Dip Anyone?

It's cycle day 18 and my chart seems to dipping a bit...

Granted today's temperature is adjusted because I had to pee REAL bad about 15 minutes before my normal temp time... This morning I'm having some period like cramps and my breasts still feel tender. Last night, they felt like they were being tugged on... Back to the dip.... FertilityFriend.com, a free fertility charting online software company, did an informal analysis of the BBT charts on their site, to see if an implantation dip might indicate pregnancy. This was by no means a scientific study, but the results are still interesting to consider. They did a statistical analysis of just over 100,000 BBT charts, of both pregnant and non-pregnant women. They looked for a dip in temperature of at least 0.3 F, occurring between days 5 and 12 of the luteal phase. They found that on non-pregnancy charts that detected ovulation, 11% had an implantation dip. On the other hand, they found that on pregnancy positive charts that detected ovulation, 23% had an implantation dip. Looking at their statistics, twice as many of the pregnancy charts showed an implantation dip. However, it's also important to note that of the pregnancy positive charts, approximately 75% did not have the dip. Plus, on charts that were not pregnancy positive, 11% did show the dip. So while you're more likely to see a dip when you're pregnant, it is not a definitive sign of being pregnant, and not having the dip doesn't mean you're not pregnant. I actually get a small "dip" on my chart almost every month on day 7 or 8 post-ovulation, and I know other women who also show "implantation dips" on their charts month after month - but they are not pregnant. The funniest thing about implantation dips? The one month I was charting and did get pregnant, I actually did not show an implantation dip. The Bottom Line Having an implantation dip is more likely when you are pregnant, but it is not a reliable sign of pregnancy. Women can have the so-called implantation dip when they are not pregnant, and plenty of women who are pregnant do not show an implantation dip on their BBT chart. You can still have fun looking for an "implantation dip" - but there's no reason to get your hopes up if you have one, or feel disappointed if you don't. On the REAL this just makes me want some Onion Dip and Ruffles.... #realtalk Quoted from: http://infertility.about.com/od/tryingtoconceive101/qt/implantationdip.htm