Start charting now, that way you have your baseline temp, and would be able to tell when it goes up. Everyone's temp is slightly different, and you want a steady stretch recorded so you will know when you beginning to rise. Take your temp about the same time, IN bed BEFORE you obtain up.

start now...to chart...

if u want a printout to chart download this...http://www.babyhopes.com/download/bbtchart.pdf

Every morning, before getting out of bed or going to the bathroom, take your temperature.

Make note of any lack of sleep, drinking alcohol, fever, illness, or emotional stress. It is also useful to describe the condition of any mucus or discharge.....

Just after ovulation, there should be a rise of approximately 0.4-0.6 degrees Fahrenheit (about 0.2 degrees Celsius). The day of ovulation there would be a slight temperature shift. The following two days will climb progressively higher.

The post-ovulatory temperatures remain at this new, higher level, until menses when they drop and beginning the cycle over again.

if you're trying to obtain pregnant, charting your bbt for at least two months would be necessary so you could determine the point BEFORE ovulation when you're most fertile.

ideally u should commence on day 1 of periods...





these are other signs of ovulation...



Cervical Mucus Monitoring



The presence and tactile consistency of your cervical mucus undergoes a number of modifications during your menstrual cycle. By observing modifications in cervical fluid, you could predict ovulation - your the bulk fertile time for conceiving a baby.



One of the purposes of cervical mucus during ovulation is to sustain the sperm in a healthy medium and to enable it to move freely via the cervix. Logically, there would be an increase in cervical mucus at ovulation, as well as a alteration in texture - the mucus becomes more clear, "stretchable", and slippery.



Using clean fingers, or if you prefer, toilet paper, you could examine your cervical fluid. Prior to ovulation, during non-fertile periods, you will experience a dryness (or lack of cervical mucus). Gradually, as you approach ovulation, the cervical mucus will increase, though the consistency would be "sticky" and the color would be white, yellow, or cloudy in nature.



Directly prior to ovulation, cervical fluid will increase greatly, and now the mucus would be semi-transparent, slippery, with the consistency of "raw egg white". This is your the bulk fertile period and ovulation will take place at about this time.



If you find that your cervical mucus is not reaching the "raw egg white" stage, you may want to try a lubricant like Pre-Seed. Pre-Seed is the only truly sperm friendly lubricant currently on the market at this time, and a lot people have found success in getting pregnant while using it.



Mittelschmerz/Lower Abdominal Discomfort



About one-fifth of women actually feel ovulatory activity, which can range from mild aching to twinges of sharp pain. This ovulation symptom, called Mittelschmerz, may last anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours and is usually observed in the right side of lower abdomen.



easy-to-use ovulation tests are there which measures lh hormone level ask ur doc...