basal body temperature (BBT)

Keeping a fertility chart is the perfect way to get to know your new
body, especially if you plan on trying to conceive soon after giving
birth. Your fertility chart will likely include daily basal body
temperature readings and cervical mucus descriptions.

Yes, absolutely!  Recall that Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM) involve
charting observable fertility signs (changes in cervical fluid, basal
body temperature, and cervical texture and position) as a way of
determining a women’s cyclical fertility. 

Many women use the physical ovulation symptoms their body displays to
predict when they are most fertile. In some cases those ovulation
symptoms are used to increase the chance of conception while in other
cases females use ovulation symptoms to prevent pregnancy.

The first thing to do if you have a long menstrual cycle is you should confirm that you are not pregnant by doing a pregnancy test.

Your BBT or Basal Body Temperature is your body's temperature at rest, when you have slept for several hours. The best time to take your BBT is first thing in the morning when you wake up, before you get out of bed.

Early pregnancy signs are felt by many women even before they miss their menstrual period. However, most of the typical pregnancy signs and symptoms are directly related to the pregnancy hormone hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin).

Body wraps involve the application of heated towels or wraps to specific areas of the body to melt away fat and treat aches and pains. They are not safe during pregnancy because there is no way to regulate how high body temperature will rise.

Calendar-based methods are one part of fertility awareness, an attempt to find which days in the menstrual cycle are fertile days and which are not.

By charting your basal body temperature (BBT) you can learn more about your fertility and keeping a BBT chart is a very exciting way to get pregnant.

Our complete list of  pregnancy and fertility acronyms and abbreviations are widely used in forums and pregnancy and TTC communities.

You should start your fertility charting to find out exactly when and if you ovulate and whether you had intercourse at the right time. Fertility or basal body temperature charting is done for several reasons.

BabyMed is the only fertility site where a real fertility expert looks at your fertility basal body temperature BBT chart and helps you identify ovulation and other information.

A normal human body temperature is on average 98.6 F (37 C) orally. The normal range can be as low as 97.5 and as high as 98.8 F (36.4 to 37.1 C).

You should decide at the beginning of BBT temperature charting what you consider the beginning of a new day, the cycle day 1, either after midnight or when you wake up. Both choices are OK.

The cervical mucus is produced by the cervix and changes consistency throughout your menstrual cycle based on hormones associated with ovulation.

Here are instructions to make charting ovulation and your BBT easy.

Fertility awareness and charting is part of 'Natural Family Planning' (NFP). It uses a woman's natural fertility signs to identify when she may or may not be fertile.

How long should my temperature after ovulation stay up?

Am I still fertile if my cervix is soft and high after ovulation?

Does it mean that I am pregnant if my bbt temperature goes up in a triphasic curve on 15 DPO?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A method of natural family planning that closely monitors two indicators of fertility is just as effective as oral contraception in preventing unwanted pregnancies if used correctly, European researchers report.

What are my chances of getting pregnant via IUI after my basal body temperature (BBT) rise?

Does ovulation occur on the day of drop or day of rise of temperature?

Your basal body temperature BBT is the temperature of your body at rest. For fertility charting, the temperature is always taken in the morning before you move or get out of bed.

Are lower than average basal body temperatures a problem?

Can I use a fertility microscope with an irregular menstrual
cycle?

What could be wrong if I have irregular menstrual cycles?

Chart statistics for BBT charts rated and evaluated from January 1 to October 21, 2002.

Should I continue to take my BBT during pregnancy?

What do low temperatures mean?