long as there was a block of sleep it should still be ok.

Coley · #7 December 23rd, 2009, 07:19 PM

I'm like Patty... I've had what seems to be every possible variation in temps leading up to AF. It made me crazy at the time because I was totally confused though!

And as long as you've had 3 consecutive hours of sleep before temping... you should be good.

#8 December 23rd, 2009, 08:34 PM

it took me i'd say 4 cycles to get a real understand of my cycles, in my personal experience it would be just a sudden drop of temp and i knew that wench is coming. Good Luck honey! Baby Dust to you!