How is basal body temperature charted?
In order for the BBT method to be successful, you will have to take it every morning, preferably at the same time. For the best results, it may help to create a chart with the days of the month on the horizontal line and the temperature of your body on the vertical line. That way you simply have to plot each day’s temperature reading on the chart so that at the end of your cycle you can draw a line to see during which days your temperature was consistently highest. This will tell you when you were ovulating. You will probably need to do this for a few months before you will have a clear idea of the timing of your ovulation. How do I start? Begin charting on the first day of your menstrual cycle (or the first day of your period). However, don’t record your temperature, but rather the details of your period (i.e. heaviness, duration). On day five begin recording your BBT, and continue doing so until the end of your cycle. It is a good idea to also record other, more general information o
