What Is The Basal Body Temperature?

Sometimes people try repeatedly to get pregnant without success. This can be frustrating. They start looking for ways to help get a baby started.

Many couples today have resorted to using a  basal body   thermometer to  keep track of the woman's  temperature so she can figure out when she is are ovulating and it is the best time to get pregnant.

Following ovulation, temperature can increase by 0.4 to 1.0 degrees. You won't feel the shift, but you can detect it by using a basal body temperature (BBT) thermometer. This temperature spike indicates that you've ovulated, because releasing an egg stimulates the production of the hormone progesterone, which raises body temperature.

The most  fertile in the two or three days before your temperature hits its high point. A few experts think you may Th have an additional 12- to 24-hour window of fertility after you first notice the temperature creep up, but most say that at that point, it's too late to make a baby.

"It can take one to two days after ovulation for progesterone to build up enough to raise your body temperature. The egg can only survive for about 24 hours

It is recommend that you chart your temperature by taking it each morning for a few months to detect a pattern and pinpoint your likely ovulatory date. Then you can plan to have sex during the two to three days preceding the day your temperature normally rises.