Understanding when you are ovulating or pregnant based on your BBT chart
- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min read
Firstly, what is a BBT chart?
BBT stands for Body Basal Temperature.
Your BBT is the temperature you take when your body is at a complete rest after a good night's sleep. Throughout the month your BBT will change depending on several factors, including your hormones. It is the lowest measurement of the body’s temperature and used as a baseline.
Why is it so important?
A BBT chart can tell you so much about what is happening inside your body.
For example, it can show if you haven’t ovulated that month, how stress, lack of sleep, or illness impacts your body, or what is happening with your hormones.
BBT charting can be used to help women fall pregnant based on when you ovulate, or if you want to know when your period is due that month.
Here is an example of an ideal BBT chart for pregnancy.
Here are some other examples of not-so-great charts.
To read these charts in detail, it takes years of training and experience, especially when looking for sometimes not so subtle clues in women’s charts.
