BBT charting is one way to determine your fertile days and pinpoint when you have ovulated. Temperature charting doesn’t tell you when you will ovulate though. It is not necessarily the best way to predict ovulation because you can’t determine when ovulation has occurred until after it happens. Fertility Charting Ovulation and Prediction
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Charting Basics: How do I know when I have ovulated?
By JustMommies staff
BBT charting is one way to determine your fertile days and pinpoint when you have ovulated. Temperature charting doesn’t tell you when you will ovulate though. It is not necessarily the best way to predict ovulation because you can’t determine when ovulation has occurred until after it happens. Find Your Most Fertile Days: Step by step guide to identifying your most fertile time of the month
By Patty Malowney
If you and your partner are trying to conceive, knowing how to identify your fertile days can speed up
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The 5 Best Fertility Gadgets
By Patty Malowney
Why rely on old-school cycle tracking when there are so many high-tech gadgets that can help you conceive sooner? We've put together a list of the best 5 gadgets for tracking your fertility. Charting Basics: Drawing Your Coverline
By JustMommies staff
Drawing a coverline on your bbt chart is not required but it will help you to see if you have a biphasic chart (two phases). Most people use the Fertility Awareness method because it is the easiest way to draw a coverline. Once you draw your coverline you should be able to see a pattern of lower temps Charting Basics: Peak Day
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Your peak day, as the name suggests, is the day that your fertility peaks and the best time to get pregnant. If you are charting you can determine your peak day by checking your cervical mucous. After you have ovulated your cervical mucous will begin to dry up. This is one way to confirm that you have Luteal Phase - Understanding what happens after you ovulate
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After you ovulate, you begin the second half of your fertility cycle known as your luteal phase. During the first half of your cycle, Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is produced. FSH signals your body to start the process of maturing eggs for ovulation. The eggs are contained inside a follicle where Luteal Phase Defect
By Patty Malowney
Learn more about luteal phase defect and its affect on the process of getting pregnant. Getting Started With Fertility Charting
By Patty Malowney
The first method for conceiving you should try when you've decided to get pregnant is to track your own fertility through charting, and getting started is easier than you might think. What is a Triphasic Chart?
By JustMommies staff
You may have heard the term triphasic chart or triphasic pattern and wondered what this meant. A typical ovulatory bbt chart is considered a biphasic chart – meaning two phases. A triphasic chart means that it has three phases or three sustained temperature shifts. The third shift usually takes Charting Your BBT (Basal Body Temperature)
By Patty Malowney
Tracking your resting body temperature every morning can help you conceive and know when you're pregnant. 