Basal Body Temperature and Cervical Mucus Chart

Dates covered: ___________________________________ Cycle number: _____________

Cycle day A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Date 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Day of week T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T
8:00 8:15 8:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 8:30 7:15 7:45 8:00 7:00 7:15 7:45 8:00 7:00 8:30 7:30 8:00 8:45 7:30 8:00 7:00 7:30 7:45 8:00 6:30 6:15 A Cycle day 1 is the day you get your period.
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★★★★★★★ B The time you took your temperature. It's best to do it
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37.1 C Each dot shows your temperature measurement that
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37.0 ★★★★★★★ day. Connecting the dots helps you see how your

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Basal body temperature (°C)

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★★★★★★★ D A lasting surge in temperature shows that you ovulated
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C ★★★★★★★ two or three days earlier. (Here, ovulation was on cycle day
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E Starred highlighting: the four days when you are most
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36.1 ★★★★★★★ F What your cervical mucus was like each day (see key in
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36.0 lower left). You can also describe it in other ways that are
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35.7 ★★★★★★★ G The days that you had intercourse.
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CM Type F P P P D D D S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P P
Intercourse
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CM types: P=period; D=dry; S=sticky rice; E=egg whites
Bear in mind that if you've had a fever, drank alcohol, taken painkillers or had a lie in at the weekend, it will affect your basal body temperature. Find out more about charting your cervical mucus.