sorry for the stupid question, does temp rise when the pregnancy takes??? i keep seeing a reference to "high temps"

Hi ablacketer... no such thing as a stupid question... I'm not very good at explaining things sometimes so I just took this extract from FertilityFriend.com... hope it helps

"A triphasic chart shows three levels of temperatures: pre-ovulation, post-ovulation, and then a second rise around 7-10 days after ovulation. Some women with charts that show this pattern turn out to be pregnant. But many do not. Likewise, your chart does not need to show this kind of pattern for you to be pregnant. Whether or not you are pregnant, progesterone, the hormone responsible for raising your temperature after ovulation, generally peaks in the middle of your luteal phase and this can cause this kind of pattern whether or not you are pregnant.

A triphasic chart can be promising, however, because progesterone levels generally increase after implantation (7-10 days past ovulation) in conception cycles, and sometimes this results in a triphasic pattern. If your chart shows a second significant thermal shift that begins 7-10 days past ovulation, Fertility Friend will indicate a triphasic pattern in the Pregnancy Monitor. A triphasic chart, however, is not a definite sign that you are or are not pregnant. It is just increasing your probability if you also have well-timed intercourse. Likewise, you can be pregnant and not have a triphasic pattern."

So it's a good sign but not a definite sign by any means... I read somewhere if it was to stay raised for over 18 days, then it usually indicates pregnancy.

ahhh, thank you for the clarification

Now CD29 (approx 14 dpo) and despite what I thought were a lot of symptoms showing up yesterday and another temp rise to 98.8 this morn... BFN. I figure at this point AF is inevitably going to rear her ugly head tomorrow...kindof mad I tested again Hope the rest of you are still in? and sorry if I've been hogging this thread lately!!!

Hey new moon. Well still no sign of AF for me. I thought i'd starting to come on this morning got the tiniest bit of very light brown so i thought damn it here it comes.....but then nothing!!! If anything i've got a bit of yellow (?!) discharge in my knickers - really really sorry for tmi! I'm cd30... I'm testing again on Thurs or Fri if i don't come on before then. New moon this is so frustrating isn't it!

new moon, just been reading your posts - I love them!!! You sound just like me - ha!!

I tested this morning - again - i got a very faint positive, not jumping around excited or anything, i want to stay grounded until I do another test on Weds. I dont want to convince myself I am preg and then not be - arrgghh, couldnt take the let down

Good luck ladies still hanging in there!!!

TWINKLE!!! OH MY GOD!!! I'm so excited for you!! (sorry i know you just said that you want to stay grounded but its got me excited!!)
I'm really perturbed as to why my AF hasn't come..this just isn't like me at all but then i don't feel pg. Twinkle if you hold out till wed i'll do a test with you again!!

I dont feel preg either angel75, which is why I am trying to stay calm, last time I knew as my boobs went rock solid, but this time nothing, I am a little tired, but with an 18 month old I am always tired - lol!!

Yeah deffo - lets do it and test weds!!! - 2nd of dec hurry up!!

Woohoo!! The last time for me i didn't think i was either except my nipples were really sore and my oh kept saying oh my god you're pg cos of my nipples..he could just tell! At the mo the sides of my boobs are really sore, tired, crampy like pains every now and again and i've got a right hunger...just sounds like i've got my AF coming doesn't it. Time will tell!

ps my goodness you can spend a fortune on these tests can't you!