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[mmehegartner]

How do you know what your coverline is?

[BC-DKNY]

hi there.... below is some info re: drawing your coverline. i think this should explain it. if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.


When you have O'd, your temp should rise at least 2 tenths of a degree higher than your previous 6 temps.

Example:

cd 9 97.3
cd 10 97.4
cd 11 97.2
cd 12 97.0
cd 13 97.4
cd 14 97.1
cd 15 97.9

If those are your temps, you will have ovulated on cd 14, since your temp on cd 15 is higher than any of your temps for the previous 6 days. You then draw your "coverline" through the temp that is 1 tenth of a degree higher than your highest temp in those preceding 6 days. Here your highest temp pre-O is your 97.4 on cd 13 (and cd 10) and so your coverline is 97.5.

O is considered to have occurred when there has been 3 consecutive days of a rise in your temperatures. Your temps after O should ideally stay above your coverline until AF (or close to it; some people have a temp fall the day before AF, while some have it the day of AF and others don't get a drop until well into AF).

[stacy-ann]

Hi, I did some research on the web and came up with the following info. below which will be very helpful to you.

When To Draw Coverline:

When your waking body temperature rises more than 2/10's of a degree higher than the previous six days you will draw your coverline. This normally occurs during your thermal shift the day after ovulation.

How Much is 2/10's?

Two-tenths of a degree is also the amount of degree used in logging your temps on your spreadsheet. It is calculated after the decimal point in a three digit temp. A jump for 97.5 to 97.7 (.5 to .7) is a rise that is 2/10's of a degree higher.

Drawing Your Coverline:

When you have identified a temperature that is at least 2/10's of a degree higher than the previous 6 days - highlight those previous 6 days. Locate the highest of the highlighted temperatures. Draw a continuous line that is 1/10's of a degree higher than that of the highest of the highlighted temperatures. The line should run all the way across your chart.

Temps To Overlook:

Illness, medication, lack of sleep, stress and other factors can cause an out of the ordinary (higher) temperature reading. When calculating your coverline, overlook these temperatures. High menstrual period temperatures should also not be included when calculating your coverline.


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Good luck!!!