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I have a stupid question (re: temp drops/ovulation)

I should know this, but I'm having a dumb moment, so indulge me...

So, in a "typical" (whatever that is) cycle, women usually have some degree of a temp drop that usually marks ovulation. I should probably know this, but my question is... does the temp drop occur before or after O in that day? Or is there no 'norm"? For example, I take my temp at 6am and it's a noticeable drop. Does that mean I just ovulated maybe a couple hours before then or does that mean (in a perfect world) my body is going to ovulate within the next few hours (obviously, this is assuming I had normal cycles, which I definitely don't). I know that it rises after O, of course. Then again, now that I'm thinking about it, even if one did O before the temp dip, I guess it'd take a couple hours for the temp to rise anyway, so it'd be hard to know. I guess this question is moot now. Ha.

I guess I'll change my question now! haha.. So, if someone were to have a temp dip this morning, like I did, would it even be worthwhile to get it on that night? Or would it be far too late, assuming that it was in fact ovulation (which in my case, I'm doubting because let's face it.. I don't ovulate.) ;)

 

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Re: I have a stupid question (re: temp drops/ovulation)

  • BIO up to one day post-O! So, if (theoretically speaking) today were O day, It could be totally worth it to DTD tonight and possibly even tomorrow night (if there are no sperm issues).

    Personally, I don't think it's quite as effective as doing it before O, but you're still considered fertile for a day past O. ;)
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  • Cool. Like I said, I should know this, but since I haven't ovulated on my own in 5 years, except for 2 or 3 cycles in the last year, I never paid much attention to it lol. I also just ran out of OPKs this last week so of COURSE I would have a temp dip. It'll probably pan out to be nothing, but whatever. ;)  Thanks for the input!

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  • I think those who experience the temp dip experience it the day before or of O. So I say DTD tonight and tomorrow and hope for the best! I hope you really are O'ing on your own again! I have been stalking your chart like crazy!
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  • Typically, for me, my temp would drop then rise ever so slightly the next day, followed by the big post O jump.  So for me a temp drop means I'm going to ovulate the next day.





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  • DTD just to be safe.

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  • I would do it just to be safe!  I am hoping that you will o!
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  • Typically, for me, my temp would drop then rise ever so slightly the next day, followed by the big post O jump.  So for me a temp drop means I'm going to ovulate the next day.
    This is me too. I would DTD until you see the obvious temp spike.

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  • Thanks, ladies! I've had many drops before that all amounted to nothing, so I'm trying not to get my hopes up. The likelyhood of me actually Oing are slim to none, but I want to do everything I can to catch it if I do... just in case! ;)

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