BBT Monthly Ovulation Cycle Chart

When you graph your BBT, you will be able to keep a historical record of when you ovulated and see if your cycles are normal or if they vary from month to month. Charts are provided to scale for both farenheit and celsius.

Any ideas you have for changes or updates to the charts I would be happy to see if I can incorporate them. Please post any feedback on these charts in this thread.

BBT Chart in Farenheit Download

BBT Chart in Celsius Download

Charting instructions

To chart your monthly cycle basal body temperature, you need to get a basal body temperature thermometer. These are typically available at your local drugstore or chemist and are not expensive. Print out the chart. Put the chart, the thermometer, and a pen by your bedside.

Set your alarm so you can wake up at the same time every day. When you wake up, the first thing you should do is take your temperature. Do not move around. Do not get out of bed. Do not take a drink of water. Just take your temperature. You can take your temperature either orally or vaginally. Either way works, but if you choose the oral method, be sure and put the thermometer in the same place in your mouth every time you take your temperature.

Record your temperature on the chart by drawing a dot in the appropriate box. You find the correct box by going across horizontally from your temperature and vertically from your cycle day. As you record your temperature each day, draw a line from one dot to the next. If you skip a day, use a dashed line so you can see visually that there was a possiblity of a bad temperature.

When you ovulate, most women will see a dip in temperature, but not all. Recording additional signs such as your cervical mucous and position can help you determine when you ovulate.

After ovulation, the progesterone released will cause your temperature to be slightly higher than before ovulation. Once you've seen three days of elevated temperatures, you can be fairly certain that you ovulated the day before the first elevated temperature.