5week bbt drop- should I be worried?

arp
Since 11/2019arp
Since 11/2019

April 14, 2020 at 8:29 amHi,
Maybe it’s misguided to keep temping after aBFP... any thoughts? I am in the habit of it and would like to know if I’m getting twd MC. Due to coronavirus it’s not easy to just waltz into the Doc so I’d like to have all the info I can.
I’ve had a dropping trend in temps- still above the cover line but it definitely looks like it’s headed in that direction. Should I not worry until bbt is below the cover line?

Other symptoms have gotten lighter as well. I had a huge crash with fatigue about 3 or 4 days ago and my breasts hurt a lot. Now I feel generally better and my breasts too, and I’m also sleeping much better than I have in 3 weeks... since all this started... so I have this feeling things have stopped progressing.
However I’ve taken a few Hcgs and those are getting consistently darker (second line is quite dark).
Maybe I should stop charting? Is this just going to make me paranoid and not be a good indicator? Thanks so much for the help!

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ChartingwithAn…
Since 8/2019ChartingwithAndrea
Since 8/2019

April 14, 2020 at 9:04 amHi, congrats on the BFP!

I wouldn't be able to say whether you are moving towards a miscarriage because of decreasing temps, sorry about that. If you can't get in to see your doctor, some insurance companies have a tele-doc option or you could call and see if you could talk to a nurse to at least put your mind at ease for now.

Hopefully some other women who have had BFPs will be able to offer some suggestions on whether or not to stop charting.

Best of luck to you!

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LateToTheShow
Since 3/2020LateToTheShow
Since 3/2020

April 14, 2020 at 7:39 pmI don’t have any point of reference so my opinion has no grounding, but I think your chart isn’t showing that much of a drop to be worried about. If you need to stop temping for a bit just to reduce your stress/worry about it I would think that might be a good idea? From what I have read, once you have a BFP, your temperatures can tend to be a little wonky. Yours are still what I would think are a healthy distance above the cover line.
But as Andrea said, you can probably get a tele-visit or advice at the very least. Have you already contacted your GP for your first pregnancy visits? :)

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arp
Since 11/2019arp
Since 11/2019

April 15, 2020 at 4:12 pmThank you both for your comments!
It was so helpful to hear from you.
My bbt went back up quite a bit today so I’m feeling relieved. Hopefully not too worrying since it didn’t reach the cover line- (went only as far down as my previous lowest dip 10 dpo-possibly implantation?).
I should probably stop with the bbt if it’s gonna cause stress tho. Ugh.
Also honestly I won’t have an appointment until week 10 due to Coronavirus so it seemed like a way to keep track and see if there were any danger signs...
I have the impression that my doc, probably typically, isn’t huge on bbt being reliable in general. But if there’d been a big sustained drop below the cover line and staying down I’d definitely call her.
But I really appreciate being able to find support here!

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ChartingwithAn…
Since 8/2019ChartingwithAndrea
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April 16, 2020 at 8:18 amYou are so welcome. Sometimes just talking it through out loud or in a forum helps wrap your mind around what is going on. Happy to listen!

Keep us posted. Best of luck to you!!

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